DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/14 Monticello_IL 740ft pt34206@40.047,-88.554,693ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.2 degF SPONSORED BY: Illini Glider Club RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.6 - - 82.6 - - 85.6 - - 83.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 120 - - 206 - - 145 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1548 - - 3724 - - 4609 - - 3481 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1228 - - 3057 - - 3552 - - 713 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2288 - - 4464 - - 5349 - - 4221 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1600 - - 2563 - - 2672 - - 2418 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 240 - - 380 - - 368 - - 118 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 11 - - 13 - - 5 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 079 - - 175 - - 183 - - 192 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -1 - - -5 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 448 - - 459 - - 352 - - -2 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1840 - - 4006 - - 4997 - - 4223 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -992 - - -456 - - -1119 - - -1295 ODpotential blCL - - - 3280 - - 4920 - - 6468 - - 5516 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 85 - - 79 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 580 - - 680 - - 680 - - 1040 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.6 - - 82.6 - - 85.6 - - 83.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 69.7 - - 67.3 - - 66.1 - - 67.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.8 - - 81.3 - - 84.8 - - 84.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 69.0 - - 66.5 - - 65.2 - - 67.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 120 - - 206 - - 145 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1548 - - 3724 - - 4609 - - 3481 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 77 - - 39 - - 17 - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 14 - - 13 - - 14 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99415 41 103 39 103 34 090 36 085 99415 91864 32 091 38 100 35 094 29 086 91864 86035 31 090 33 092 31 097 27 092 86035 81202 29 089 26 084 30 095 24 095 81202 77060 22 093 23 086 23 088 23 093 77060 73418 23 100 18 093 16 090 18 080 73418 70126 21 093 15 103 13 100 14 080 70126 67101 14 077 13 104 12 116 11 076 67101 64309 10 116 9 110 11 121 7 079 64309 61613 9 103 6 156 3 132 3 076 61613 58816 5 114 7 136 8 190 10 218 58816 55940 10 279 5 252 7 201 16 210 55940 53212 24 248 23 257 20 281 17 283 53212 50764 28 233 37 248 38 261 36 278 50764 48578 27 247 30 247 39 251 41 262 48578 46602 36 268 31 262 40 253 44 258 46602 44799 51 263 37 263 45 256 52 257 44799 43130 51 260 32 260 42 255 54 254 43130 41567 41 263 25 260 34 251 50 250 41567 40093 32 267 18 272 21 250 44 249 40093 38700 25 270 17 283 14 263 25 244 38700 37352 20 293 15 289 14 281 14 236 37352 35978 15 311 12 295 14 289 12 231 35978 34546 13 338 8 307 12 285 10 231 34546 33059 14 354 7 334 8 282 8 229 33059 31502 16 357 10 351 6 303 7 213 31502 29863 16 354 10 001 5 323 6 207 29863 28141 16 353 11 004 4 331 5 209 28141 26334 19 356 9 009 3 310 4 221 26334 24445 17 355 8 360 5 308 3 253 24445 22475 12 013 7 004 5 322 3 248 22475 20418 6 348 5 324 6 322 3 280 20418 18272 7 275 11 292 9 329 3 038 18272 16088 7 270 11 291 9 329 2 021 16088 13992 9 271 7 269 5 281 3 301 13992 12088 12 285 5 276 5 208 2 229 12088 10399 12 287 6 298 2 204 6 164 10399 8905 7 277 3 296 2 323 2 173 8905 7578 1 284 2 212 2 188 1 129 7578 6397 4 042 5 196 5*181 3 157 6397 5351 4 060 6*187 5*182 4 174 5351 4430 4 101 6*182 5 182 4*178 4430 3615 5 117 6 178 5 183 4*185 3615 2885 5*082 6 175 5 184 5 190 2885 2239 4*078 6 174 5 184 5 192 2239 1700 4 078 6 172 5 184 5 193 1700 1286 4 080 6 172 5 184 5 194 1286 1001 4 080 6 171 5 185 5 194 1001 828 3 079 6 170 5 186 5 194 828 729 3 081 5 171 4 185 4 195 729 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography