DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/19 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.2 - - 80.2 - - 82.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 80 - - 191 - - 114 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1073 - - 2604 - - 4582 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 712 - - 2229 - - 3425 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 1813 - - 3344 - - 5322 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 651 - - 2756 - - 1491 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 191 - - 336 - - 347 - - - W* B/S - - - 4 - - 8 - - 12 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 7 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 052 - - 035 - - 032 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -409 - - -488 - - 363 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2222 - - 3832 - - 4959 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3149 - - -1789 - - -6150 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 4962 - - 5133 - - 11472 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 74 - - 73 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 20 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.2 - - 80.2 - - 82.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 66.6 - - 65.7 - - 63.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.6 - - 79.0 - - 81.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 65.5 - - 64.3 - - 61.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 80 - - 191 - - 114 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1073 - - 2604 - - 4582 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 43 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 13 - - 11 - - - 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] 99424 34 085 32 087 31 092 99424 91899 29 090 29 085 29 083 91899 86102 25 082 28 083 31 081 86102 81294 23 080 24 083 26 078 81294 77153 24 069 20 094 18 070 77153 73495 15 070 18 075 13 085 73495 70194 18 061 15 063 17 071 70194 67178 15 047 11 064 12 051 67178 64406 20 013 17 029 13 039 64406 61735 18 006 17 005 10 014 61735 58957 13 010 24 005 16 345 58957 56090 27 354 29 348 21 344 56090 53372 37 332 36 334 40 342 53372 50954 40 330 46 328 51 332 50954 48798 45 334 48 325 50 326 48798 46827 51 340 47 329 50 332 46827 45001 56 341 56 339 54 338 45001 43297 59 344 59 342 57 339 43297 41699 57 347 60 344 57 341 41699 40193 51 340 57 343 58 343 40193 38772 48 328 51 340 55 343 38772 37396 46 327 46 337 49 341 37396 35996 41 316 39 331 44 335 35996 34541 41 309 35 325 40 328 34541 33035 34 312 31 320 36 323 33035 31463 30 313 29 317 35 319 31463 29812 30 307 30 321 37 320 29812 28082 30 297 33 325 38 322 28082 26268 28 296 32 320 34 319 26268 24372 25 302 28 303 31 320 24372 22397 24 310 28 297 30 316 22397 20340 26 317 26 305 29 307 20340 18198 27 322 25 311 27 304 18198 16017 26 323 23 315 24 303 16017 13916 23 315 20 312 21 307 13916 12010 22 303 18 308 19 312 12010 10321 23 301 16 305 15 312 10321 8828 21 311 13 312 10 307 8828 7508 19 295 10 339 5 322 7508 6340 17 297 10 353 4*357 6340 5306 11 328 6 355 4*021 5306 4395 11 005 5 010 5 028 4395 3588 11 022 6*028 5 031 3588 2865 9 048 7*033 6 033 2865 2225 9*054 8 035 6 034 2225 1691 8*053 8 035 6 035 1691 1281 8 053 8 035 6 036 1281 998 8 052 7 035 6 035 998 827 7 052 7 035 6 035 827 728 6 051 6 035 5 036 728 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