DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/12 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 - - - 77.1 - - 82.3 - - 83.7 - - 80.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 95 - - 119 - - 41 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1601 - - 3850 - - 5046 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1119 - - 2956 - - 3185 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2341 - - 4590 - - 5786 - - 730 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1882 - - 2183 - - 1793 - - 6253 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 230 - - 339 - - 287 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 15 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 059 - - 056 - - 053 - - 040 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 3 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1258 - - -658 - - -125 - - -3470 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3600 - - 5249 - - 5912 - - 4201 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5281 - - -4971 - - -6736 - - -5077 ODpotential blCL - - - 7622 - - 9561 - - 12522 - - 5807 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 62 - - 67 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 160 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.1 - - 82.3 - - 83.7 - - 80.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 63.8 - - 61.8 - - 60.4 - - 64.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.6 - - 81.6 - - 83.5 - - 81.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 62.6 - - 60.5 - - 59.1 - - 63.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 95 - - 119 - - 41 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1601 - - 3850 - - 5046 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 10 - - 10 - - 13 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] 99485 51 097 41 097 33 090 37 085 99485 91934 35 089 35 091 34 091 26 086 91934 86126 24 086 31 088 31 085 27 084 86126 81324 21 084 24 079 28 082 25 076 81324 77204 23 070 22 084 22 075 22 067 77204 73574 18 074 21 077 21 086 19 067 73574 70293 16 061 17 071 19 073 21 063 70293 67288 20 060 14 078 14 070 18 042 67288 64516 21 039 19 040 19 066 18 044 64516 61845 17 006 17 010 14 023 15 033 61845 59063 14 350 15 015 16 013 21 013 59063 56175 20 340 22 352 22 349 25 354 56175 53425 26 334 29 342 34 351 31 349 53425 50953 25 334 33 343 39 347 36 349 50953 48730 23 341 34 349 38 348 40 346 48730 46704 27 350 36 355 33 350 34 342 46704 44849 31 355 34 354 32 353 25 353 44849 43141 27 356 30 353 30 351 25 359 43141 41554 23 003 27 357 26 346 25 355 41554 40070 14 360 19 354 21 347 24 350 40070 38670 12 002 11 348 18 340 20 350 38670 37315 11 021 9 354 14 319 17 347 37315 35941 14 043 10 006 11 325 16 335 35941 34514 18 044 9 029 11 330 15 328 34514 33033 19 054 11 051 10 342 14 330 33033 31481 23 059 13 071 9 357 13 336 31481 29845 25 060 14 074 7 004 13 341 29845 28124 24 062 15 074 8 012 12 344 28124 26318 20 058 16 068 10 030 13 344 26318 24426 20 048 17 056 12 030 15 349 24426 22456 20 044 17 048 14 037 15 001 22456 20402 17 040 14 050 15 038 15 015 20402 18258 13 036 13 032 19 037 15 029 18258 16071 13 049 16 027 20 042 16 041 16071 13967 14 053 15 046 17 048 17 041 13967 12055 14 048 13 061 15 060 17 040 12055 10361 14 045 13 058 14 051 15 040 10361 8865 17 046 15 053 16 053 14 055 8865 7542 20 046 19 057 17 059 14 065 7542 6370 21 043 20 063 16*056 15 058 6370 5331 22 052 20*063 15*054 15 051 5331 4413 22 061 18*060 15 053 14 048 4413 3601 21 068 16 057 14 053 14 048 3601 2874 20*067 16 056 14 053 13 047 2874 2231 18*065 15 056 13 053 12 047 2231 1694 14 059 15 055 13 053 11 046 1694 1282 13 058 14 055 12 052 10 045 1282 999 13 057 13 055 11 052 9 043 999 827 11 057 12 055 11 052 7*042 827 729 9 056 10 055 9 052 5*040 729 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