DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/13 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.9 - - 83.4 - - 85.4 - - 82.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 87 - - 84 - - 28 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1365 - - 3148 - - 3456 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 712 - - 2308 - - 1763 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2105 - - 3888 - - 4196 - - 730 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2130 - - 1514 - - 1553 - - 4899 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 211 - - 293 - - 237 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 7 - - 7 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 046 - - 033 - - 035 - - 078 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 0 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2010 - - -1596 - - -1657 - - -2735 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4115 - - 5485 - - 5854 - - 3465 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6216 - - -6757 - - -6443 - - -4344 ODpotential blCL - - - 8321 - - 10645 - - 10639 - - 5074 blCL maxRH - - - 61 - - 59 - - 62 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 110 - - 1340 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.9 - - 83.4 - - 85.4 - - 82.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 63.5 - - 62.0 - - 62.5 - - 70.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.4 - - 82.9 - - 85.4 - - 84.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 62.3 - - 60.7 - - 61.1 - - 68.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 87 - - 84 - - 28 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1365 - - 3148 - - 3456 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 10 - - 11 - - 16 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] 99672 47 086 47 091 42 099 30 093 99672 92078 38 098 38 088 32 093 33 083 92078 86225 31 090 30 094 27 087 32 070 86225 81408 30 085 27 100 24 078 31 081 81408 77268 25 080 24 089 22 084 25 069 77268 73635 22 084 21 079 21 086 20 064 73635 70370 19 076 21 067 21 091 15 070 70370 67369 18 071 18 043 22 066 18 077 67369 64597 20 070 14 066 19 053 21 045 64597 61933 23 053 19 066 19 055 15 031 61933 59162 24 032 20 039 21 040 18 026 59162 56283 23 015 21 028 21 036 16 036 56283 53541 30 017 33 015 31 024 27 038 53541 51081 39 013 39 017 34 024 28 027 51081 48869 45 019 45 027 42 025 38 030 48869 46855 47 027 46 031 49 027 50 037 46855 45006 44 032 44 030 51 029 57 039 45006 43294 41 032 32 040 45 030 50 039 43294 41701 39 031 34 051 29 031 33 038 41701 40212 33 031 38 044 22 059 23 060 40212 38808 27 034 31 040 28 061 26 069 38808 37448 25 035 22 047 29 056 23 068 37448 36062 23 034 19 055 27 053 26 063 36062 34620 25 040 18 059 27 053 34 067 34620 33125 28 044 19 059 28 056 37 071 33125 31559 30 044 21 063 30 063 35 075 31559 29910 30 046 26 069 32 069 34 077 29910 28181 28 048 34 072 30 069 34 069 28181 26371 26 048 37 074 27 067 33 066 26371 24480 24 044 35 075 27 066 34 069 24480 22509 25 040 29 071 27 063 36 076 22509 20457 22 042 29 066 28 067 34 076 20457 18319 24 047 32 067 34 073 33 080 18319 16144 33 051 37 066 38 069 37 075 16144 14049 33 053 39 059 41 065 38 071 14049 12143 30 054 36 059 36 065 32 067 12143 10448 28 051 33 062 30 065 26 068 10448 8942 25 054 27 062 26 068 23 065 8942 7602 26 054 24 062 23 065 22 060 7602 6412 23 055 22 064 19 063 20 054 6412 5360 20 056 19 064 15 059 14 040 5360 4435 16 050 15*059 11*047 11 038 4435 3618 12 041 9*043 8*036 9 043 3618 2887 9 031 8 033 8 035 8 049 2887 2240 7*045 7 032 7 035 7 058 2240 1700 6*046 7 031 7 035 6 065 1700 1286 5 047 7 030 6 035 5 071 1286 1001 5 046 6 030 6 035 5 075 1001 828 4 046 6 030 6 035 4*078 828 729 4 045 5 030 5 035 3*078 729 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