DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/04 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.0 - - 83.8 - - 79.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 160 - - 78 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5030 - - 5241 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3931 - - 3676 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5770 - - 5981 - - 730 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1772 - - 1080 - - 6038 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 393 - - 328 - - 20 W* B/S - - - - - - 27 - - 10 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 204 - - 170 - - 147 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -7 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1080 - - 114 - - -3284 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4690 - - 5867 - - 4014 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -283 - - -6665 - - -4677 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6053 - - 12646 - - 5407 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 77 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 50 - - 0 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.0 - - 83.8 - - 79.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.9 - - 60.5 - - 64.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.0 - - 83.3 - - 81.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.6 - - 59.2 - - 63.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 160 - - 78 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5030 - - 5241 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 26 - - 7 - - 52 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 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] 99510 32 095 29 101 24 092 99510 92015 32 095 27 097 22 073 92015 86234 35 088 28 100 22 075 86234 81425 26 074 29 094 23 084 81425 77287 17 076 25 084 22 086 77287 73639 14 100 18 084 19 088 73639 70345 14 111 12 094 11 085 70345 67318 15 116 7 109 9 105 67318 64514 15 118 8 158 7 128 64514 61809 7 097 6 166 5 237 61809 59023 2 106 7 205 9 232 59023 56152 8 285 6 263 7 239 56152 53420 11 240 16 259 14 266 53420 50973 7 236 18 241 19 260 50973 48783 14 277 19 250 17 260 48783 46791 20 269 17 266 17 273 46791 44956 18 275 16 273 16 280 44956 43252 20 283 17 270 17 276 43252 41662 20 278 14 251 17 269 41662 40171 15 265 9 246 18 263 40171 38762 5 216 10 254 17 251 38762 37399 4 092 14 273 9 268 37399 36010 8 035 20 291 15 296 36010 34565 7 024 20 304 25 294 34565 33065 7 320 17 308 26 287 33065 31491 11 286 17 302 18 288 31491 29831 14 265 15 285 11 281 29831 28095 15 258 14 260 12 278 28095 26282 15 256 13 240 12 268 26282 24391 15 248 11 233 12 259 24391 22423 16 234 9 248 13 254 22423 20371 15 231 10 256 13 256 20371 18231 14 224 11 245 13 250 18231 16055 13 214 13 235 12 239 16055 13963 11 204 10 239 7 251 13963 12059 8 193 8 241 4 264 12059 10367 6 185 8 234 2 220 10367 8866 4 183 5 223 1 174 8866 7538 3 267 5 236 8 267 7538 6367 3*269 6*219 9 258 6367 5327 3*266 6*206 8 250 5327 4410 3 216 6 185 6 212 4410 3598 3 204 6 173 7 180 3598 2872 3 198 6 167 8 165 2872 2230 3 192 6 160 9 158 2230 1694 3 189 6 157 9 155 1694 1282 3 185 6 154 9 152 1282 999 3 182 6 154 8 150 999 827 3 183 6 152 7*147 827 729 2 180 5 152 5*147 729 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