DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/18 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.0 - - 69.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 88 - - 61 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3023 - - 2247 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2191 - - 1271 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3763 - - 2987 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1210 - - 2606 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 285 - - 230 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 287 - - 264 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1454 - - 804 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2309 - - 2184 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 458 - - -73 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3305 - - 3060 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 91 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 40 - - 80 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.0 - - 69.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.1 - - 62.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.6 - - 69.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.8 - - 61.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 88 - - 61 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3023 - - 2247 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 87 - - 65 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 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] 99040 26 103 23 099 99040 91504 19 102 20 089 91504 85702 15 086 21 089 85702 80898 16 084 16 091 80898 76778 13 102 16 099 76778 73147 8 104 12 114 73147 69863 7 103 7 151 69863 66858 4 110 5 165 66858 64071 1 096 2 211 64071 61367 8 252 10 231 61367 58563 11 253 17 232 58563 55667 19 254 23 256 55667 52905 34 249 41 260 52905 50421 46 245 48 255 50421 48196 49 250 47 256 48196 46184 47 258 50 258 46184 44343 52 259 53 249 44343 42637 56 257 52 258 42637 41052 64 258 61 261 41052 39572 69 256 66 257 39572 38176 72 256 69 260 38176 36821 74 256 72 262 36821 35440 74 257 74 260 35440 34003 76 260 75 255 34003 32513 80 262 77 253 32513 30953 86 262 77 255 30953 29313 87 258 77 261 29313 27597 85 256 75 262 27597 25806 82 255 71 261 25806 23939 78 254 70 264 23939 21994 72 253 72 265 21994 19967 67 257 73 262 19967 17852 70 267 71 260 17852 15705 68 280 69 264 15705 13646 58 279 58 280 13646 11778 52 269 40 278 11778 10123 52 262 34 271 10123 8657 42 268 28 271 8657 7359 30 282 21 287 7359 6212 25 287 18 307 6212 5200 21 289 16 313 5200 4308 19*289 15 312 4308 3520 19*289 13*300 3520 2814 18 288 11*285 2814 2189 17 287 10 266 2189 1667 17 286 10 260 1667 1267 16 286 10 257 1267 991 15 286 10 255 991 824 14 285 9 254 824 728 11 285 8 253 728 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