DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/02 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.1 - - 78.6 - - 75.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 79 - - 79 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3254 - - 3766 - - 473 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2209 - - 2599 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3994 - - 4506 - - 1213 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2357 - - 3016 - - 4176 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 274 - - 291 - - 62 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 17 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 019 - - 008 - - 007 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 633 - - 675 - - -1544 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3361 - - 3831 - - 2757 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -439 - - -261 - - -2400 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4433 - - 4767 - - 3613 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 94 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 100 - - 170 - - 250 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.1 - - 78.6 - - 75.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.5 - - 64.0 - - 65.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.8 - - 78.1 - - 76.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.7 - - 63.0 - - 65.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 79 - - 79 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3254 - - 3766 - - 473 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 75 - - 48 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 14 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] 99473 40 096 31 098 30 087 99473 91973 33 090 30 089 29 083 91973 86212 27 087 30 080 29 087 86212 81429 27 093 26 091 26 085 81429 77299 24 097 18 103 19 075 77299 73649 23 091 15 106 14 077 73649 70346 20 098 14 102 13 087 70346 67309 18 095 13 109 6 093 67309 64493 11 082 11 101 5 157 64493 61770 10 062 8 083 2 100 61770 58943 11 024 10 042 4 022 58943 56018 9 329 8 345 10 329 56018 53227 11 310 12 314 10 317 53227 50720 12 305 12 305 19 332 50720 48484 17 332 20 339 19 339 48484 46454 25 340 26 356 21 000 46454 44585 29 348 34 005 39 348 44585 42855 35 354 42 354 43 342 42855 41251 36 353 47 351 38 348 41251 39757 31 351 48 350 36 357 39757 38355 28 357 47 353 42 002 38355 37004 29 003 44 356 52 357 37004 35632 33 005 43 001 54 353 35632 34206 36 005 43 003 50 353 34206 32727 38 003 42 002 47 352 32727 31180 37 001 41 002 43 351 31180 29549 33 358 39 001 37 350 29549 27836 33 360 36 360 34 349 27836 26042 33 003 33 001 29 350 26042 24169 33 006 31 002 25 348 24169 22221 32 012 28 359 27 343 22221 20194 32 018 27 000 28 345 20194 18078 34 019 27 009 26 357 18078 15916 33 015 25 014 21 003 15916 13830 28 011 24 013 20 004 13830 11938 28 017 23 018 19 006 11938 10265 26 026 20 024 18 020 10265 8784 25 027 19 027 19 024 8784 7472 20 026 19 013 18 009 7472 6308 18 029 20 011 19 003 6308 5278 20 026 19*010 20 004 5278 4370 21*023 18*009 18 006 4370 3569 20*022 18 009 18 007 3569 2851 20 020 17 008 18 007 2851 2215 20 019 17 007 17 008 2215 1685 19 018 16 007 16 008 1685 1277 18 017 15 006 16*008 1277 996 17 017 15 006 14*007 996 826 16 017 14 006 12 007 826 728 12 016 11 005 9 007 728 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