DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/15 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 - - - - - - 87.5 - - 89.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 139 - - 68 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3697 - - 4457 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2907 - - 3050 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4437 - - 5197 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1780 - - 2020 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 347 - - 303 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 76 - - 29 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 161 - - 172 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -497 - - -746 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4934 - - 5944 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4973 - - -3914 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9410 - - 9111 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 67 - - 64 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 640 - - 460 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 87.5 - - 89.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.3 - - 66.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 86.7 - - 89.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.9 - - 64.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 139 - - 68 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3697 - - 4457 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 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] 99551 42 097 32 083 99551 92018 36 091 29 085 92018 86208 28 086 26 081 86208 81377 20 079 24 083 81377 77213 19 070 23 090 77213 73543 16 069 20 068 73543 70250 15 082 10 079 70250 67238 14 064 12 089 67238 64458 12 069 10 059 64458 61789 13 038 10 038 61789 59031 10 013 11 351 59031 56194 7 014 8 348 56194 53493 17 008 21 359 53493 51064 19 350 25 343 51064 48885 12 342 20 337 48885 46909 16 011 12 010 46909 45097 24 020 14 048 45097 43417 27 028 17 055 43417 41844 24 041 19 053 41844 40361 20 055 17 057 40361 38957 18 074 16 063 38957 37594 18 092 15 071 37594 36205 19 087 14 100 36205 34762 18 080 15 095 34762 33266 18 079 15 079 33266 31699 19 074 15 080 31699 30048 19 082 14 083 30048 28314 18 088 14 089 28314 26492 17 101 14 103 26492 24587 13 109 13 101 24587 22602 8 088 10 086 22602 20532 10 106 10 109 20532 18374 12 130 11 126 18374 16175 13 125 12 123 16175 14064 16 111 14 117 14064 12154 19 109 13 113 12154 10460 17 107 14 104 10460 8956 16 106 16 105 8956 7620 17 107 12 109 7620 6435 13 106 7 104 6435 5385 9 107 2*136 5385 4458 1*119 1*168 4458 3638 1*141 2 170 3638 2902 1 152 2 172 2902 2251 1 167 2 172 2251 1708 1 162 2 174 1708 1291 1 174 2 172 1291 1003 1 171 2 174 1003 829 1 171 2 173 829 729 1 176 2 171 729 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