DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/11 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 - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.8 - - 80.8 - - 82.8 - - 80.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 167 - - 88 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 890 - - 3271 - - 3606 - - 225 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 711 - - 2653 - - 2573 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1630 - - 4011 - - 4346 - - 965 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1307 - - 1765 - - 2564 - - 5573 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 112 - - 346 - - 298 - - 50 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 7 - - 6 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 9 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 064 - - 063 - - 052 - - 069 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 7 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 609 - - 658 - - 21 - - -2259 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1021 - - 3353 - - 4326 - - 3224 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 256 - - -154 - - -1631 - - -3327 ODpotential blCL - - - 1374 - - 4165 - - 5977 - - 4292 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 90 - - 96 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 590 - - 1180 - - 910 - - 1340 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.8 - - 80.8 - - 82.8 - - 80.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 69.3 - - 68.3 - - 66.2 - - 68.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.7 - - 79.8 - - 82.4 - - 81.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 69.0 - - 67.2 - - 65.0 - - 67.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 167 - - 88 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 890 - - 3271 - - 3606 - - 225 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 60 - - 82 - - 31 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 14 - - 13 - - 15 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] 99398 37 089 34 089 30 079 34 078 99398 91901 30 090 26 094 27 075 27 077 91901 86109 25 076 24 096 21 066 25 083 86109 81284 16 077 21 062 15 081 23 067 81284 77149 19 090 16 065 15 093 14 062 77149 73523 18 066 16 080 12 092 9 063 73523 70247 14 058 14 069 12 080 9 082 70247 67238 15 041 12 048 13 045 11 045 67238 64456 9 060 11 048 10 045 4 013 64456 61769 13 012 13 004 13 013 15 008 61769 58978 14 299 12 333 14 344 21 339 58978 56110 14 281 19 314 19 300 19 305 56110 53368 31 294 27 299 20 289 17 293 53368 50883 38 273 34 294 32 302 33 311 50883 48650 38 272 44 286 45 295 44 300 48650 46624 45 271 48 274 48 284 41 288 46624 44766 49 266 48 267 46 274 36 281 44766 43048 53 262 45 266 44 269 33 280 43048 41448 55 258 42 266 42 268 32 280 41448 39949 52 255 39 263 36 272 24 286 39949 38538 45 248 37 255 31 286 21 313 38538 37178 43 241 30 253 27 290 19 337 37178 35800 48 228 21 259 16 312 22 351 35800 34368 52 216 21 239 18 348 23 346 34368 32882 52 222 25 224 20 356 21 355 32882 31324 47 233 25 231 19 347 19 006 31324 29684 26 247 26 235 16 331 19 007 29684 27962 18 257 22 249 12 325 20 013 27962 26160 16 274 16 264 12 329 21 020 26160 24280 11 260 11 270 11 319 21 028 24280 22327 13 242 13 276 9 328 22 032 22327 20292 13 241 11 287 8 005 23 029 20292 18171 10 257 7 309 9 023 19 027 18171 16007 7 296 6 329 10 032 15 035 16007 13925 0 300 9 021 16 022 15 035 13925 12036 3 218 17 046 13 031 15 029 12036 10359 3 283 18 058 9 051 10 034 10359 8870 4 026 14 050 12 054 11 052 8870 7547 7 057 12 047 13 061 13 069 7547 6371 9 060 12 061 14 062 16 054 6371 5332 9 060 11 070 13 060 16 052 5332 4414 10 056 10*067 11*057 14 054 4414 3603 10 073 10*066 10*055 12 057 3603 2876 9 088 9 064 10 053 10 060 2876 2233 10 073 9 063 10 052 9 063 2233 1696 10*066 9 062 9 051 8 065 1696 1283 9*064 8 061 9 050 8 068 1283 999 9 064 8 061 9 050 7*068 999 827 8 064 8 061 8 050 6*068 827 729 6 064 7 059 7 050 5 069 729 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