DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/28 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 - - - - - - 80.9 - - 80.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 164 - - 102 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2854 - - 3029 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2322 - - 2193 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3594 - - 3769 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 387 - - 725 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 324 - - 285 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 013 - - 010 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 342 - - 248 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3252 - - 3521 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5731 - - -5363 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9325 - - 9132 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 92 - - 94 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 320 - - 200 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.9 - - 80.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.6 - - 67.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.9 - - 80.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.0 - - 66.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 164 - - 102 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2854 - - 3029 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 66 - - 76 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 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] 99415 30 099 36 097 99415 91918 33 103 31 098 91918 86130 30 092 29 094 86130 81326 26 092 19 082 81326 77191 22 091 16 082 77191 73533 17 089 18 079 73533 70236 15 092 13 068 70236 67226 15 066 6 064 67226 64439 11 048 7 064 64439 61747 11 027 7 037 61747 58955 13 358 6 348 58955 56088 28 324 17 337 56088 53382 28 317 30 313 53382 50953 37 324 38 304 50953 48767 49 328 44 313 48767 46777 65 323 58 318 46777 44950 78 316 71 316 44950 43254 85 316 83 313 43254 41664 89 315 86 311 41664 40163 88 314 83 310 40163 38743 85 314 79 311 38743 37366 82 315 76 312 37366 35964 79 315 75 313 35964 34504 72 316 72 315 34504 32990 64 316 65 314 32990 31410 60 312 62 307 31410 29751 55 315 58 304 29751 28014 50 315 51 307 28014 26195 43 306 46 308 26195 24298 39 299 47 302 24298 22335 37 297 46 306 22335 20300 33 305 39 316 20300 18181 33 317 38 320 18181 16020 36 320 39 321 16020 13938 40 320 39 325 13938 12041 39 328 39 331 12041 10352 38 341 38 346 10352 8854 30 342 29 347 8854 7526 21 340 20 336 7526 6349 17 343 16 342 6349 5307 17 002 15 353 5307 4390 16*006 14*002 4390 3584 15*011 14*006 3584 2863 15 012 14 008 2863 2224 15 013 13 010 2224 1691 14 013 13 012 1691 1281 14 013 13 013 1281 998 13 013 12 014 998 827 12 013 11 014 827 729 10 014 9 014 729 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