DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/15 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 - - - - - - 71.0 - - 72.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 187 - - 100 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5871 - - 6651 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4675 - - 4892 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6611 - - 7391 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1121 - - 772 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 440 - - 382 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 303 - - 280 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 234 - - 1149 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6377 - - 6242 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4703 - - -2833 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11314 - - 10224 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 66 - - 79 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 20 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.0 - - 72.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 45.6 - - 47.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.0 - - 71.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 44.3 - - 46.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 187 - - 100 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5871 - - 6651 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 16 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - 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] 98756 30 085 21 080 98756 91268 25 108 20 102 91268 85502 20 090 21 098 85502 80709 12 065 17 094 80709 76589 10 098 14 081 76589 72957 8 098 10 074 72957 69666 6 089 4 083 69666 66641 5 357 2 034 66641 63831 10 319 8 314 63831 61114 18 281 19 279 61114 58282 20 285 26 274 58282 55333 37 274 39 265 55333 52509 42 269 41 269 52509 49967 57 268 57 272 49967 47698 69 267 66 268 47698 45644 72 269 71 267 45644 43759 81 271 77 267 43759 42019 91 271 85 267 42019 40407 97 268 90 266 40407 38904 98 268 95 267 38904 37498 98 268 97 269 37498 36152 94 272 96 269 36152 34793 89 274 92 266 34793 33389 80 275 86 267 33389 31939 72 275 80 268 31939 30426 67 275 77 267 30426 28832 62 274 74 267 28832 27160 57 273 67 268 27160 25408 55 272 62 269 25408 23577 51 269 58 270 23577 21673 46 271 54 272 21673 19691 44 273 49 272 19691 17626 40 276 39 281 17626 15524 34 280 28 289 15524 13504 26 286 20 288 13504 11674 21 300 17 291 11674 10049 17 311 16 296 10049 8606 16 316 15*299 8606 7328 14*309 12*282 7328 6195 13*307 12 281 6195 5189 13 307 12 281 5189 4301 12 304 11 280 4301 3514 11 303 11 279 3514 2810 11 302 10 278 2810 2186 11 301 10 278 2186 1666 10 301 10 277 1666 1266 10 301 9 277 1266 990 9 300 9 277 990 823 9 300 8 277 823 728 8 301 7 277 728 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