DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/18 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.6 - - 81.1 - - 77.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 117 - - 38 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3083 - - 3814 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2377 - - 2158 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3823 - - 4554 - - 729 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1082 - - 1142 - - 4225 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 310 - - 251 - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 10 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 222 - - 223 - - 208 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -572 - - -59 - - -1711 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4395 - - 4614 - - 2440 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4875 - - -3636 - - -3092 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8698 - - 8190 - - 3821 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 76 - - 77 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 40 - - 840 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.6 - - 81.1 - - 77.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.7 - - 63.3 - - 69.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.8 - - 81.0 - - 79.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.4 - - 61.9 - - 68.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 117 - - 38 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3083 - - 3814 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 3 - - 7 - - 36 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 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] 99470 33 095 26 102 17 087 99470 91937 26 102 21 106 18 076 91937 86096 20 111 19 089 17 082 86096 81258 17 091 16 081 14 098 81258 77098 9 082 12 065 15 101 77098 73423 6 120 5 112 9 079 73423 70101 7 142 4 143 6 055 70101 67056 4 123 8 163 5 301 67056 64245 7 306 2 183 5 256 64245 61535 9 282 12 264 15 291 61535 58728 13 277 17 263 23 261 58728 55830 25 270 30 271 28 275 55830 53069 37 262 39 257 39 273 53069 50602 50 273 45 267 50 269 50602 48424 69 267 61 264 61 266 48424 46464 64 258 70 257 64 258 46464 44663 52 266 67 263 62 267 44663 42998 54 273 62 269 65 274 42998 41446 52 273 60 270 64 274 41446 39980 50 271 61 273 64 278 39980 38590 49 271 60 276 64 280 38590 37241 49 272 61 274 60 276 37241 35861 48 271 59 270 59 274 35861 34420 46 269 52 265 59 275 34420 32926 45 269 48 261 57 269 32926 31362 45 272 47 261 57 274 31362 29715 44 275 46 263 56 278 29715 27987 44 272 45 266 51 277 27987 26179 41 270 42 272 49 279 26179 24291 37 269 38 282 44 274 24291 22327 32 274 36 276 43 277 22327 20279 32 283 31 278 41 274 20279 18150 30 282 29 284 40 281 18150 15989 31 278 26 285 37 285 15989 13912 34 274 27 302 32 286 13912 12025 33 279 30 292 32 294 12025 10347 33 295 27 284 33 299 10347 8856 25 299 18 302 26 300 8856 7530 18 297 16 307 22 291 7530 6354 13 292 13 286 20 277 6354 5313 8 284 11*261 18 251 5313 4398 6*245 11*229 16 231 4398 3590 6*226 11 226 14 227 3590 2867 6 223 10 223 13 225 2867 2226 6 222 10 223 12 222 2226 1691 6 221 9 221 11 219 1691 1281 6 220 9 220 9 217 1281 998 6 219 8 220 8 214 998 827 6 219 8 219 6*211 827 728 5 218 7 219 3*208 728 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