DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/06 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 - - - - - - 76.9 - - 80.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 89 - - 80 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2207 - - 3737 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1570 - - 2601 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2947 - - 4477 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2078 - - 1901 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 252 - - 293 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 040 - - 011 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 14 - - 7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 836 - - 1092 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2111 - - 3385 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 312 - - 212 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2635 - - 4265 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 97 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 930 - - 800 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.9 - - 80.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.8 - - 67.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.2 - - 79.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.7 - - 66.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 89 - - 80 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2207 - - 3737 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 99 - - 86 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 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] 99337 35 084 35 101 99337 91846 32 086 26 100 91846 86072 28 096 22 090 86072 81250 24 093 23 076 81250 77084 20 087 19 068 77084 73425 17 087 16 087 73425 70136 12 085 17 082 70136 67125 11 090 16 070 67125 64342 13 079 10 050 64342 61655 9 064 3 023 61655 58858 10 047 1 022 58858 55960 10 042 1 353 55960 53202 9 017 0 067 53202 50729 1 358 2 303 50729 48518 3 292 5 326 48518 46508 16 227 5 280 46508 44665 22 190 21 214 44665 42969 22 218 33 227 42969 41394 55 233 56 228 41394 39916 56 222 49 220 39916 38518 56 214 51 219 38518 37159 54 211 51 219 37159 35772 36 220 51 226 35772 34330 25 224 31 224 34330 32837 21 216 24 219 32837 31278 22 218 18 223 31278 29640 22 228 13 251 29640 27923 18 235 8 270 27923 26124 10 251 4 283 26124 24244 3 324 4 004 24244 22286 7 003 6 029 22286 20247 6 021 7 035 20247 18124 2 043 9 030 18124 15960 2 009 11 026 15960 13876 7 007 13 025 13876 11984 11 354 12 030 11984 10308 11 357 10 039 10308 8824 11 007 8 035 8824 7507 9 020 7 024 7507 6336 9 032 8 014 6336 5300 9 042 9*011 5300 4388 9 045 10*012 4388 3583 9*044 10 012 3583 2861 9*044 10 011 2861 2223 8 041 10 011 2223 1689 8 040 10 011 1689 1280 8 038 9 010 1280 998 8 037 9 009 998 827 7 037 8 010 827 729 6 036 7 009 729 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