DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/05 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 - - - 78.3 - - 80.1 - - 84.0 - - 77.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 80 - - 35 - - 31 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1140 - - 1849 - - 4595 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 712 - - 712 - - 2643 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1880 - - 2589 - - 5335 - - 729 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2067 - - 2909 - - 1104 - - 4084 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 194 - - 189 - - 262 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 9 - - 12 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 208 - - 203 - - 204 - - 111 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -2 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2488 - - -1176 - - 588 - - -1232 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4368 - - 3766 - - 4747 - - 1961 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7577 - - -5202 - - -3617 - - -2677 ODpotential blCL - - - 9457 - - 7791 - - 8952 - - 3406 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 100 - - 86 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 220 - - 540 - - 1250 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.3 - - 80.1 - - 84.0 - - 77.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 61.7 - - 66.0 - - 65.6 - - 70.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.8 - - 80.1 - - 84.0 - - 78.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 60.7 - - 64.7 - - 64.2 - - 69.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 80 - - 35 - - 31 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1140 - - 1849 - - 4595 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 7 - - 100 - - 42 - - 44 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 13 - - 12 - - 16 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] 99585 30 097 33 097 25 088 32 077 99585 92057 30 087 30 096 25 095 26 076 92057 86257 28 075 28 096 28 101 23 075 86257 81446 26 080 26 091 26 095 23 081 81446 77318 23 092 21 086 25 090 21 082 77318 73673 21 095 17 084 20 090 16 076 73673 70369 15 102 16 095 13 092 12 092 70369 67331 12 125 11 104 9 100 12 105 67331 64517 11 132 4 157 5 112 8 128 64517 61795 8 157 13 191 8 228 7 216 61795 58973 9 219 12 198 11 216 9 235 58973 56072 14 226 15 210 17 224 14 242 56072 53319 20 236 20 221 25 222 23 240 53319 50858 20 231 23 220 31 225 31 238 50858 48668 26 241 26 224 34 225 33 234 48668 46682 30 237 27 232 33 223 33 232 46682 44850 29 236 29 236 33 224 32 233 44850 43144 31 252 30 247 33 238 31 238 43144 41548 33 259 34 252 34 244 33 241 41548 40049 32 253 35 249 37 244 37 242 40049 38640 30 242 30 254 42 248 38 246 38640 37283 29 237 33 266 39 250 36 253 37283 35907 29 239 33 264 41 266 35 254 35907 34472 30 246 31 256 43 267 33 254 34472 32981 35 253 32 266 41 260 33 256 32981 31417 33 255 32 269 36 256 34 259 31417 29768 28 256 31 255 28 255 36 262 29768 28035 23 244 28 244 30 262 36 264 28035 26219 20 248 26 237 36 268 37 264 26219 24325 23 261 28 237 33 260 39 262 24325 22360 21 260 30 246 33 249 41 254 22360 20323 19 269 29 272 24 259 38 247 20323 18201 27 287 32 294 18 279 33 247 18201 16031 27 295 22 293 14 264 35 245 16031 13940 18 296 11 270 11 241 36 252 13940 12042 13 318 11 270 14 256 35 260 12042 10358 11 320 9 276 13 260 31 261 10358 8861 1 051 7 313 9 261 26 258 8861 7530 4 116 2 256 10 239 21 257 7530 6350 4 151 6 177 13*215 16 259 6350 5307 5 231 7 183 14*212 12 262 5307 4392 9 246 7 208 14 208 7 247 4392 3586 14 234 10 216 13 205 6 220 3586 2864 16 225 11*210 13 203 6 207 2864 2224 15*214 11*206 12 201 6 205 2224 1690 13*211 10 202 12 199 5 206 1690 1280 11 208 9 202 11 198 3 199 1280 998 10 208 9 201 11 198 2 165 998 827 9 207 8 201 10 197 2*131 827 728 8 207 7 201 8 197 2*111 728 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