DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/30 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 - - - - - - 82.0 - - 84.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 201 - - 116 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4593 - - 5036 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3708 - - 3746 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5333 - - 5776 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 941 - - 1358 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 407 - - 356 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 123 - - 124 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1125 - - -1508 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6458 - - 7284 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9496 - - -8993 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14829 - - 14769 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 76 - - 87 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.0 - - 84.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.3 - - 55.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.8 - - 83.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.0 - - 53.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 201 - - 116 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4593 - - 5036 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 6 - - 50 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - 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] 99670 42 093 27 088 99670 92190 31 090 32 104 92190 86389 28 095 35 103 86389 81569 28 088 31 094 81569 77420 22 075 25 087 77420 73755 16 092 19 086 73755 70439 14 092 12 083 70439 67396 16 103 7 094 67396 64583 15 079 9 103 64583 61871 8 029 7 069 61871 59078 3 008 3 337 59078 56213 5 349 4 357 56213 53488 22 348 20 328 53488 51043 48 335 38 327 51043 48864 51 325 53 310 48864 46891 44 331 43 312 46891 45070 55 340 46 338 45070 43373 68 335 60 332 43373 41787 72 331 64 322 41787 40295 69 329 62 318 40295 38881 64 332 54 322 38881 37506 58 328 50 320 37506 36102 51 317 45 316 36102 34642 41 323 38 311 34642 33130 39 320 31 309 33130 31547 42 343 26 323 31547 29880 38 348 28 341 29880 28126 35 331 28 334 28126 26288 34 323 31 318 26288 24377 29 339 32 320 24377 22394 24 341 25 335 22394 20334 15 354 16 351 20334 18197 12 357 8 001 18197 16020 11 353 7 007 16020 13919 9 351 5 352 13919 12011 6 354 3 354 12011 10322 6 020 4 053 10322 8830 7 073 7 106 8830 7509 12 099 10 126 7509 6340 12*103 6*129 6340 5306 8*121 6*128 5306 4394 8 122 6 127 4394 3587 8 124 6 125 3587 2864 7 124 6 124 2864 2224 7 123 6 122 2224 1690 7 123 6 122 1690 1280 7 123 5 121 1280 998 6 123 5 120 998 827 6 123 5 120 827 728 6 123 5 120 728 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