DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/17 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 - - - - - - 76.7 - - 78.1 - - 74.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 125 - - 52 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3000 - - 5083 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2354 - - 3282 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3740 - - 5823 - - 729 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1335 - - 1033 - - 5804 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 314 - - 294 - - 18 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 12 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 339 - - 327 - - 317 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -372 - - 2159 - - -1782 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4113 - - 3664 - - 2511 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8092 - - 568 - - -2879 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11832 - - 5255 - - 3608 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 83 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 60 - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.7 - - 78.1 - - 74.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.2 - - 64.4 - - 65.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.0 - - 77.9 - - 76.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.8 - - 63.1 - - 65.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 125 - - 52 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3000 - - 5083 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 33 - - 26 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - 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] 99302 32 097 24 089 25 090 99302 91864 29 089 24 087 27 094 91864 86113 20 089 24 076 22 089 86113 81318 15 099 15 087 15 067 81318 77170 16 094 12 108 9 049 77170 73486 9 069 9 119 6 076 73486 70153 4 082 9 132 5 134 70153 67108 2 093 7 100 6 110 67108 64296 3 123 2 250 5 347 64296 61583 4 008 7 224 8 275 61583 58787 11 306 8 232 13 271 58787 55929 20 283 13 264 19 266 55929 53221 24 267 19 280 26 273 53221 50774 32 255 37 270 40 276 50774 48574 49 255 50 265 54 259 48574 46597 55 251 62 264 57 261 46597 44812 50 246 63 261 69 269 44812 43158 46 250 58 253 69 261 43158 41598 45 253 54 249 62 245 41598 40126 47 259 51 258 57 242 40126 38729 47 274 52 265 60 254 38729 37370 45 276 47 266 60 259 37370 35980 42 263 45 265 57 264 35980 34532 40 255 43 261 52 265 34532 33025 40 256 41 260 55 271 33025 31446 41 255 40 259 49 267 31446 29783 43 262 43 263 42 257 29783 28039 44 263 47 268 42 267 28039 26219 44 269 41 272 34 285 26219 24323 32 276 30 272 26 281 24323 22349 30 270 28 264 27 277 22349 20292 30 279 26 276 25 280 20292 18150 23 284 26 291 25 290 18150 15972 18 284 24 295 22 293 15972 13879 18 284 22 298 22 294 13879 11977 19 278 22 295 23 299 11977 10288 18 280 22 295 22 306 10288 8791 15 281 19 301 21 313 8791 7469 11 300 14 318 14 318 7469 6307 15 329 12*333 9 341 6307 5280 18 337 12*331 9 344 5280 4373 17*340 12 330 10 338 4373 3571 15*339 12 328 12 333 3571 2852 15 339 12 327 12 329 2852 2216 15 339 12 325 12 326 2216 1684 14 339 12 325 12 324 1684 1277 14 339 12 324 12 322 1277 996 13 339 11 324 10 320 996 826 12 339 10 324 8*319 826 728 10 339 9 323 5*317 728 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