DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/03 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 90.9 - - 92.3 - - 88.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 140 - - 53 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4822 - - 5603 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3755 - - 3764 - - 713 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5562 - - 6343 - - 730 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1968 - - 2353 - - 7983 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 383 - - 315 - - 22 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 219 - - 216 - - 204 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 701 - - 687 - - -2972 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4862 - - 5656 - - 3702 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2434 - - -1736 - - -4360 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7996 - - 8079 - - 5090 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 70 - - 70 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2640 - - 2200 - - 3990 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 90.9 - - 92.3 - - 88.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.9 - - 69.9 - - 74.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 90.1 - - 92.1 - - 90.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.4 - - 68.5 - - 73.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 140 - - 53 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4822 - - 5603 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 26 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - 19 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] 99373 40 092 30 099 26 069 99373 91831 34 093 30 087 28 082 91831 86034 28 091 28 083 23 084 86034 81244 20 077 24 080 15 088 81244 77135 12 058 22 075 15 078 77135 73496 9 075 12 072 18 066 73496 70186 7 043 9 099 12 057 70186 67155 3 082 5 083 7 063 67155 64362 7 125 1 020 2 111 64362 61661 5 169 3 321 3 191 61661 58860 11 203 8 248 9 232 58860 55991 15 203 13 224 12 236 55991 53286 14 211 20 213 18 244 53286 50864 15 239 22 227 18 245 50864 48698 19 223 24 236 28 258 48698 46736 20 233 24 243 35 254 46736 44939 17 249 27 255 31 252 44939 43272 10 254 21 251 28 258 43272 41710 10 265 16 242 24 256 41710 40231 15 270 16 243 24 239 40231 38826 19 275 18 240 27 237 38826 37461 20 259 19 241 27 243 37461 36070 20 244 21 248 26 252 36070 34620 19 239 23 253 26 255 34620 33116 19 237 22 253 23 244 33116 31545 18 235 20 246 23 234 31545 29895 18 233 19 239 22 236 29895 28167 17 231 19 241 21 242 28167 26360 16 230 21 240 20 248 26360 24472 14 222 18 228 18 256 24472 22508 17 234 18 245 16 263 22508 20466 22 245 20 261 15 257 20466 18343 26 234 23 249 16 257 18343 16180 28 229 26 233 20 252 16180 14092 28 228 25 224 16 257 14092 12192 27 227 23 222 12 256 12192 10505 24 229 20 228 12 233 10505 9006 20 233 18 230 14 227 9006 7671 19 223 16 228 17 222 7671 6482 18*217 14*225 18 218 6482 5426 14*220 14*223 18 216 5426 4491 14 220 14 220 18 214 4491 3663 14 220 14 217 18 213 3663 2922 13 219 13 216 18 212 2922 2265 13 219 13 214 17 211 2265 1717 13 218 13 213 17 209 1717 1296 12 217 12 213 15 207 1296 1006 12 217 12 212 13 206 1006 830 11 217 11 212 11*205 830 729 9 217 9 211 7*204 729 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