DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 10/04 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.9 - - 72.9 - - 74.8 - - 64.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 94 - - 230 - - 112 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 362 - - 2105 - - 3862 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 710 - - 1893 - - 2791 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1102 - - 2845 - - 4602 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 507 - - 2476 - - 1854 - - 3111 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 133 - - 320 - - 310 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 8 - - 11 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 286 - - 319 - - 315 - - 342 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2481 - - -2514 - - -897 - - -2719 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3583 - - 5359 - - 5499 - - 3447 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8903 - - -5308 - - -3953 - - -10215 ODpotential blCL - - - 10005 - - 8153 - - 8555 - - 10943 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 61 - - 71 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.9 - - 72.9 - - 74.8 - - 64.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.0 - - 52.1 - - 53.3 - - 52.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.3 - - 71.6 - - 73.9 - - 66.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.5 - - 51.5 - - 52.8 - - 51.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 94 - - 230 - - 112 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 362 - - 2105 - - 3862 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - 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] 97990 17 228 17 247 18 226 18 240 97990 90644 15 249 22 233 21 242 15 250 90644 84973 13 232 21 226 20 250 13 261 84973 80263 10 225 19 230 15 258 11 258 80263 76208 10 256 12 243 12 261 10 276 76208 72635 8 272 9 266 12 274 14 290 72635 69412 10 298 9 251 15 246 17 279 69412 66449 12 305 13 304 11 261 19 283 66449 63705 18 295 19 294 17 276 25 285 63705 61057 22 280 20 286 23 278 30 275 61057 58298 31 278 29 279 33 283 37 281 58298 55433 42 279 42 273 48 281 48 279 55433 52702 54 275 53 271 55 276 55 281 52702 50246 60 268 63 267 62 273 65 277 50246 48038 64 267 66 265 66 270 64 274 48038 46020 68 267 69 264 70 266 65 279 46020 44164 74 264 75 265 74 262 64 276 44164 42454 80 260 79 264 71 262 65 270 42454 40870 84 258 81 262 68 262 66 270 40870 39394 82 256 75 264 65 265 62 269 39394 38010 77 261 69 268 62 269 58 269 38010 36677 74 262 64 267 62 273 53 274 36677 35326 66 262 60 271 60 273 53 282 35326 33924 57 264 59 276 58 275 55 284 33924 32468 52 268 58 278 59 277 57 283 32468 30941 48 271 55 278 61 277 56 280 30941 29332 45 274 54 277 60 278 55 280 29332 27642 45 279 50 277 57 279 53 281 27642 25868 45 281 46 281 54 284 48 286 25868 24014 44 282 44 281 48 289 41 291 24014 22082 40 285 41 278 42 292 33 299 22082 20067 36 284 37 280 38 295 30 309 20067 17961 33 293 32 286 37 294 30 310 17961 15809 25 296 26 289 32 296 29 311 15809 13731 28 285 21 289 29 302 27 312 13731 11841 24 273 22 296 28 308 26 315 11841 10165 22 292 21 311 24 316 25 322 10165 8682 21 314 17 327 20 322 22 327 8682 7373 20 330 15 330 13 323 15 329 7373 6218 18 340 16 330 10 302 10 321 6218 5199 12 005 16 332 10*307 12 317 5199 4304 13 017 13 324 10*312 13 333 4304 3516 14 358 8*320 11 313 16 342 3516 2809 14 342 8*320 11 315 18 345 2809 2185 13 332 8 319 11 316 20 345 2185 1664 11 316 8 319 11 317 20 345 1664 1264 8*290 8 319 11 318 19 344 1264 989 6*286 7 319 10 319 16 343 989 823 6 285 7 320 10 319 13*343 823 727 5 285 6 320 9 318 6*342 727 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