DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/18 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.2 - - 79.4 - - 74.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 164 - - 44 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1651 - - 2168 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1466 - - 712 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2391 - - 2908 - - 730 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 697 - - 817 - - 1884 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 270 - - 199 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 065 - - 089 - - 115 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 27 - - 720 - - -105 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2364 - - 2189 - - 835 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5085 - - 287 - - -591 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7476 - - 2621 - - 1321 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 96 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 250 - - 1310 - - 1310 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.2 - - 79.4 - - 74.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.1 - - 72.0 - - 73.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.0 - - 79.1 - - 75.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.3 - - 71.3 - - 73.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 164 - - 44 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1651 - - 2168 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 84 - - 99 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 17 - - 18 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] 98563 23 085 8 030 22 041 98563 91240 20 061 13 063 17 031 91240 85624 15 040 11 047 10 030 85624 80926 8 005 12 016 10 009 80926 76849 2 035 8 001 11 360 76849 73232 4 337 6 334 10 345 73232 69952 4 019 4 322 6 307 69952 66948 8 014 5 332 8 294 66948 64179 8 343 3 342 8 322 64179 61509 6 339 4 244 8 322 61509 58749 7 305 9 280 13 303 58749 55926 9 292 13 279 16 288 55926 53265 12 313 11 268 14 260 53265 50881 16 306 11 276 12 235 50881 48743 15 280 13 280 13 249 48743 46796 17 268 18 283 15 270 46796 45001 19 256 18 277 16 281 45001 43331 11 262 15 266 16 274 43331 41766 4 289 10 276 16 256 41766 40290 4 292 9 292 17 232 40290 38892 8 287 10 287 16 215 38892 37532 9 284 10 256 14 215 37532 36143 5 229 12 232 11 231 36143 34692 9 185 13 231 13 237 34692 33184 9 218 9 264 16 249 33184 31605 8 259 7 277 16 253 31605 29943 6 271 9 265 17 243 29943 28198 5 194 10 267 16 241 28198 26376 9 221 8 264 13 246 26376 24476 11 248 12 266 12 268 24476 22500 13 280 17 286 13 264 22500 20443 19 287 17 298 16 268 20443 18305 22 276 15 298 23 272 18305 16132 22 281 16 284 28 288 16132 14042 23 293 20 281 24 285 14042 12141 20 279 19 266 20 287 12141 10449 16 274 17 260 19 279 10449 8942 14 280 16 261 20 269 8942 7601 13 279 14 267 19 266 7601 6407 13 291 12 275 17 263 6407 5349 15 302 10 282 13 260 5349 4417 9 301 5 274 8 262 4417 3595 2 082 6*115 6 179 3595 2863 7*076 8*098 13 141 2863 2221 7*068 8 093 13 124 2221 1688 7 066 8 088 14 115 1688 1278 7 064 7 086 13 115 1278 997 7 063 7 084 11 115 997 826 6 063 6 083 9*115 826 729 6 062 6 081 6*115 729 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