DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/06 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 - - - - - - 72.3 - - 74.7 - - 64.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 231 - - 90 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3625 - - 3732 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3010 - - 2540 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4365 - - 4472 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 899 - - 1073 - - 118 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 384 - - 286 - - 7 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 188 - - 203 - - 182 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4673 - - -4316 - - -5305 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9039 - - 8788 - - 6034 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12436 - - -11289 - - -14184 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16801 - - 15761 - - 14912 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 41 - - 55 - - 39 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.3 - - 74.7 - - 64.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.5 - - 38.9 - - 40.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.0 - - 74.2 - - 67.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 34.5 - - 38.1 - - 40.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 231 - - 90 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3625 - - 3732 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 97935 32 236 34 250 28 249 97935 90555 23 250 28 247 27 263 90555 84856 15 274 23 256 22 269 84856 80128 10 285 14 254 15 268 80128 76070 11 295 8 256 11 281 76070 72498 13 300 8 297 9 284 72498 69274 15 297 18 299 13 310 69274 66322 16 296 19 298 13 306 66322 63585 16 311 19 299 13 294 63585 60928 20 305 19 293 16 293 60928 58157 23 293 22 286 21 295 58157 55291 26 286 24 280 24 287 55291 52555 26 285 25 276 26 282 52555 50090 25 286 24 278 26 280 50090 47877 26 287 21 284 22 277 47877 45868 27 287 20 290 19 282 45868 44026 27 289 24 295 18 290 44026 42326 28 291 26 289 19 292 42326 40747 29 291 25 286 20 291 40747 39273 28 293 27 291 21 301 39273 37888 29 295 32 288 26 305 37888 36554 30 294 34 284 28 307 36554 35199 32 291 34 288 30 312 35199 33795 33 289 35 291 31 314 33795 32338 33 287 35 291 26 319 32338 30814 32 285 35 290 22 329 30814 29207 30 283 33 289 20 337 29207 27520 28 281 30 290 17 333 27520 25752 26 281 28 294 20 315 25752 23910 26 288 27 293 22 309 23910 21997 24 290 25 287 22 302 21997 20006 21 296 21 293 20 294 20006 17925 19 297 22 296 19 294 17925 15794 22 287 22 298 18 295 15794 13732 23 273 21 293 19 304 13732 11855 22 267 20 285 20 305 11855 10185 21 266 20 276 19 302 10185 8703 16 265 18 268 19 297 8703 7389 11 256 16 255 19 275 7389 6227 9 237 15 241 19 260 6227 5205 9*209 14*214 18 238 5205 4310 11*192 13*206 17 222 4310 3521 12 190 13 205 16 216 3521 2814 12 188 12 203 16 212 2814 2188 12 188 12 202 16 209 2188 1666 12 187 12 201 15 205 1666 1265 11 186 11 200 14 201 1265 990 11 187 11 200 13 195 990 823 10 186 10 199 10*189 823 727 9 186 9 199 6*182 727 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