DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/24 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.3 - - 65.0 - - 63.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 112 - - 15 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1884 - - 2061 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1387 - - 711 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2624 - - 2801 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1770 - - 1552 - - 3267 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 245 - - 135 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 069 - - 062 - - 058 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 225 - - 595 - - -779 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2399 - - 2206 - - 1507 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -14 - - 306 - - -1581 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2638 - - 2495 - - 2309 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.3 - - 65.0 - - 63.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 57.5 - - 58.0 - - 59.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 64.6 - - 65.0 - - 64.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.9 - - 57.6 - - 59.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 112 - - 15 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1884 - - 2061 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 97 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 11 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] 98520 12 148 12 192 6 194 98520 91142 8 124 6 129 2 156 91142 85430 4 095 9 102 1 059 85430 80680 4 135 3 112 3 072 80680 76598 6 115 3 126 5 074 76598 73012 7 102 5 111 6 059 73012 69781 6 082 5 101 3 044 69781 66825 2 058 4 016 4 068 66825 64086 2 080 6 309 5 355 64086 61434 1 112 5 281 7 310 61434 58676 8 339 8 290 11 311 58676 55834 14 334 10 300 15 301 55834 53131 26 322 18 328 16 316 53131 50693 36 304 29 308 28 306 50693 48510 37 304 32 306 39 311 48510 46533 41 308 43 303 51 307 46533 44727 40 308 43 297 46 299 44727 43053 45 323 40 302 36 306 43053 41488 58 326 47 311 49 324 41488 40023 61 323 57 313 55 318 40023 38638 60 319 60 314 55 311 38638 37289 59 320 58 312 53 314 37289 35909 56 322 50 317 50 318 35909 34468 56 325 47 323 45 312 34468 32969 55 327 46 324 41 314 32969 31397 52 324 45 322 37 317 31397 29742 49 325 44 324 34 313 29742 28002 44 331 45 331 31 315 28002 26178 40 334 41 333 31 322 26178 24273 34 335 33 341 28 328 24273 22293 32 334 28 335 24 323 22293 20230 26 340 26 336 24 327 20230 18082 18 348 20 349 17 347 18082 15899 12 006 11 357 12 353 15899 13803 10 013 8 009 11 350 13803 11899 5 014 6 003 9 342 11899 10212 4 001 3 352 7 340 10212 8717 3 039 4 099 6 336 8717 7393 7 100 9 121 1 296 7393 6226 9 109 6 124 4 142 6226 5199 9 105 6 117 5 090 5199 4298 12 104 7 095 8 095 4298 3509 12 103 7*087 8 099 3509 2803 10*097 8*072 9 098 2803 2179 8*077 8 062 9 085 2179 1660 7 070 8 060 9 074 1660 1262 7 068 8 059 9 068 1262 988 7 065 8 059 8 064 988 823 6 065 7 058 6*061 823 727 6 064 6 058 4*058 727 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