DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/09 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 46.3 - - 58.6 - - 61.7 - - 50.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 44 - - 134 - - 33 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 103 - - 1399 - - 2082 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 710 - - 1134 - - 710 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top - - - 843 - - 2139 - - 2822 - - 727 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 241 - - 959 - - 728 - - 72 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 68 - - 235 - - 170 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 9 - - 10 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 297 - - 252 - - 235 - - 197 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1328 - - -2110 - - -3130 - - -2884 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2171 - - 4249 - - 5952 - - 3611 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12670 - - -10503 - - -11166 - - -13446 ODpotential blCL - - - 13513 - - 12642 - - 13988 - - 14173 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 63 - - 51 - - 45 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.3 - - 58.6 - - 61.7 - - 50.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.7 - - 42.8 - - 38.6 - - 37.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.2 - - 57.8 - - 61.6 - - 53.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.2 - - 41.9 - - 38.0 - - 37.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 44 - - 134 - - 33 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 103 - - 1399 - - 2082 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 11 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 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] 96098 59 255 69 253 63 254 61 255 96098 89061 32 281 43 252 48 259 43 269 89061 83617 23 259 31 269 31 264 28 272 83617 79060 20 269 22 262 26 252 22 274 79060 75113 20 285 11 264 24 241 23 270 75113 71622 17 283 11 281 21 241 23 267 71622 68463 15 268 20 277 15 265 19 266 68463 65563 15 282 24 263 23 286 21 299 65563 62885 16 287 21 268 31 276 30 291 62885 60295 22 296 25 288 31 266 41 271 60295 57577 38 293 38 289 34 278 39 269 57577 54747 44 277 49 277 52 278 53 278 54747 52053 41 283 49 277 54 269 59 270 52053 49618 50 294 49 290 47 280 51 268 49618 47427 59 288 58 291 55 287 52 282 47427 45448 55 283 62 282 59 282 59 283 45448 43648 47 290 53 280 55 289 57 288 43648 41999 47 299 52 287 58 295 55 286 41999 40479 45 292 51 286 51 294 45 288 40479 39055 34 298 43 282 42 304 46 298 39055 37706 33 317 42 292 45 311 48 303 37706 36395 33 320 43 299 46 309 46 302 36395 35057 32 316 44 299 42 300 44 303 35057 33661 32 312 41 294 44 295 47 299 33661 32211 35 309 38 290 48 292 45 292 32211 30690 37 308 40 292 48 287 43 286 30690 29089 38 309 43 296 49 289 47 290 29089 27407 35 302 43 301 47 294 48 292 27407 25645 38 298 40 301 42 295 45 286 25645 23804 38 298 36 290 39 289 43 282 23804 21886 38 296 35 288 38 285 42 286 21886 19884 36 291 31 287 33 284 38 283 19884 17795 28 287 27 278 30 282 34 279 17795 15664 21 276 25 271 27 282 31 276 15664 13612 19 273 20 274 26 270 29 275 13612 11749 18 283 17 273 24 264 27 277 11749 10093 19 297 15 274 22 265 24 274 10093 8623 19 307 14 279 20 268 21 272 8623 7319 18 313 12 280 17 267 20 272 7319 6164 16 315 11 280 15 264 20 272 6164 5145 15 314 10 283 13 261 22 270 5145 4252 13 313 10 280 11 260 23 266 4252 3469 12 304 12 275 11*247 21 255 3469 2772 12 297 12 269 11*236 18 238 2772 2158 12 289 10*256 10 235 17 227 2158 1646 10 280 9*252 10 235 17 218 1646 1253 7 282 9 252 9 235 17 212 1253 983 6*294 9 251 9 234 15 207 983 819 4*297 8 250 8 234 13*203 819 726 4 297 7 252 7 234 6*197 726 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