DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/27 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.5 - - 73.6 - - 64.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 226 - - 89 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3017 - - 3051 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2558 - - 2073 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3757 - - 3791 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 927 - - 945 - - 2633 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 361 - - 269 - - 8 W* B/S - - - - - - 21 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 012 - - 016 - - 022 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3043 - - -3654 - - -3726 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6801 - - 7445 - - 4454 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10283 - - -11489 - - -11811 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14040 - - 15280 - - 12539 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 92 - - 51 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.5 - - 73.6 - - 64.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 45.4 - - 43.7 - - 47.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.1 - - 72.9 - - 66.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 44.4 - - 42.6 - - 47.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 226 - - 89 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3017 - - 3051 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 26 - - 69 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 7 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] 98284 12 295 9 277 16 263 98284 90941 4 226 6 263 7 296 90941 85263 2 220 8 276 8 343 85263 80541 3 299 4 289 8 012 80541 76475 1 287 2 333 9 025 76475 72881 2 124 2 262 5 010 72881 69631 4 063 2 186 3 018 69631 66655 6 048 3 134 5 040 66655 63897 8 025 4 106 5 358 63897 61228 8 342 6 031 3 305 61228 58449 7 324 8 350 6 299 58449 55569 5 331 8 337 8 298 55569 52821 4 358 8 337 8 288 52821 50342 6 324 10 322 6 303 50342 48118 8 300 13 302 12 309 48118 46096 7 297 12 296 15 303 46096 44242 5 313 10 290 15 294 44242 42543 7 351 5 302 11 269 42543 40983 10 346 5 345 7 283 40983 39531 9 335 5 331 8 290 39531 38160 7 320 5 318 6 287 38160 36826 8 294 7 306 5 295 36826 35462 9 288 8 299 7 311 35462 34041 10 298 10 311 10 341 34041 32565 9 322 11 322 11 344 32565 31019 10 336 10 344 12 329 31019 29391 9 351 9 351 12 324 29391 27684 7 357 7 354 7 344 27684 25898 6 006 5 005 5 028 25898 24030 7 078 3 134 3 075 24030 22086 13 122 9 154 4 118 22086 20061 13 126 10 154 7 168 20061 17949 7 117 7 143 7 157 17949 15795 3 072 4 068 6 130 15795 13724 4 066 6 046 5 087 13724 11845 6 069 6 043 6 043 11845 10178 5 060 4 026 9 029 10178 8697 4 045 4 012 10 026 8697 7384 5 042 5 022 10 024 7384 6223 4 020 6 026 10 019 6223 5198 4 333 6 009 9 008 5198 4300 3*333 5*007 7 005 4300 3511 3*356 5*012 7 027 3511 2806 3 006 6 015 10 032 2806 2183 3 012 6 016 11 031 2183 1663 3 015 6 018 12 028 1663 1264 3 019 6 019 13 026 1264 989 4 019 6 019 12 024 989 823 3 019 6 019 10*023 823 727 3 021 6 020 5*022 727 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