DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/20 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 - - - - - - 78.2 - - 77.2 - - 69.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 56 - - 17 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1684 - - 1812 - - 909 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 712 - - 712 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2424 - - 2552 - - 1649 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2110 - - 1998 - - 931 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 197 - - 151 - - 85 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 9 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 295 - - 307 - - 019 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 206 - - 638 - - 639 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2218 - - 1914 - - 1010 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -877 - - -223 - - 203 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3301 - - 2775 - - 1446 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 98 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1280 - - 1310 - - 120 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.2 - - 77.2 - - 69.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.5 - - 70.8 - - 67.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.9 - - 77.2 - - 69.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.7 - - 70.1 - - 66.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 56 - - 17 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1684 - - 1812 - - 909 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 88 - - 93 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - 14 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] 98186 9 083 6 066 7 037 98186 90877 3 083 3 298 6 038 90877 85204 7 293 5 284 7 340 85204 80470 9 280 9 287 10 297 80470 76405 11 300 9 310 8 286 76405 72825 14 314 10 333 6 330 72825 69591 10 319 7 317 14 328 69591 66632 4 350 5 275 12 307 66632 63885 4 353 7 297 7 310 63885 61211 7 339 13 308 15 316 61211 58446 8 309 11 307 14 303 58446 55612 12 304 11 295 14 293 55612 52923 22 291 18 283 17 259 52923 50506 24 273 23 280 22 272 50506 48336 27 269 27 265 28 274 48336 46366 31 260 32 271 29 275 46366 44557 36 258 48 260 37 270 44557 42887 43 263 46 257 44 253 42887 41332 42 269 43 263 44 244 41332 39867 39 270 42 261 41 245 39867 38478 37 268 38 261 43 247 38478 37127 36 269 36 259 43 242 37127 35747 36 273 34 262 38 240 35747 34310 39 276 29 270 32 246 34310 32817 40 276 30 276 31 254 32817 31253 38 274 33 262 31 254 31253 29606 35 274 33 254 32 258 29606 27878 33 272 32 255 30 259 27878 26069 27 265 31 255 29 257 26069 24181 24 268 28 256 30 260 24181 22221 23 277 26 263 27 258 22221 20189 20 271 31 268 26 258 20189 18076 23 270 25 265 27 262 18076 15921 27 272 24 269 28 264 15921 13847 34 269 33 272 27 271 13847 11964 38 266 33 269 26 276 11964 10288 36 263 31 261 23 275 10288 8799 33 256 27 255 19 270 8799 7475 33 253 24 253 15 269 7475 6301 31 256 20 259 13 278 6301 5263 25 261 17 270 12 288 5263 4350 19 266 15 275 10 308 4350 3544 14 272 10 287 9 332 3544 2826 10*275 9*294 9 001 2826 2195 5*285 10*298 14 021 2195 1671 4 294 9 307 14*021 1671 1269 3 299 9 309 14*019 1269 992 3 301 9 310 13 019 992 824 3 302 8 311 11 018 824 728 3 304 7 311 8 017 728 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