DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/19 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 - - - - - - 83.1 - - 86.4 - - 80.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 112 - - 0 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1600 - - 1539 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1264 - - 713 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2340 - - 2279 - - 730 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 644 - - 3795 - - 462 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 242 - - 117 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 138 - - 170 - - 150 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -456 - - -1159 - - -811 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2797 - - 3439 - - 1541 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3458 - - -3588 - - -4018 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5798 - - 5867 - - 4748 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 91 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2350 - - 3100 - - 3440 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.1 - - 86.4 - - 80.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.8 - - 73.3 - - 75.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.3 - - 86.5 - - 81.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.8 - - 72.2 - - 74.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 112 - - 0 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1600 - - 1539 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 93 - - 63 - - 12 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 17 - - 19 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] 98335 16 096 10 064 14 066 98335 90999 14 082 7 044 17 036 90999 85332 12 029 2 091 13 002 85332 80622 6 023 1 318 9 318 80622 76562 8 003 6 316 12 311 76562 72971 10 321 10 319 12 325 72971 69720 9 314 7 309 9 313 69720 66735 6 334 7 328 5 320 66735 63972 0 007 8 292 6 326 63972 61303 5 346 6 276 6 283 61303 58544 17 312 12 271 11 283 58544 55716 16 275 19 272 20 281 55716 53045 15 261 22 262 21 258 53045 50654 18 269 22 255 21 259 50654 48504 19 270 18 252 22 253 48504 46541 17 238 16 254 21 247 46541 44733 16 213 18 253 24 243 44733 43054 12 211 19 257 22 247 43054 41482 7 219 20 267 18 233 41482 40007 5 333 13 245 4 166 40007 38619 12 344 5 054 13 015 38619 37273 13 326 11 009 12 002 37273 35896 12 323 13 342 11 357 35896 34459 13 352 16 333 16 348 34459 32964 19 015 18 327 18 342 32964 31397 20 020 20 323 20 327 31397 29749 15 015 21 318 23 312 29749 28021 7 022 20 312 28 304 28021 26213 3 310 20 300 33 294 26213 24331 17 311 21 281 33 284 24331 22377 20 307 23 273 35 279 22377 20350 13 289 23 278 35 285 20350 18244 16 279 27 289 29 288 18244 16094 22 262 29 280 27 291 16094 14017 27 247 26 266 27 282 14017 12125 24 238 23 253 20 265 12125 10445 18 238 23 247 19 246 10445 8953 16 247 22 246 22 241 8953 7623 16 261 19 250 22 242 7623 6439 17 267 16 258 21 244 6439 5387 17 272 16 259 18 244 5387 4459 17 279 15 252 16 238 4459 3637 13 277 13 241 13 220 3637 2900 8*262 10*221 14 203 2900 2249 4*152 8*183 14 192 2249 1706 4 140 8 170 15 181 1706 1289 4 136 8 166 13 171 1289 1002 4 133 7 165 11 163 1002 828 4 131 7 164 9*158 828 729 4 130 6 163 4*150 729 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