DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/03 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 - - - 65.1 - - 71.0 - - 71.5 - - 67.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 27 - - 116 - - 11 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 843 - - 2327 - - 2795 - - 116 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 711 - - 1720 - - 712 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1583 - - 3067 - - 3535 - - 856 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1182 - - 1135 - - 1389 - - 2726 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 120 - - 264 - - 133 - - 28 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 26 - - 29 - - 31 - - 20 BL Wind Direction - - - 175 - - 179 - - 178 - - 168 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 15 - - 20 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 6 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 108 - - 247 - - 510 - - -739 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1475 - - 2820 - - 3025 - - 1595 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -498 - - -6 - - 114 - - -1661 ODpotential blCL - - - 2081 - - 3073 - - 3421 - - 2517 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 50 - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.1 - - 71.0 - - 71.5 - - 67.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 60.9 - - 60.8 - - 60.5 - - 63.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.1 - - 70.6 - - 71.7 - - 68.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 60.7 - - 60.7 - - 60.4 - - 62.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 27 - - 116 - - 11 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 843 - - 2327 - - 2795 - - 116 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 100 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 12 - - 11 - - 13 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] 96238 66 253 77 259 65 264 64 269 96238 89277 31 266 47 260 41 268 44 272 89277 83873 26 290 21 275 28 272 27 273 83873 79375 16 291 16 285 19 277 16 284 79375 75496 5 340 12 275 17 271 17 298 75496 72055 8 024 6 298 13 256 17 287 72055 68914 10 345 6 001 7 229 14 256 68914 66000 15 308 10 354 2 160 9 230 66000 63286 16 294 13 331 8 025 4 148 63286 60668 10 288 18 304 17 358 9 054 60668 57949 3 312 12 287 10 321 11 012 57949 55134 7 023 6 255 10 254 4 319 55134 52459 7 325 8 216 14 235 4 212 52459 50057 10 262 12 203 17 195 17 192 50057 47898 15 216 19 185 24 175 28 188 47898 45928 17 202 28 196 26 188 34 183 45928 44111 30 212 34 208 37 205 39 193 44111 42418 40 210 41 209 50 204 46 196 42418 40837 43 207 49 202 55 199 46 194 40837 39359 44 203 53 199 58 196 46 191 39359 37972 37 202 46 199 49 194 47 188 37972 36633 28 216 33 200 40 187 49 187 36633 35269 23 229 27 202 39 193 46 183 35269 33850 21 237 24 194 39 204 47 187 33850 32379 21 241 29 191 36 206 45 192 32379 30840 21 246 36 205 35 209 41 192 30840 29221 24 244 38 209 42 212 42 195 29221 27523 31 223 45 209 50 204 47 193 27523 25748 47 214 52 208 54 199 54 191 25748 23901 56 213 59 204 59 202 62 195 23901 21978 54 209 57 200 60 199 63 194 21978 19973 48 204 54 195 57 195 58 191 19973 17885 46 198 50 191 54 192 51 193 17885 15754 40 199 40 193 46 191 49 198 15754 13701 35 199 36 197 39 192 50 200 13701 11837 35 194 38 202 39 197 50 199 11837 10179 35 196 39 204 39 203 49 200 10179 8706 36 200 39 205 39 205 49 201 8706 7399 35 204 39 206 41 203 50 200 7399 6240 35 207 39 201 43 199 50 198 6240 5217 36 205 41 199 42 193 52 193 5217 4317 43 203 40 195 38*184 51 186 4317 3524 47 198 38*192 37*183 49 179 3524 2815 45 193 33*184 34 179 45 175 2815 2189 40 186 31 180 33 178 40 172 2189 1667 34*180 30 179 31 177 37 170 1667 1267 31*177 29 178 29 176 33 169 1267 991 28 175 27 177 27 176 28*168 991 823 24 175 24 176 23 175 24*168 823 728 19 174 19 176 18 175 18 168 728 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