DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/06 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.0 - - 79.9 - - 74.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 150 - - 86 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3690 - - 3915 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2893 - - 2754 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4430 - - 4655 - - 729 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 526 - - 1132 - - 4207 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 345 - - 301 - - 13 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 11 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 055 - - 054 - - 058 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 503 - - -226 - - -2718 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3928 - - 4882 - - 3447 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5667 - - -5615 - - -9047 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10097 - - 10270 - - 9776 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 75 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.0 - - 79.9 - - 74.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.2 - - 61.0 - - 61.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.3 - - 79.4 - - 76.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.2 - - 59.8 - - 60.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 150 - - 86 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3690 - - 3915 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 57 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 12 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] 98933 6 113 7 126 7 136 98933 91485 8 173 3 191 8 109 91485 85712 11 146 8 169 2 091 85712 80920 8 122 7 116 5 162 80920 76803 5 068 6 070 5 063 76803 73187 8 052 7 065 8 046 73187 69932 11 057 8 075 10 048 69932 66944 10 059 8 042 9 048 66944 64174 8 041 6 032 7 025 64174 61499 6 013 6 064 6 342 61499 58724 13 357 4 355 9 318 58724 55870 17 322 16 321 18 330 55870 53166 27 317 26 319 28 336 53166 50739 35 319 42 325 45 331 50739 48568 45 323 52 319 50 314 48568 46598 46 321 49 307 47 302 46598 44787 42 322 38 294 41 305 44787 43105 39 332 30 317 37 308 43105 41534 47 348 44 336 43 329 41534 40059 58 341 51 323 47 327 40059 38667 56 340 46 314 46 318 38667 37314 51 343 42 312 45 313 37314 35932 42 343 43 312 44 307 35932 34489 34 338 44 328 40 306 34489 32989 30 326 47 341 37 331 32989 31420 29 319 37 328 29 325 31420 29765 28 328 31 319 33 309 29765 28026 26 337 26 328 34 307 28026 26205 24 338 25 332 27 323 26205 24305 21 336 24 329 24 333 24305 22335 21 329 26 331 20 338 22335 20290 22 340 24 335 20 350 20290 18164 23 346 22 349 16 358 18164 15998 21 343 23 353 19 356 15998 13914 21 355 25 348 22 347 13914 12017 26 358 25 347 22 347 12017 10328 27 001 24 354 21 353 10328 8825 25 004 24 001 20 002 8825 7491 21 008 21 013 17 016 7491 6313 16 027 13 033 10 029 6313 5278 15*050 11*049 11 046 5278 4370 15*054 11*051 13 049 4370 3568 15 055 11 052 13 052 3568 2849 15 055 11 054 13 055 2849 2214 15 055 11 056 13 058 2214 1683 15 056 11 056 13 059 1683 1276 14 056 10 057 12 060 1276 996 13 056 10 057 10 060 996 825 12 056 9 057 8*059 825 728 10 056 8 057 4*058 728 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