DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/15 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.2 - - 87.0 - - 88.0 - - 79.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 123 - - 227 - - 110 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 742 - - 5908 - - 6862 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 712 - - 4756 - - 5010 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1482 - - 6648 - - 7602 - - 729 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1250 - - 1151 - - 897 - - 5170 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 186 - - 455 - - 380 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 10 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 8 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 121 - - 100 - - 077 - - 056 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4869 - - -1489 - - -1122 - - -5381 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6351 - - 8137 - - 8725 - - 6110 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10646 - - -6073 - - -6229 - - -10916 ODpotential blCL - - - 12128 - - 12721 - - 13831 - - 11645 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 64 - - 60 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.2 - - 87.0 - - 88.0 - - 79.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 54.2 - - 53.9 - - 52.3 - - 55.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.4 - - 85.6 - - 87.3 - - 81.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 53.6 - - 52.9 - - 51.2 - - 54.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 123 - - 227 - - 110 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 742 - - 5908 - - 6862 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - 7 - - 9 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] 98217 18 079 14 086 11 157 8 132 98217 90872 11 060 12 084 11 121 6 072 90872 85222 7 103 6 098 9 091 11 086 85222 80530 15 121 10 130 3 075 12 094 80530 76484 16 091 16 126 2 118 9 063 76484 72910 10 065 15 103 7 118 6 028 72910 69672 7 092 9 085 9 115 5 301 69672 66690 8 106 4 074 9 091 6 265 66690 63923 9 073 3 104 8 076 2 091 63923 61250 8 053 9 093 7 105 5 070 61250 58475 4 048 9 071 10 117 3 051 58475 55602 1 092 3 099 6 072 5 039 55602 52869 5 055 6 111 2 028 5 359 52869 50427 7 031 9 042 6 079 5 067 50427 48244 8 020 12 013 10 037 11 058 48244 46255 10 006 12 004 13 019 13 018 46255 44428 13 001 14 008 15 009 17 002 44428 42746 17 009 17 015 16 011 22 360 42746 41186 21 013 19 021 18 024 21 007 41186 39730 17 009 20 017 25 024 26 028 39730 38360 12 028 18 012 27 014 29 028 38360 37032 16 050 17 021 26 011 27 038 37032 35679 18 055 18 056 21 033 29 067 35679 34272 20 059 21 074 21 066 35 086 34272 32810 21 064 22 078 30 086 38 092 32810 31278 19 073 21 081 30 091 35 095 31278 29662 18 081 20 083 23 089 25 087 29662 27964 19 081 21 090 17 086 20 074 27964 26183 19 073 21 097 15 092 16 083 26183 24319 18 077 21 093 16 096 13 090 24319 22375 17 088 15 088 15 094 13 091 22375 20346 16 093 14 095 11 090 11 085 20346 18223 13 101 10 095 8 087 7 070 18223 16049 9 082 8 069 9 064 10 051 16049 13954 8 062 8 054 10 048 10 045 13954 12054 6 059 8 043 10 035 11 042 12054 10366 8 042 10 034 11 038 10 050 10366 8869 12 036 13 039 6*061 4 042 8869 7544 16 049 8*067 5*085 2 223 7544 6370 13 083 8*105 5 084 3 185 6370 5330 10 120 8 105 6 082 3 132 5330 4412 9 126 8 103 6 078 5 091 4412 3600 11 124 8 101 7 076 7 077 3600 2873 12 126 9 099 7 074 8 073 2873 2230 13 130 9 097 7 073 10 070 2230 1694 12*128 9 095 7 071 10 068 1694 1282 8*122 9 094 7 070 11 067 1282 998 8 121 8 093 7 069 10 065 998 827 7 120 8 093 7 070 9*061 827 728 6 120 7 093 6 069 5*056 728 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