DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/12 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 0959z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.2 - - 84.6 - - 79.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 118 - - 37 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4602 - - 4331 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3465 - - 2369 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5342 - - 5071 - - 730 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1352 - - 1375 - - 5273 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 352 - - 252 - - 6 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 264 - - 266 - - 310 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1219 - - -772 - - -2499 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4123 - - 5843 - - 3229 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4190 - - -4208 - - -4050 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9532 - - 9279 - - 4780 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 85 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 690 - - 190 - - 1470 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.2 - - 84.6 - - 79.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.3 - - 61.4 - - 67.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.5 - - 84.4 - - 82.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.0 - - 60.1 - - 67.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 118 - - 37 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4602 - - 4331 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 40 - - 47 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 15 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] 98806 5 260 3 265 3 074 98806 91422 4 249 6 178 5 160 91422 85697 4 184 4 217 2 297 85697 80923 3 216 10 229 10 297 80923 76808 4 233 11 237 12 270 76808 73169 5 263 10 237 16 268 73169 69873 12 258 11 235 16 255 69873 66833 14 238 15 248 14 255 66833 64020 18 236 23 255 24 255 64020 61322 17 222 24 233 25 235 61322 58538 15 251 21 256 26 258 58538 55679 32 249 37 252 34 255 55679 52965 34 232 43 242 47 257 52965 50531 33 249 43 229 54 247 50531 48356 37 260 42 241 52 238 48356 46370 42 261 49 252 54 248 46370 44537 43 259 55 256 62 251 44537 42846 40 257 55 253 64 250 42846 41273 35 255 49 246 56 247 41273 39797 33 256 43 242 46 248 39797 38402 33 261 37 245 43 253 38402 37050 33 256 36 251 39 251 37050 35672 32 250 34 255 38 249 35672 34242 30 245 36 263 39 254 34242 32762 28 242 37 264 36 267 32762 31217 27 246 29 265 37 280 31217 29591 25 249 26 263 37 283 29591 27882 23 252 31 267 36 283 27882 26089 24 255 32 267 34 290 26089 24217 26 255 32 265 29 295 24217 22270 25 258 32 265 31 299 22270 20246 23 264 28 266 33 305 20246 18143 20 273 23 288 29 309 18143 16004 17 302 21 298 23 322 16004 13942 23 316 19 312 20 325 13942 12061 21 312 20 320 17 311 12061 10384 13 321 21 315 17 297 10384 8891 12 329 20 305 18 298 8891 7562 10 313 18 294 16 280 7562 6384 9*274 15 280 15 260 6384 5341 10*264 11*264 12 260 5341 4422 10 264 10*264 11 273 4422 3609 9 264 9 265 11 283 3609 2881 9 264 8 266 11 289 2881 2236 9 264 8 267 11 292 2236 1698 8 264 7 267 10 296 1698 1285 8 265 7 268 10 298 1285 1000 7 265 6 268 8 302 1000 827 7 265 6 268 6*305 827 729 6 265 5 269 3*310 729 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