DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/14 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 - - - - - - 73.7 - - 77.2 - - 72.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 232 - - 105 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2284 - - 2798 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2039 - - 2041 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3024 - - 3538 - - 729 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 616 - - 638 - - 2022 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 334 - - 279 - - 13 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 12 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 113 - - 136 - - 135 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4411 - - -4279 - - -4303 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7435 - - 7817 - - 5032 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -13827 - - -13752 - - -11694 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16851 - - 17290 - - 12423 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 89 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 60 - - 340 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.7 - - 77.2 - - 72.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 44.2 - - 46.0 - - 53.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.4 - - 76.6 - - 74.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 42.9 - - 44.7 - - 52.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 232 - - 105 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2284 - - 2798 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 48 - - 54 - - 11 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 98871 13 107 17 112 13 095 98871 91475 14 111 12 112 11 078 91475 85751 12 127 5 155 10 085 85751 80992 7 134 7 155 7 146 80992 76886 3 198 4 145 9 172 76886 73253 11 222 2 298 5 194 73253 69963 4 189 5 244 1 234 69963 66954 6 054 6 179 3 228 66954 64180 6 319 2 090 6 102 64180 61509 6 299 8 296 9 015 61509 58757 9 304 16 282 14 306 58757 55926 15 324 13 286 19 294 55926 53249 40 304 30 299 30 293 53249 50871 51 293 30 300 24 288 50871 48737 49 291 35 305 26 294 48737 46783 50 289 43 295 35 288 46783 44981 50 285 49 287 39 282 44981 43304 50 283 52 282 43 280 43304 41733 50 283 50 279 43 279 41733 40255 50 282 45 282 38 278 40255 38855 48 286 41 281 33 275 38855 37494 45 294 38 279 35 276 37494 36103 43 299 35 279 35 275 36103 34654 41 302 35 281 35 270 34654 33150 41 298 39 283 32 267 33150 31576 41 291 37 279 30 265 31576 29919 39 294 34 273 29 268 29919 28181 37 297 32 282 28 270 28181 26362 34 301 32 284 30 267 26362 24463 26 291 33 278 35 264 24463 22487 21 295 27 270 35 263 22487 20427 22 286 21 274 34 260 20427 18282 22 284 23 276 30 256 18282 16101 19 298 23 274 24 268 16101 14005 17 307 16 266 23 269 14005 12097 15 304 12 275 22 272 12097 10397 22 299 17 290 23 266 10397 8884 25 294 17 282 21 256 8884 7538 21 286 13 257 18 248 7538 6344 13 290 10 239 17 227 6344 5290 7 299 7 189 19 204 5290 4365 5 127 13*154 22 188 4365 3553 14*118 12*141 24 173 3553 2833 14*114 12 138 24 158 2833 2201 14 113 12 136 23 150 2201 1675 14 112 12 135 23 145 1675 1270 14 112 11 134 21 142 1270 993 13 112 11 133 18 138 993 824 12 111 10 133 14*137 824 728 10 111 9 133 8*135 728 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