DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/26 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.2 - - 73.0 - - 66.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 211 - - 89 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2845 - - 2868 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2407 - - 1947 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3585 - - 3608 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 761 - - 771 - - 2107 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 347 - - 264 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 20 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 104 - - 079 - - 041 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2978 - - -3840 - - -3801 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6564 - - 7448 - - 4529 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12453 - - -12565 - - -10108 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16038 - - 16173 - - 10836 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 88 - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.2 - - 73.0 - - 66.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 45.3 - - 43.3 - - 49.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 69.8 - - 72.3 - - 67.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 44.0 - - 42.1 - - 49.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 211 - - 89 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2845 - - 2868 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 22 - - 51 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 8 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] 98539 1 124 4 245 11 296 98539 91156 6 266 9 246 8 307 91156 85431 5 295 6 261 6 008 85431 80679 5 079 3 304 3 003 80679 76586 8 092 3 070 3 270 76586 72978 5 087 3 060 3 063 72978 69722 2 051 2 309 7 015 69722 66750 3 288 2 028 7 344 66750 64004 4 289 2 028 4 326 64004 61333 1 072 2 313 4 283 61333 58547 6 020 6 342 4 346 58547 55673 7 305 11 322 11 330 55673 52946 9 339 13 324 14 313 52946 50489 18 302 17 318 17 312 50489 48273 25 289 20 303 15 312 48273 46255 32 300 22 284 21 299 46255 44424 32 285 20 280 25 294 44424 42755 27 280 18 295 22 306 42755 41207 21 281 18 313 19 323 41207 39753 20 285 17 308 20 329 39753 38377 20 290 18 314 20 312 38377 37038 19 295 18 308 17 315 37038 35666 20 299 18 302 16 324 35666 34235 19 300 18 302 17 338 34235 32746 20 298 20 323 18 336 32746 31186 22 299 24 329 21 334 31186 29544 22 305 25 318 24 324 29544 27822 22 309 23 311 24 321 27822 26017 17 320 16 327 22 318 26017 24135 11 343 11 330 16 312 24135 22178 11 002 10 003 9 324 22178 20135 9 353 8 340 8 334 20135 18001 11 340 14 332 13 329 18001 15832 14 330 12 342 18 327 15832 13754 16 332 11 350 19 329 13754 11872 12 343 4 023 7 335 11872 10198 5 009 1 015 2 129 10198 8709 4 069 1 355 3 137 8709 7389 4 067 1 125 1 114 7389 6226 4 066 2 143 2 353 6226 5202 3 122 2 134 1 252 5202 4305 3*141 3*114 4 187 4305 3515 3*123 4*090 4 162 3515 2807 3 115 4 086 5 128 2807 2183 3 107 4 080 7 096 2183 1662 3 100 5 076 9 076 1662 1263 3 092 5 073 10 061 1263 989 3 088 5 071 9 051 989 823 3 088 4 071 7*045 823 727 3 086 4 070 5*041 727 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