DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/25 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 - - - - - - 67.7 - - 68.3 - - 64.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 105 - - 28 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2855 - - 2391 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2060 - - 711 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3595 - - 3131 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 959 - - 1006 - - 2841 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 278 - - 176 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 063 - - 054 - - 027 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -8 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -41 - - -2296 - - -2511 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3636 - - 5427 - - 3239 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6953 - - -10750 - - -9206 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10548 - - 13881 - - 9934 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 101 - - 100 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.7 - - 68.3 - - 64.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.5 - - 47.4 - - 52.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.0 - - 68.2 - - 65.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.5 - - 46.5 - - 52.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 105 - - 28 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2855 - - 2391 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 100 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 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] 98563 14 196 5 208 8 256 98563 91185 8 149 5 171 2 357 91185 85477 4 113 6 132 2 091 85477 80711 2 082 5 203 2 125 80711 76594 5 116 3 198 3 074 76594 72983 6 095 5 154 4 102 72983 69742 6 094 4 201 3 076 69742 66779 5 097 4 185 2 337 66779 64044 4 348 2 324 5 024 64044 61389 8 277 8 292 8 348 61389 58624 5 247 9 242 12 282 58624 55773 8 312 4 230 16 272 55773 53062 19 311 10 279 18 266 53062 50620 32 307 18 316 19 299 50620 48429 41 285 37 298 31 294 48429 46440 40 271 48 280 36 296 46440 44620 34 280 47 273 51 290 44620 42945 36 296 41 282 49 287 42945 41390 51 312 45 303 45 297 41390 39929 65 315 56 310 52 315 39929 38545 54 312 57 303 55 315 38545 37196 53 308 56 302 55 307 37196 35814 52 301 57 304 55 301 35814 34371 49 295 55 303 54 301 34371 32870 45 288 47 294 50 305 32870 31298 37 287 44 287 49 301 31298 29643 33 293 41 290 40 299 29643 27910 30 293 34 295 39 300 27910 26095 34 298 33 301 34 303 26095 24199 38 301 31 302 30 302 24199 22224 33 305 27 310 32 308 22224 20167 22 309 27 305 34 309 20167 18027 20 304 21 304 27 313 18027 15848 17 304 18 318 17 316 15848 13752 13 305 15 314 12 312 13752 11852 7 294 7 281 12 318 11852 10171 6 186 4 228 5 319 10171 8686 3 155 1 227 1 271 8686 7372 2 093 1 033 2 106 7372 6210 4 093 2 068 2 056 6210 5186 7 104 4 067 5 105 5186 4291 9*093 6 060 9 106 4291 3504 7*075 8*061 10 095 3504 2800 7 066 9*058 11 078 2800 2178 6 063 9 055 12 064 2178 1659 6 060 9 054 13 056 1659 1262 6 058 9 052 13 048 1262 988 6 057 9 051 10 037 988 822 5 057 8 051 8*032 822 727 5 056 7 050 4*027 727 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