DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/17 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 - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 39.3 - - 52.0 - - 55.2 - - 46.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 37 - - 178 - - 50 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 115 - - 1955 - - 2217 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 709 - - 1673 - - 710 - - 709 Hcrit BL Top - - - 855 - - 2695 - - 2957 - - 727 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 586 - - 874 - - 853 - - 162 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 65 - - 284 - - 194 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 13 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 075 - - 185 - - 132 - - 113 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4804 - - -6673 - - -7802 - - -7719 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5659 - - 9369 - - 10759 - - 8446 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -18797 - - -18259 - - -18580 - - -19819 ODpotential blCL - - - 19652 - - 20954 - - 21537 - - 20546 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 87 - - 93 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.3 - - 52.0 - - 55.2 - - 46.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.7 - - 13.8 - - 11.0 - - 12.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.0 - - 51.0 - - 54.9 - - 48.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.4 - - 13.5 - - 10.7 - - 12.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 37 - - 178 - - 50 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 115 - - 1955 - - 2217 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 94 - - 50 - - 71 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 95931 30 276 31 277 41 282 43 279 95931 89006 23 317 25 297 30 294 33 284 89006 83612 26 339 23 312 25 304 26 310 83612 79084 22 338 19 312 22 297 26 315 79084 75155 17 325 18 299 23 294 27 312 75155 71674 18 321 18 302 20 293 24 302 71674 68512 23 308 23 296 19 302 22 295 68512 65592 28 303 26 292 24 297 25 297 65592 62880 29 294 31 289 29 284 30 294 62880 60251 36 296 35 291 31 283 33 292 60251 57499 47 295 42 288 43 276 44 281 57499 54636 55 285 47 281 46 279 48 270 54636 51888 61 282 54 282 52 281 52 271 51888 49407 61 279 60 276 61 278 59 270 49407 47186 57 280 57 271 65 270 63 269 47186 45173 58 288 52 271 62 266 65 269 45173 43327 62 292 56 275 61 266 70 268 43327 41630 65 288 64 274 61 265 72 267 41630 40060 63 284 69 272 67 265 70 269 40060 38598 63 284 68 268 71 262 68 272 38598 37228 68 284 65 267 69 260 62 276 37228 35914 70 279 66 267 69 258 59 276 35914 34589 69 279 66 267 72 258 52 275 34589 33215 70 280 67 269 70 262 52 279 33215 31787 69 280 67 271 63 269 54 279 31787 30290 66 283 63 273 59 274 54 277 30290 28709 63 287 57 277 56 277 54 277 28709 27047 63 289 56 277 52 279 52 279 27047 25300 63 286 58 275 52 277 50 282 25300 23472 61 283 58 276 53 278 49 280 23472 21571 55 288 55 278 51 280 46 282 21571 19594 46 293 49 282 48 282 39 286 19594 17537 42 293 41 288 43 285 37 287 17537 15441 46 300 39 294 41 285 36 278 15441 13418 47 307 40 298 37 285 33 263 13418 11571 45 313 36 306 27 280 32 254 11571 9932 40 311 35 303 25 280 27 245 9932 8483 39 307 33 298 26 283 20 248 8483 7200 36 311 28 297 25 287 21 256 7200 6061 32 308 19 297 20 289 16 263 6061 5057 24 322 11 307 11 293 9 250 5057 4177 17 325 6 317 2 278 7 177 4177 3409 12 315 2 265 4*152 12 160 3409 2727 5 345 4*190 4*140 13 151 2727 2126 5 060 4*187 4 136 13 143 2126 1626 8 084 4 187 4 131 13 136 1626 1242 10 082 4 185 4 128 13 129 1242 977 9*079 4 182 4 127 12 123 977 817 6*075 3 181 4 125 10*118 817 726 5 074 3 182 4 125 6*113 726 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