DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/07 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 - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.3 - - 78.7 - - 73.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 173 - - 75 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3681 - - 3827 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2962 - - 2594 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4421 - - 4567 - - 729 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 693 - - 831 - - 4140 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 362 - - 287 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 094 - - 089 - - 081 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1555 - - -1286 - - -2745 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5976 - - 5854 - - 3474 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8601 - - -7981 - - -10006 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13022 - - 12548 - - 10735 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 64 - - 84 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.3 - - 78.7 - - 73.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.8 - - 55.7 - - 60.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.2 - - 78.2 - - 75.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.5 - - 54.4 - - 59.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 173 - - 75 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3681 - - 3827 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 35 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - 11 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] 99047 9 134 20 112 18 133 99047 91578 16 118 11 155 12 112 91578 85805 11 129 10 190 7 138 85805 81023 9 157 5 180 6 144 81023 76909 11 156 3 192 3 091 76909 73291 8 110 9 166 2 257 73291 70034 9 080 10 127 5 188 70034 67037 7 071 9 086 7 128 67037 64256 2 039 4 022 7 032 64256 61589 3 085 3 229 8 310 61589 58833 7 343 2 306 2 239 58833 55987 27 342 21 346 20 354 55987 53312 44 323 42 319 37 320 53312 50929 45 334 46 332 40 328 50929 48777 52 335 52 338 45 339 48777 46807 52 338 56 333 56 337 46807 44994 49 343 48 340 54 341 44994 43321 42 343 43 347 46 342 43321 41762 22 333 40 350 44 340 41762 40293 15 028 36 332 43 343 40293 38898 22 024 21 307 36 357 38898 37539 25 037 18 309 28 004 37539 36149 20 032 23 325 20 001 36149 34701 20 352 26 000 17 002 34701 33197 23 353 31 008 17 013 33197 31620 17 352 34 006 14 020 31620 29956 15 321 32 003 14 002 29956 28205 18 317 20 005 16 001 28205 26368 15 317 19 339 16 359 26368 24453 9 320 17 344 13 355 24453 22464 9 338 11 330 9 007 22464 20388 10 351 8 334 4 034 20388 18229 7 002 4 314 5 333 18229 16039 4 021 2 282 8 311 16039 13937 6 036 3 071 5 331 13937 12030 8 040 5 064 4 036 12030 10335 8 040 5 052 4 060 10335 8830 7 037 5 057 5 065 8830 7494 8 038 5 068 5 071 7494 6312 8 056 6 080 7 105 6312 5276 8*091 9*089 10 114 5276 4368 8*095 10*090 11 108 4368 3566 8 095 10 089 11 105 3566 2848 8 095 10 090 11 102 2848 2212 8 094 10 089 11 100 2212 1682 8 094 10 089 11 096 1682 1275 7 093 9 089 11 094 1275 995 7 094 9 089 9 090 995 825 7 093 9 088 7*088 825 728 6 094 7 088 4*081 728 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