DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/01 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.0 - - 71.1 - - 64.4 - - 61.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 213 - - 15 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 5039 - - 2212 - - 2198 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 711 - - 4028 - - 711 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top - - - 728 - - 5779 - - 2952 - - 2938 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 486 - - 2234 - - 1626 - - 1259 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 16 - - 415 - - 131 - - 80 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 21 - - 17 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 128 - - 141 - - 137 - - 141 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 9 - - 8 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 6 - - -5 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2917 - - -178 - - -761 - - -574 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3645 - - 5958 - - 3713 - - 3512 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5193 - - -410 - - -2536 - - -2814 ODpotential blCL - - - 5921 - - 6189 - - 5488 - - 5752 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 95 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 0 - - 30 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.0 - - 71.1 - - 64.4 - - 61.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.0 - - 47.7 - - 50.9 - - 49.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.3 - - 69.9 - - 64.5 - - 62.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.7 - - 47.5 - - 50.8 - - 49.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 213 - - 15 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 5039 - - 2212 - - 2198 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 92 - - 79 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 - - 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] 96136 65 262 69 260 76 263 69 268 96136 89228 43 277 41 267 46 266 47 275 89228 83864 27 288 31 272 27 276 37 283 83864 79402 25 298 24 283 22 281 23 287 79402 75538 29 295 25 299 21 286 14 298 75538 72074 30 296 26 299 23 288 19 306 72074 68897 32 299 24 292 23 291 24 299 68897 65959 34 297 24 285 27 300 25 305 65959 63230 33 293 29 287 31 296 27 307 63230 60579 31 292 32 291 30 289 29 303 60579 57814 30 294 33 291 28 293 25 293 57814 54949 29 287 32 288 30 296 29 302 54949 52211 25 285 33 289 36 291 38 304 52211 49769 25 294 37 286 49 290 55 291 49769 47632 30 300 36 293 49 285 48 274 47632 45720 37 307 42 310 42 304 41 315 45720 43960 42 309 58 318 71 330 74 324 43960 42329 42 305 70 318 93 329 101 318 42329 40805 36 292 69 318 115 324 106 312 40805 39365 20 284 60 315 114 323 104 313 39365 37996 19 289 42 303 101 324 96 318 37996 36665 23 283 33 282 91 326 90 322 36665 35305 22 263 29 263 79 329 85 322 35305 33884 22 252 28 264 57 319 84 322 33884 32409 23 255 28 272 43 302 69 328 32409 30870 24 259 23 273 39 296 54 330 30870 29254 25 262 21 265 38 296 43 319 29254 27559 26 260 22 252 33 290 41 316 27559 25780 28 258 25 250 29 280 39 314 25780 23918 26 262 27 254 29 283 37 308 23918 21976 20 251 24 251 29 280 36 303 21976 19951 16 234 16 244 24 266 30 300 19951 17838 11 219 14 264 20 252 21 290 17838 15684 12 199 10 262 13 252 15 277 15684 13616 17 192 10 192 7 248 13 271 13616 11742 22 167 16 175 11 216 6 274 11742 10080 20 159 18 159 18 183 1 247 10080 8608 18 146 34 133 17 154 9 156 8608 7306 20 141 30 138 19 141 16 129 7306 6157 24 142 25*144 19 146 18 130 6157 5144 26 139 24*141 25 149 20 150 5144 4255 24 142 23 141 25 148 23 155 4255 3473 21 148 22 141 22*145 22*147 3473 2777 18 155 21 141 19*139 20*140 2777 2162 18 157 21 141 19 138 19 140 2162 1649 17 155 20 141 18 137 19 141 1649 1256 15 147 20 141 17 137 18 141 1256 985 12 136 19 141 16 137 16 141 985 821 8*130 18 141 14 136 14 141 821 727 6*128 15 140 11 136 11 141 727 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