DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/12 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.6 - - 87.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 209 - - 68 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4972 - - 4787 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3980 - - 3037 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5712 - - 5527 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1342 - - 1309 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 414 - - 285 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 21 - - 21 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 223 - - 219 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1237 - - -2053 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6949 - - 7580 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4310 - - -5626 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10022 - - 11153 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 67 - - 71 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 90 - - 100 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.6 - - 87.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.5 - - 57.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 85.5 - - 87.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.2 - - 56.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 209 - - 68 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4972 - - 4787 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - - 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] 97128 36 275 31 280 97128 90054 25 282 27 285 90054 84573 16 277 21 278 84573 79998 13 295 14 275 79998 76052 15 326 9 292 76052 72561 12 326 12 316 72561 69411 8 326 9 326 69411 66530 9 322 10 313 66530 63867 14 303 12 293 63867 61290 20 302 16 307 61290 58615 27 308 22 309 58615 55857 28 299 26 299 55857 53226 28 295 31 297 53226 50846 35 298 40 294 50846 48693 40 301 41 291 48693 46714 44 307 46 290 46714 44875 48 302 52 289 44875 43157 53 297 57 287 43157 41543 55 293 56 288 41543 40017 58 291 57 291 40017 38571 59 289 62 295 38571 37169 58 288 66 296 37169 35747 58 288 66 296 35747 34273 59 287 63 295 34273 32751 54 285 57 294 32751 31178 43 278 50 289 31178 29546 43 275 52 282 29546 27843 43 281 50 283 27843 26058 38 284 43 289 26058 24196 33 275 37 292 24196 22257 32 266 30 287 22257 20239 31 266 29 277 20239 18139 23 272 25 277 18139 15998 17 288 20 281 15998 13930 20 282 25 286 13930 12046 20 287 26 285 12046 10368 16 287 23 286 10368 8876 11 266 15 269 8876 7549 16 241 15 244 7549 6373 23*229 21*228 6373 5334 23*225 22*222 5334 4417 22 224 22 221 4417 3606 22 224 22 220 3606 2879 22 223 21 218 2879 2235 22 223 21 218 2235 1698 21 223 20 217 1698 1285 20 222 20 217 1285 1000 19 222 19 217 1000 828 18 222 17 216 828 729 15 222 14 216 729 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