DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 10/25 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 - - - 0655z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.3 - - 71.0 - - 74.3 - - 63.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 65 - - 180 - - 51 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 270 - - 1768 - - 2955 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 710 - - 1548 - - 711 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1010 - - 2508 - - 3695 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 257 - - 1620 - - 1570 - - 88 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 105 - - 276 - - 216 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 8 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 172 - - 198 - - 217 - - 151 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2691 - - -4359 - - -4680 - - -4841 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3702 - - 6867 - - 8375 - - 5569 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11702 - - -11860 - - -11611 - - -14028 ODpotential blCL - - - 12712 - - 14368 - - 15306 - - 14756 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 74 - - 73 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.3 - - 71.0 - - 74.3 - - 63.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.3 - - 43.9 - - 40.6 - - 42.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.9 - - 69.9 - - 74.0 - - 67.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.1 - - 43.6 - - 40.4 - - 42.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 65 - - 180 - - 51 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 270 - - 1768 - - 2955 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 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] 97277 15 285 21 281 16 244 20 266 97277 90066 8 198 14 259 6 285 5 296 90066 84498 7 120 6 185 5 234 3 309 84498 79862 11 088 8 138 9 187 3 211 79862 75882 11 079 9 122 10 163 5 183 75882 72387 7 088 8 112 6 132 6 150 72387 69223 4 153 4 204 2 245 5 134 69223 66310 10 176 11 227 5 249 2 211 66310 63611 4 187 13 220 10 240 9 263 63611 60993 9 290 14 225 16 236 17 246 60993 58271 15 280 11 240 16 247 21 240 58271 55464 23 277 15 285 15 263 19 244 55464 52791 27 262 22 278 22 268 23 266 52791 50382 27 265 30 265 34 262 39 266 50382 48210 26 269 27 264 32 263 37 268 48210 46222 29 276 32 278 37 269 42 278 46222 44388 41 271 40 266 44 267 49 270 44388 42693 38 263 46 258 47 263 48 263 42693 41134 39 269 47 261 45 263 46 259 41134 39685 42 279 42 264 42 263 42 264 39685 38318 43 284 37 265 44 261 40 271 38318 36988 42 288 37 264 42 263 41 274 36988 35628 38 295 39 267 38 265 38 276 35628 34209 27 296 35 272 32 267 36 283 34209 32735 23 294 30 278 29 272 35 282 32735 31191 18 285 31 286 29 276 31 275 31191 29568 18 288 34 290 30 277 29 276 29568 27863 26 296 33 288 29 278 29 279 27863 26073 42 288 29 285 27 278 28 282 26073 24198 35 280 25 278 24 279 25 285 24198 22242 20 279 22 273 22 281 21 284 22242 20204 10 261 18 265 18 286 17 288 20204 18078 7 251 13 263 14 281 11 286 18078 15909 7 304 8 272 10 282 9 273 15909 13817 7 310 5 279 8 266 9 255 13817 11914 4 285 6 276 8 272 9 272 11914 10227 4 263 6 274 8 286 6 318 10227 8737 5 289 5 292 7 307 8 344 8737 7419 6 312 5 294 6 311 7 335 7419 6252 6 331 4 272 5 294 7 308 6252 5224 6 340 4 248 6 271 7 285 5224 4322 4 333 5 237 6*242 6 244 4322 3528 3 289 7 228 5*223 5 212 3528 2818 5 239 8*211 5 220 6 196 2818 2190 8 207 8*201 5 217 6 184 2190 1667 10 189 8 199 5 214 7 175 1667 1266 10*178 8 197 5 213 7 168 1266 990 8*174 7 196 5 212 7 161 990 823 6 170 7 196 4 211 6*154 823 727 5 171 6 197 4 211 5*151 727 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