DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/30 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 - - - 56.1 - - 62.6 - - 64.6 - - 61.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 59 - - 22 - - -3 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 619 - - 1423 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 710 - - 710 - - 711 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1359 - - 2163 - - 728 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 509 - - 633 - - 2932 - - 1395 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 138 - - 132 - - 12 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 12 - - 7 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 095 - - 096 - - 063 - - 088 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2070 - - -3829 - - -6134 - - -4818 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3430 - - 5992 - - 6862 - - 5546 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9760 - - -10704 - - -12724 - - -11422 ODpotential blCL - - - 11119 - - 12867 - - 13452 - - 12150 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 100 - - 99 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 130 - - 60 - - 220 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.1 - - 62.6 - - 64.6 - - 61.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.1 - - 39.5 - - 37.7 - - 40.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.8 - - 62.9 - - 65.4 - - 62.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.4 - - 38.8 - - 37.1 - - 39.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 59 - - 22 - - -3 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 619 - - 1423 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 39 - - 101 - - 97 - - 86 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96370 59 253 81 255 78 259 71 263 96370 89333 44 255 50 260 53 260 51 261 89333 83920 32 267 30 262 35 254 38 263 83920 79395 29 272 22 270 29 263 30 279 79395 75474 29 260 27 271 31 270 27 281 75474 71996 23 265 26 265 29 267 27 284 71996 68834 17 282 16 272 25 268 28 283 68834 65921 19 270 27 267 26 258 30 272 65921 63207 24 264 28 265 22 268 27 261 63207 60559 33 266 32 281 38 277 36 275 60559 57795 44 267 47 264 49 268 46 265 57795 54926 48 257 54 259 55 265 49 260 54926 52207 52 266 64 264 59 265 58 265 52207 49792 66 263 67 257 63 260 62 263 49792 47635 69 256 60 254 64 259 61 262 47635 45681 65 265 61 265 67 262 60 264 45681 43911 74 273 72 275 65 273 68 280 43911 42294 74 273 82 277 81 281 76 277 42294 40788 70 271 92 278 80 269 67 269 40788 39365 68 270 92 279 77 266 63 260 39365 38011 68 271 77 273 75 271 63 260 38011 36690 67 275 65 267 75 278 66 266 36690 35336 66 279 57 268 71 278 66 271 35336 33923 64 283 55 275 64 272 63 278 33923 32453 56 282 59 279 57 268 56 276 32453 30913 51 274 51 278 53 274 53 269 30913 29288 49 266 46 269 49 269 50 263 29288 27582 44 260 43 255 49 262 44 265 27582 25800 40 264 38 255 48 260 41 266 25800 23941 43 264 35 261 41 262 35 265 23941 22007 41 260 38 261 32 272 26 268 22007 19990 33 257 38 262 27 298 18 280 19990 17882 25 261 32 264 24 295 18 289 17882 15734 19 269 28 264 29 278 18 286 15734 13676 17 275 25 247 26 258 18 283 13676 11810 10 289 14 228 21 250 19 277 11810 10153 6 245 8 215 15 229 13 272 10153 8683 7 248 7 209 11 205 11 251 8683 7375 4 250 3 183 12 199 11 239 7375 6211 2 247 3 157 11 191 10 223 6211 5181 5 127 8 157 9 158 10 180 5181 4277 12 111 13 143 14 129 15 157 4277 3487 15 104 16 127 15 107 19 142 3487 2785 18 095 17*115 14 092 21 127 2785 2167 21 095 14*102 14 085 21 117 2167 1652 19*095 13 097 14 078 21 105 1652 1256 16*095 12 095 13 072 19 097 1256 985 15 095 11 093 12 066 16 094 985 821 13 095 10 092 10*064 13*092 821 727 10 095 8 091 7*063 7*088 727 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