DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/19 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 - - - - - - 64.5 - - 67.5 - - 57.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 177 - - 75 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2274 - - 2945 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1910 - - 1751 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3014 - - 3685 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 980 - - 903 - - 2926 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 301 - - 245 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 15 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 165 - - 185 - - 270 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3953 - - -4827 - - -5102 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6967 - - 8512 - - 5831 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12830 - - -12949 - - -15048 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15844 - - 16634 - - 15776 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 52 - - 86 - - 44 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.5 - - 67.5 - - 57.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 37.0 - - 33.3 - - 35.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.4 - - 67.0 - - 63.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 36.0 - - 32.9 - - 35.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 177 - - 75 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2274 - - 2945 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 43 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 97544 16 254 6 260 12 280 97544 90282 17 242 16 277 14 295 90282 84719 14 231 20 261 15 285 84719 80085 3 230 14 252 12 276 80085 76082 1 224 12 229 14 276 76082 72546 7 271 9 239 14 288 72546 69340 13 296 7 299 10 299 69340 66403 12 294 9 316 11 306 66403 63698 12 276 14 289 15 298 63698 61083 14 274 18 278 20 291 61083 58354 19 287 23 291 21 295 58354 55522 23 292 26 292 28 290 55522 52818 27 295 29 291 33 293 52818 50375 31 294 36 288 36 294 50375 48169 38 290 39 286 37 295 48169 46150 42 287 40 285 38 294 46150 44289 44 285 44 284 40 293 44289 42561 46 286 47 283 42 291 42561 40950 49 285 48 283 45 285 40950 39444 52 284 51 282 43 283 39444 38030 46 285 47 278 44 285 38030 36667 34 282 32 270 41 280 36667 35291 25 266 22 259 29 271 35291 33873 21 277 20 253 18 256 33873 32413 24 273 21 241 15 240 32413 30886 26 269 19 242 15 245 30886 29274 22 282 20 242 18 256 29274 27582 19 265 19 249 21 269 27582 25808 18 254 19 264 20 272 25808 23955 16 255 17 272 17 282 23955 22026 15 254 17 271 17 287 22026 20011 13 255 16 268 20 301 20011 17900 13 261 14 271 18 289 17900 15745 15 265 12 274 16 267 15745 13674 15 261 12 269 13 266 13674 11796 13 254 11 270 9 269 11796 10131 11 247 11 263 8 285 10131 8655 9 246 7 261 5 289 8655 7346 7 236 5 254 3 280 7346 6187 7 215 5 237 3 267 6187 5165 6 192 5 220 4 252 5165 4272 6 160 4*184 4 202 4272 3489 6*154 3*183 5 185 3489 2789 6*163 3 183 4 188 2789 2170 6 164 3 183 3 198 2170 1654 6 166 3 187 3 214 1654 1258 5 167 3 189 2 227 1258 986 5 167 3 190 2 244 986 821 5 167 3 190 2*262 821 727 5 168 2 192 2*270 727 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