DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/23 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 52.6 - - 53.4 - - 41.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 76 - - 12 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1611 - - 1560 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 710 - - 710 - - 709 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2351 - - 2300 - - 727 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 857 - - 941 - - 956 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 209 - - 117 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 15 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 336 - - 252 - - 199 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1423 - - -1475 - - -176 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3774 - - 3775 - - 903 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9968 - - -8829 - - -8500 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12319 - - 11129 - - 9227 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 64 - - 69 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 52.6 - - 53.4 - - 41.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 38.9 - - 39.7 - - 40.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 52.2 - - 53.5 - - 44.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 37.6 - - 38.6 - - 41.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 76 - - 12 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1611 - - 1560 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 30 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 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] 96063 19 293 18 316 18 303 96063 89144 4 012 16 337 15 342 89144 83747 16 033 14 006 13 006 83747 79212 16 036 11 019 12 004 79212 75264 11 012 8 359 12 349 75264 71749 9 306 13 309 15 343 71749 68555 13 293 17 293 18 317 68555 65615 21 296 23 290 23 299 65615 62887 28 302 26 291 27 293 62887 60246 39 290 36 288 35 292 60246 57487 43 287 43 281 43 283 57487 54616 46 286 46 277 44 275 54616 51873 48 282 46 281 50 276 51873 49405 49 282 55 280 55 277 49405 47200 53 286 61 278 60 278 47200 45215 56 287 64 281 55 280 45215 43412 63 291 70 287 68 283 43412 41760 79 295 75 283 68 275 41760 40230 83 295 72 286 63 275 40230 38790 82 297 71 293 66 275 38790 37430 81 295 74 291 66 280 37430 36115 73 292 74 292 64 285 36115 34780 67 292 74 296 65 285 34780 33392 65 287 71 298 63 282 33392 31951 62 282 70 296 63 280 31951 30440 60 286 64 293 63 282 30440 28846 59 284 58 288 62 282 28846 27170 61 283 54 284 59 280 27170 25411 59 288 48 287 58 280 25411 23572 55 302 45 288 60 281 23572 21656 53 305 41 294 49 286 21656 19658 49 292 41 287 38 280 19658 17574 50 290 43 291 36 286 17574 15449 41 286 38 294 34 288 15449 13406 35 293 36 286 32 289 13406 11556 30 299 33 288 28 293 11556 9920 24 297 25 285 24 292 9920 8472 21 302 19 291 18 287 8472 7192 18 309 16 304 13 294 7192 6060 17 311 13 309 10 296 6060 5061 15 317 9 311 7 298 5061 4183 12 333 4 318 4 302 4183 3411 9 345 3 287 2 246 3411 2725 5*344 2*254 3 232 2725 2122 3*338 2*254 4 223 2122 1623 3 335 2 252 5 212 1623 1240 3 337 2 252 6 207 1240 977 2 334 2 251 6 204 977 817 2 334 2 252 5*200 817 726 2 334 2 249 4*199 726 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