DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/07 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 - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 39.7 - - 47.4 - - 49.3 - - 40.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 66 - - 164 - - 58 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 307 - - 2344 - - 2130 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 709 - - 1927 - - 710 - - 709 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1047 - - 3084 - - 2870 - - 727 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 767 - - 687 - - 656 - - 1600 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 112 - - 297 - - 204 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 9 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 297 - - 284 - - 286 - - 252 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1042 - - -288 - - -1171 - - -1414 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2089 - - 3373 - - 4041 - - 2141 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13103 - - -10084 - - -10190 - - -12166 ODpotential blCL - - - 14150 - - 13168 - - 13060 - - 12893 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 81 - - 85 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.7 - - 47.4 - - 49.3 - - 40.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.5 - - 35.4 - - 34.4 - - 34.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.4 - - 46.4 - - 48.9 - - 44.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.9 - - 34.5 - - 33.8 - - 33.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 66 - - 164 - - 58 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 307 - - 2344 - - 2130 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 23 - - 23 - - 40 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 96124 78 255 83 258 75 263 68 258 96124 89062 44 264 47 256 49 260 48 264 89062 83610 29 271 29 258 32 260 37 276 83610 79082 20 268 23 266 25 273 28 281 79082 75174 14 258 20 262 23 276 21 278 75174 71703 12 268 14 266 17 280 15 274 71703 68543 14 275 16 267 18 269 16 273 68543 65625 17 270 15 259 18 257 18 266 65625 62909 17 287 13 280 18 260 18 259 62909 60262 26 283 21 285 20 276 17 265 60262 57484 28 269 25 268 23 272 22 270 57484 54597 26 265 27 258 27 268 30 271 54597 51835 31 268 31 261 31 268 34 270 51835 49341 37 269 35 267 34 275 33 271 49341 47105 41 270 37 272 37 274 33 274 47105 45082 40 270 37 275 37 272 31 278 45082 43236 38 269 41 278 35 281 30 283 43236 41539 39 271 44 279 34 285 33 286 41539 39969 39 277 43 276 37 284 32 290 39969 38506 42 286 39 275 38 287 31 302 38506 37132 50 286 40 282 39 285 31 305 37132 35808 53 277 45 284 40 281 30 298 35808 34469 50 278 51 276 41 282 31 297 34469 33085 53 283 58 274 51 278 36 299 33085 31657 52 282 57 271 57 274 38 294 31657 30167 48 277 51 271 57 272 36 291 30167 28604 43 280 47 274 53 273 30 293 28604 26964 42 286 43 277 44 275 25 306 26964 25244 38 293 37 282 39 284 26 309 25244 23447 30 300 29 283 28 282 29 305 23447 21573 21 309 22 286 24 278 29 308 21573 19614 16 320 17 286 22 284 24 303 19614 17565 15 311 15 298 15 288 19 298 17565 15470 18 316 10 332 10 300 17 305 15470 13446 18 342 11 008 10 322 15 311 13446 11603 18 354 16 009 12 342 13 311 11603 9964 19 353 19 003 15 353 11 321 9964 8506 20 351 21 358 15 355 9 332 8506 7210 18 349 18 352 15 345 10 327 7210 6061 17 347 15 343 14 333 11 327 6061 5048 15 344 13 338 13 324 10 321 5048 4163 11 335 10 325 11 312 9 301 4163 3393 8 303 9*292 9*289 11 271 3393 2713 8 287 9*286 8*286 11 255 2713 2116 8 287 9 285 8 286 9 256 2116 1619 9 296 9 284 7 285 8 262 1619 1238 8*299 9 284 7 286 7 265 1238 976 6*297 8 283 7 286 6 265 976 816 5 296 8 283 6 286 5*257 816 726 5 296 7 283 6 286 4*252 726 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