DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/01 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.8 - - 82.9 - - 73.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 119 - - -11 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5107 - - 1629 - - 377 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3788 - - 712 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5847 - - 2369 - - 1117 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3528 - - 5530 - - 1662 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 356 - - 114 - - 42 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 26 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 224 - - 226 - - 265 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 14 - - 4 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 10 - - 19 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -749 - - -2177 - - 183 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6596 - - 4546 - - 934 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1825 - - -3740 - - -436 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7672 - - 6109 - - 1553 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 90 - - 290 - - 590 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.8 - - 82.9 - - 73.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.3 - - 65.3 - - 71.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 86.3 - - 83.5 - - 73.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.6 - - 64.1 - - 70.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 119 - - -11 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5107 - - 1629 - - 377 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 72 - - 102 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 13 - - 17 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] 97916 22 252 26 263 28 264 97916 90617 16 256 15 262 14 257 90617 84991 14 250 15 253 17 295 84991 80324 7 263 11 244 13 297 80324 76320 3 347 6 279 6 253 76320 72798 3 313 4 275 1 248 72798 69603 6 248 9 248 10 306 69603 66658 8 207 14 232 11 255 66658 63931 5 173 11 243 14 222 63931 61309 12 257 20 245 21 235 61309 58600 27 238 24 240 31 240 58600 55802 30 233 36 232 41 233 55802 53133 33 233 41 231 43 238 53133 50733 53 252 48 244 53 242 50733 48578 63 245 64 243 66 242 48578 46613 61 243 69 239 71 238 46613 44808 62 247 71 240 69 237 44808 43132 63 247 71 239 69 240 43132 41562 61 240 70 237 68 241 41562 40079 62 235 69 240 66 239 40079 38668 62 237 63 243 65 235 38668 37295 56 239 51 238 63 234 37295 35893 51 241 48 235 56 233 35893 34434 47 235 47 234 53 236 34434 32921 46 235 45 234 52 238 32921 31340 44 233 44 236 49 241 31340 29679 42 235 47 249 46 243 29679 27939 41 235 52 248 46 241 27939 26120 40 228 56 241 49 238 26120 24224 45 230 57 236 48 236 24224 22255 49 228 52 228 47 234 22255 20209 49 222 48 226 47 230 20209 18085 42 223 43 228 48 229 18085 15930 31 226 36 231 44 229 15930 13858 32 227 35 228 40 231 13858 11974 32 219 31 218 39 229 11974 10301 30 215 32 215 37 227 10301 8820 28 221 30 209 36 219 8820 7506 29 228 27 204 36 211 7506 6336 32*231 22 201 35 207 6336 5296 30*228 19 200 32 208 5296 4378 28 225 15 202 27 212 4378 3569 27 225 13 206 22 220 3569 2847 26 224 11*213 20 224 2847 2211 26 223 10*219 20 224 2211 1681 25 223 9 224 13 236 1681 1275 24 223 9 228 9*247 1275 995 23 223 8 230 7*260 995 826 20 223 7 232 6 266 826 728 16 223 6 234 5 268 728 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