DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/21 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 48.4 - - 50.0 - - 49.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 15 - - 1 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 153 - - 867 - - 547 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 710 - - 710 - - 710 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 893 - - 1607 - - 1287 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1620 - - 565 - - 755 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 60 - - 99 - - 40 - - - W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 6 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 066 - - 059 - - 043 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 167 - - 558 - - 446 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 726 - - 1049 - - 841 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 118 - - 292 - - 104 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 775 - - 1315 - - 1183 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 50 - - 20 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.4 - - 50.0 - - 49.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.2 - - 47.9 - - 48.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.3 - - 50.0 - - 50.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.1 - - 47.5 - - 48.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 15 - - 1 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 153 - - 867 - - 547 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - - 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] 95912 19 316 20 322 24 334 95912 89012 19 002 22 003 14 318 89012 83600 18 003 22 350 19 340 83600 79070 18 342 19 321 26 339 79070 75185 15 321 16 280 24 325 75185 71755 20 338 11 297 21 314 71755 68627 27 327 21 325 25 307 68627 65734 32 305 28 316 29 296 65734 63051 29 290 27 304 27 290 63051 60446 27 294 30 296 28 295 60446 57721 34 294 39 289 38 293 57721 54901 46 289 46 286 49 288 54901 52221 58 283 54 289 53 286 52221 49804 53 282 61 285 61 280 49804 47616 52 293 63 285 67 272 47616 45604 54 291 67 285 67 271 45604 43742 68 283 70 280 68 275 43742 42014 78 281 79 276 73 279 42014 40403 74 274 84 272 78 277 40403 38896 76 268 78 266 82 268 38896 37484 76 262 77 261 80 258 37484 36124 71 260 79 260 84 258 36124 34745 66 258 81 261 91 257 34745 33320 64 258 78 260 94 255 33320 31850 59 257 72 258 89 255 31850 30324 48 252 69 257 79 256 30324 28726 43 247 65 255 70 255 28726 27053 44 246 60 255 64 253 27053 25301 43 260 56 256 60 251 25301 23470 45 260 50 254 57 251 23470 21564 43 254 44 247 48 253 21564 19578 40 249 41 240 42 249 19578 17513 42 246 34 252 43 250 17513 15411 44 244 39 252 43 252 15411 13390 41 246 46 235 38 252 13390 11554 28 246 45 218 33 249 11554 9924 5 270 25 197 35 247 9924 8475 7 007 8 138 22 216 8475 7196 7 340 2 133 9 170 7196 6068 5 311 2 025 6 152 6068 5073 5 272 2 354 4 130 5073 4198 7 254 1 219 4 066 4198 3426 3 232 2 184 7 041 3426 2736 5 086 3 078 9 039 2736 2130 8 074 9 055 11 044 2130 1627 10 069 8*057 12*044 1627 1243 10 068 7*059 12*043 1243 979 9*067 7 059 10 043 979 818 8*066 6 060 9 042 818 726 7 066 5 060 7 042 726 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