DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/24 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.4 - - 70.6 - - 72.6 - - 62.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 77 - - 177 - - 64 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 294 - - 3458 - - 3961 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 710 - - 2753 - - 2309 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1034 - - 4198 - - 4701 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 327 - - 1021 - - 1156 - - 143 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 115 - - 344 - - 257 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 8 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 8 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 136 - - 165 - - 164 - - 127 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3224 - - -3434 - - -3289 - - -4222 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4258 - - 7632 - - 7990 - - 4950 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12540 - - -11460 - - -10303 - - -14008 ODpotential blCL - - - 13574 - - 15658 - - 15004 - - 14736 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 87 - - 80 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.4 - - 70.6 - - 72.6 - - 62.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.9 - - 40.1 - - 40.6 - - 43.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.9 - - 69.5 - - 72.3 - - 64.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.7 - - 39.8 - - 40.4 - - 43.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 77 - - 177 - - 64 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 294 - - 3458 - - 3961 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 50 - - 20 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 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] 97367 14 242 15 264 11 267 8 276 97367 90138 3 345 7 127 5 206 7 291 90138 84578 7 068 9 103 8 121 2 202 84578 79950 8 104 4 069 6 091 4 071 79950 75957 12 093 4 050 2 049 8 038 75957 72443 12 087 4 067 3 251 8 041 72443 69268 10 099 5 102 5 228 6 062 69268 66348 7 095 5 111 5 209 3 101 66348 63643 3 041 2 162 5 206 4 237 63643 61033 8 323 2 016 4 175 11 225 61033 58325 14 298 6 340 3 226 10 236 58325 55519 20 289 15 307 5 298 8 245 55519 52836 21 289 23 300 18 299 11 304 52836 50417 27 286 29 291 27 295 20 291 50417 48256 24 298 29 293 26 299 25 295 48256 46290 22 313 24 303 27 300 31 299 46290 44475 30 323 27 316 30 296 35 293 44475 42790 34 318 36 316 33 294 33 289 42790 41220 39 312 37 312 33 302 26 298 41220 39749 41 306 36 307 29 306 25 311 39749 38361 38 307 36 300 29 298 29 301 38361 37021 33 303 32 301 34 291 34 289 37021 35658 31 303 31 299 31 294 34 278 35658 34237 29 310 31 297 29 299 25 288 34237 32760 28 317 28 300 29 300 20 296 32760 31211 24 326 25 300 27 302 20 305 31211 29578 16 330 17 301 24 301 20 311 29578 27861 14 323 15 293 22 293 19 308 27861 26063 12 321 14 286 20 285 23 312 26063 24189 9 319 11 285 15 289 25 314 24189 22237 8 331 11 288 10 309 21 314 22237 20200 13 350 11 302 9 341 14 318 20200 18070 18 000 14 002 13 353 12 327 18070 15893 15 358 18 018 8 345 12 348 15893 13794 9 339 9 010 6 322 12 345 13794 11887 8 328 6 357 7 329 10 345 11887 10199 3 312 2 325 6 335 7 351 10199 8708 2 249 3 254 5 317 5 345 8708 7390 2 310 2 257 4 287 4 323 7390 6224 2 333 0 311 3 258 3 258 6224 5200 1 208 2 163 5*183 7 185 5200 4305 4 200 5*168 6*172 9 169 4305 3515 7 181 8*166 6 167 9 162 3515 2808 8 156 8 166 6 166 10 155 2808 2184 11 148 8 165 6 163 11 149 2184 1663 13 146 8 165 6 161 13 143 1663 1263 13*142 8 164 6 160 13 139 1263 988 9*137 7 163 5 160 13 136 988 822 9 136 7 164 5 159 11*133 822 727 7 137 6 163 5 159 5*127 727 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