DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/23 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.7 - - 63.3 - - 63.1 - - 60.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 51 - - 111 - - 23 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1491 - - 2311 - - 2333 - - 1439 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 711 - - 1713 - - 711 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2231 - - 3051 - - 3073 - - 2179 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2219 - - 1778 - - 1451 - - 2149 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 178 - - 264 - - 162 - - 55 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 14 - - 12 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 045 - - 036 - - 037 - - 042 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 0 - - 2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 219 - - 613 - - 796 - - 464 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2012 - - 2438 - - 2277 - - 1715 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -856 - - 395 - - 502 - - -9 ODpotential blCL - - - 3087 - - 2656 - - 2571 - - 2188 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.7 - - 63.3 - - 63.1 - - 60.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 54.6 - - 55.3 - - 55.9 - - 56.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.4 - - 62.7 - - 63.1 - - 61.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 54.1 - - 54.6 - - 55.4 - - 55.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 51 - - 111 - - 23 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1491 - - 2311 - - 2333 - - 1439 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 100 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 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] 98483 12 115 2 244 8 154 6 188 98483 91075 12 100 12 119 4 128 7 075 91075 85386 9 068 13 114 5 162 3 061 85386 80661 1 071 4 118 3 141 4 244 80661 76583 2 238 2 159 2 175 3 303 76583 72993 7 110 4 138 3 212 3 349 72993 69755 11 091 5 095 1 195 5 009 69755 66790 4 077 2 013 3 296 7 348 66790 64056 2 093 4 276 7 257 8 301 64056 61408 7 004 8 280 8 274 6 284 61408 58643 16 313 14 292 17 294 14 314 58643 55778 20 286 17 309 18 288 22 293 55778 53049 17 283 20 305 16 307 22 300 53049 50591 21 297 24 294 25 313 28 313 50591 48382 25 301 28 290 32 310 33 315 48382 46371 28 301 30 304 35 313 43 317 46371 44523 33 300 38 311 45 312 47 318 44523 42808 36 300 47 308 48 312 56 326 42808 41208 38 302 53 304 58 319 73 316 41208 39714 41 309 53 305 72 315 76 310 39714 38312 43 314 54 311 73 316 71 317 38312 36958 51 320 61 321 75 321 82 332 36958 35584 57 322 66 324 83 326 90 332 35584 34152 64 323 67 324 90 327 86 329 34152 32663 62 323 66 324 85 325 84 325 32663 31099 49 323 65 324 79 324 83 323 31099 29449 38 323 54 323 73 326 80 323 29449 27714 27 321 41 324 59 327 79 329 27714 25906 23 329 34 330 42 328 65 335 25906 24034 26 332 29 334 33 331 46 338 24034 22098 19 333 25 338 27 340 35 342 22098 20080 14 348 16 341 22 342 30 344 20080 17970 10 007 10 005 17 348 23 350 17970 15816 5 038 7 055 9 008 14 011 15816 13738 7 059 9 073 6 040 11 030 13738 11847 9 055 9 064 6 039 9 029 11847 10165 8 048 8 037 11 036 7 016 10165 8671 4 070 11 005 15 026 9 036 8671 7348 6 079 9 020 12 035 10 033 7348 6181 19 051 14 067 13 053 12 053 6181 5158 24 048 16 055 14 058 15 051 5158 4266 23 050 16 048 14 052 15 044 4266 3483 19 053 16*046 14*045 15 044 3483 2783 17*055 16*043 14*041 15*044 2783 2167 16*053 15 036 13 038 14*044 2167 1652 14 045 14 034 12 036 13 043 1652 1258 13 044 14 033 12 035 12 042 1258 986 12 042 13 032 11 035 11 041 986 822 11 042 12 032 10 034 9 039 822 727 9 041 10 032 8 033 7 039 727 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