DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/15 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.9 - - 89.8 - - 81.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 158 - - 11 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3361 - - 2163 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2684 - - 713 - - 713 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4101 - - 2903 - - 730 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 4731 - - 5903 - - 572 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 341 - - 169 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 228 - - 266 - - 175 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 21 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1655 - - -1483 - - -1117 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5757 - - 4387 - - 1847 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2930 - - -2888 - - -4141 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7031 - - 5791 - - 4871 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 88 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1650 - - 2680 - - 3180 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.9 - - 89.8 - - 81.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.1 - - 72.9 - - 75.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 90.9 - - 89.9 - - 83.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.2 - - 71.7 - - 75.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 158 - - 11 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3361 - - 2163 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 16 - - 53 - - 10 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 17 - - 19 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] 98909 18 105 18 118 16 098 98909 91587 16 115 11 093 20 081 91587 85928 18 121 8 104 15 077 85928 81191 11 116 12 130 10 094 81191 77080 11 115 13 118 8 137 77080 73439 5 104 10 126 7 166 73439 70132 6 200 9 185 7 206 70132 67097 10 208 9 206 7 207 67097 64306 9 201 9 193 6 212 64306 61617 9 210 12 190 11 195 61617 58837 23 213 22 223 21 221 58837 56017 26 214 31 222 27 230 56017 53372 28 245 31 231 28 243 53372 50990 39 256 34 243 34 254 50990 48846 40 253 38 250 39 249 48846 46898 39 246 43 252 42 245 46898 45108 38 238 45 249 42 244 45108 43441 39 232 43 245 39 244 43441 41874 38 227 41 240 36 246 41874 40393 36 224 40 235 36 248 40393 38986 34 223 39 231 37 247 38986 37618 36 228 38 232 38 247 37618 36222 38 237 37 236 38 250 36222 34768 39 239 39 243 37 255 34768 33257 38 239 39 246 37 257 33257 31678 35 241 38 245 36 255 31678 30017 33 245 35 241 35 251 30017 28276 33 249 34 239 34 246 28276 26452 34 247 32 239 32 243 26452 24548 32 245 29 243 30 243 24548 22572 31 248 28 250 25 247 22572 20520 31 245 28 254 24 259 20520 18384 30 236 28 252 24 261 18384 16207 30 229 27 250 25 262 16207 14110 31 232 28 245 20 261 14110 12205 28 234 25 241 18 260 12205 10512 26 234 24 236 17 261 10512 9006 23 236 20 231 17 253 9006 7666 22 243 16 230 16 236 7666 6473 23 256 15 231 16 222 6473 5415 24 258 13 235 15 214 5415 4480 23*252 12 240 15 209 4480 3652 19*240 11 246 15 206 3652 2911 17 229 11*253 15 204 2911 2256 16 226 10*258 14 204 2256 1709 16 225 10 265 13 204 1709 1290 15 224 9 268 11 203 1290 1003 14 223 9 269 9 196 1003 829 13 223 8 270 7*186 829 729 11 223 7 270 4*175 729 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