DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/10 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.1 - - 75.4 - - 73.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - 23 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2191 - - 1420 - - 191 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 712 - - 712 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2931 - - 2160 - - 931 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2020 - - 1575 - - 3424 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 183 - - 143 - - 21 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 011 - - 041 - - 029 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -138 - - -1980 - - -815 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3069 - - 4140 - - 1746 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1259 - - -4764 - - -1564 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4190 - - 6924 - - 2495 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 50 - - 130 - - 270 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.1 - - 75.4 - - 73.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.0 - - 59.7 - - 67.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.0 - - 75.3 - - 73.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.3 - - 58.9 - - 67.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - 23 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2191 - - 1420 - - 191 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - 14 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] 98883 7 196 3 257 10 356 98883 91432 6 116 3 278 3 325 91432 85677 4 110 5 206 4 208 85677 80890 2 304 4 233 4 222 80890 76771 9 280 8 284 6 302 76771 73136 10 253 11 256 11 262 73136 69850 6 251 9 214 8 233 69850 66836 8 273 7 230 9 256 66836 64046 13 230 11 280 15 278 64046 61361 14 232 15 254 19 267 61361 58584 16 252 17 253 22 263 58584 55716 32 256 26 261 25 270 55716 53000 37 247 37 263 36 261 53000 50586 46 258 44 254 42 258 50586 48429 55 254 53 248 49 260 48429 46468 57 243 57 245 55 257 46468 44665 55 240 57 242 56 249 44665 42996 55 245 57 242 55 251 42996 41433 59 260 55 244 60 251 41433 39956 61 261 58 251 61 247 39956 38555 61 259 62 254 59 247 38555 37195 60 252 63 254 57 252 37195 35809 62 249 62 257 57 255 35809 34364 63 248 63 260 56 256 34364 32863 60 244 64 258 54 258 32863 31290 58 241 63 256 50 256 31290 29636 59 240 62 255 46 254 29636 27903 58 238 60 250 46 253 27903 26087 50 236 58 242 45 250 26087 24188 44 254 49 243 40 245 24188 22214 43 270 46 270 38 245 22214 20169 34 263 38 272 36 270 20169 18055 35 258 31 258 33 285 18055 15907 36 252 32 261 27 275 15907 13839 40 247 33 260 20 271 13839 11957 42 244 32 261 15 269 11957 10281 37 245 29 271 12 267 10281 8792 28 237 26 273 12 283 8792 7471 25 242 21 267 10 297 7471 6300 19 253 18 265 7 312 6300 5265 10 255 15 264 7 351 5265 4357 3 222 11 260 8 010 4357 3556 1*349 8 257 6 018 3556 2840 5*013 4 259 4 021 2840 2207 7 012 4*042 3 026 2207 1679 7 010 5*041 2 027 1679 1273 7 010 5 041 2 033 1273 995 7 010 5 041 1*032 995 825 7 009 5 040 1*031 825 728 6 009 4 040 1 027 728 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