DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/06 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 - - - 43.6 - - 43.2 - - 44.7 - - 39.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 37 - - 131 - - 76 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2115 - - 2903 - - 3009 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 709 - - 2210 - - 1859 - - 709 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2855 - - 3643 - - 3749 - - 726 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1916 - - 609 - - 651 - - 2965 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 179 - - 297 - - 251 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 15 - - 14 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 343 - - 339 - - 349 - - 326 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -4 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 896 - - 524 - - 175 - - -1249 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1959 - - 3120 - - 3574 - - 1975 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 545 - - -234 - - -10654 - - -2294 ODpotential blCL - - - 2310 - - 3877 - - 14403 - - 3020 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 95 - - 91 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.6 - - 43.2 - - 44.7 - - 39.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.9 - - 32.3 - - 31.8 - - 33.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.5 - - 42.5 - - 44.3 - - 41.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.2 - - 31.3 - - 31.1 - - 33.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 37 - - 131 - - 76 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2115 - - 2903 - - 3009 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 81 - - 62 - - 47 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 95958 63 261 81 254 84 268 71 263 95958 88984 49 263 50 269 46 260 51 268 88984 83585 32 270 33 273 29 259 38 265 83585 79091 21 282 20 275 20 265 27 267 79091 75204 17 296 14 264 17 263 19 279 75204 71737 16 303 12 255 18 250 19 274 71737 68563 15 280 12 257 19 252 23 267 68563 65638 16 273 12 245 19 247 23 259 65638 62933 21 276 11 278 12 257 19 255 62933 60303 27 274 22 283 19 289 16 265 60303 57533 33 269 27 270 26 279 19 279 57533 54637 32 264 31 265 38 279 32 280 54637 51871 32 269 38 266 46 272 44 276 51871 49386 36 270 39 269 47 267 52 271 49386 47152 38 266 40 273 47 270 51 268 47152 45119 35 272 44 272 50 277 47 270 45119 43253 40 281 48 270 54 279 47 276 43253 41532 42 281 50 275 55 277 48 282 41532 39937 43 283 51 276 50 279 46 285 39937 38452 45 280 49 278 51 283 45 292 38452 37066 41 276 48 277 50 283 45 294 37066 35738 38 274 46 275 51 284 45 298 35738 34398 34 276 41 273 49 281 45 296 34398 33020 33 293 35 288 40 287 39 300 33020 31601 31 292 40 291 42 296 35 302 31601 30121 25 296 37 286 41 293 35 301 30121 28561 26 311 34 295 39 295 38 307 28561 26920 33 316 35 300 41 298 40 314 26920 25196 37 316 37 299 42 300 42 318 25196 23389 35 317 38 299 43 307 45 316 23389 21502 35 319 36 302 45 314 46 317 21502 19527 36 320 35 308 45 316 44 319 19527 17463 35 319 34 315 43 317 42 320 17463 15351 34 318 33 319 39 316 41 320 15351 13312 31 321 31 316 36 315 37 322 13312 11458 29 325 31 314 34 317 33 324 11458 9814 28 324 30 318 31 323 30 326 9814 8359 28 327 28 325 27 330 23 327 8359 7077 26 330 25 336 24 340 15 335 7077 5951 24 328 21 346 17 352 8 342 5951 4966 22 318 18 347 15 354 7 007 4966 4111 21 319 16*341 15*349 12 006 4111 3363 20*331 16*339 15*349 15 357 3363 2695 18*342 16 339 15 349 15 352 2695 2104 17 343 16 339 15 349 15 348 2104 1611 17 344 16 339 15 349 15 345 1611 1233 16 344 15 339 14 349 14 342 1233 973 15 344 15 339 14 349 12 338 973 815 13 344 14 338 13 349 10*335 815 725 11 343 12 338 11 349 5*326 725 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