DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/10 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 53.0 - - 62.7 - - 64.7 - - 53.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 46 - - 151 - - 43 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 295 - - 1342 - - 2253 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 710 - - 1163 - - 711 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1035 - - 2082 - - 2993 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 371 - - 1122 - - 1382 - - 64 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 98 - - 240 - - 188 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 319 - - 339 - - 328 - - 007 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1342 - - -2841 - - -3935 - - -2779 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2378 - - 4923 - - 6928 - - 3508 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9113 - - -8809 - - -10549 - - -11038 ODpotential blCL - - - 10148 - - 10891 - - 13542 - - 11766 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 59 - - 44 - - 44 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.0 - - 62.7 - - 64.7 - - 53.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.4 - - 43.9 - - 37.1 - - 41.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.7 - - 61.7 - - 64.4 - - 57.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.9 - - 43.2 - - 36.7 - - 41.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 46 - - 151 - - 43 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 295 - - 1342 - - 2253 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 96175 57 259 58 249 68 248 67 254 96175 89086 37 261 40 261 39 267 38 265 89086 83637 24 252 29 260 34 272 27 272 83637 79079 12 268 20 253 29 270 27 290 79079 75122 13 297 13 261 20 266 24 283 75122 71605 16 277 17 276 14 275 21 276 71605 68417 19 278 18 286 17 270 23 280 68417 65486 23 273 25 279 20 274 23 283 65486 62758 30 267 32 283 27 283 29 282 62758 60121 41 267 42 277 40 274 37 285 60121 57384 47 270 47 270 46 267 48 278 57384 54553 52 275 48 271 48 271 56 269 54553 51854 56 275 52 276 54 269 60 264 51854 49426 61 272 60 274 59 265 61 266 49426 47259 62 270 62 270 61 262 63 266 47259 45301 60 271 59 267 62 260 61 266 45301 43512 57 271 56 267 58 262 58 269 43512 41862 56 270 54 268 55 268 57 271 41862 40326 55 265 55 266 56 269 55 272 40326 38884 54 265 54 265 55 274 53 276 38884 37525 53 269 53 270 55 277 53 279 37525 36209 53 274 53 274 55 276 56 281 36209 34867 52 280 52 278 54 275 57 281 34867 33472 54 281 53 280 54 277 53 278 33472 32026 55 281 54 280 55 279 48 277 32026 30515 56 282 55 282 57 282 50 281 30515 28926 54 284 55 286 57 284 51 283 28926 27257 51 285 53 288 53 287 49 285 27257 25509 48 280 49 288 51 291 48 287 25509 23682 48 277 47 283 48 287 48 287 23682 21777 47 279 47 282 47 286 46 286 21777 19788 44 284 45 284 46 289 40 289 19788 17713 40 286 41 287 43 293 36 297 17713 15594 36 286 37 289 38 294 33 299 15594 13553 31 290 32 290 33 291 30 292 13553 11697 29 294 28 291 29 290 26 289 11697 10052 28 298 25 294 26 295 23 291 10052 8593 27 301 25 295 24 295 21 290 8593 7298 24 301 22 292 20 291 19 287 7298 6152 19 297 19 282 16 291 16 290 6152 5143 17 301 17 286 13 298 10 296 5143 4257 15 309 13 297 10 305 4 285 4257 3477 14 317 10 315 6*315 3 293 3477 2780 13 315 9 330 6*322 4 308 2780 2164 11 312 8*337 6 326 4 328 2164 1650 11 331 8*339 6 329 4 349 1650 1256 11*330 7 339 6 331 6 001 1256 985 9*320 7 339 6 332 7 007 985 820 8 318 7 340 6 333 7*007 820 727 6 318 6 340 5 334 5*007 727 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