DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/28 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 26.7 - - 32.1 - - 34.3 - - 25.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 91 - - 231 - - 79 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1049 - - 2672 - - 3409 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 708 - - 2292 - - 2128 - - 708 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1789 - - 3412 - - 4149 - - 726 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1784 - - 975 - - 794 - - 2871 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 184 - - 343 - - 260 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 9 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 313 - - 304 - - 279 - - 209 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -891 - - -1275 - - -1558 - - -3489 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2680 - - 4687 - - 5707 - - 4215 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1916 - - -12141 - - -11432 - - -15343 ODpotential blCL - - - 3705 - - 15553 - - 15581 - - 16069 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 69 - - 69 - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 26.7 - - 32.1 - - 34.3 - - 25.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.0 - - 14.4 - - 12.1 - - 10.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 26.3 - - 30.8 - - 33.7 - - 30.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.8 - - 13.9 - - 11.7 - - 10.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 91 - - 231 - - 79 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1049 - - 2672 - - 3409 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 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] 96015 20 047 26 042 19 042 15 037 96015 88971 19 039 16 056 12 026 17 024 88971 83467 12 031 6 057 6 355 13 348 83467 78878 5 325 6 307 10 311 13 338 78878 74900 5 239 8 262 12 291 15 294 74900 71356 11 292 8 267 11 283 13 272 71356 68117 17 272 21 274 20 278 16 284 68117 65114 18 283 26 260 27 264 22 279 65114 62320 26 273 28 270 31 272 28 280 62320 59608 26 281 31 275 35 274 35 279 59608 56775 35 284 35 278 39 275 42 272 56775 53842 42 288 42 280 49 277 48 276 53842 51052 51 290 53 282 55 280 55 276 51052 48554 57 290 60 283 58 283 56 274 48554 46323 63 288 65 285 64 282 55 278 46323 44306 66 288 71 282 66 282 69 278 44306 42470 71 292 69 281 70 278 72 275 42470 40791 77 293 69 283 73 278 76 278 40791 39248 83 293 72 284 80 281 86 280 39248 37820 88 292 79 284 89 281 93 279 37820 36485 90 291 89 285 93 279 96 278 36485 35196 87 292 97 285 94 279 95 277 35196 33882 83 293 95 284 92 281 91 278 33882 32517 78 292 87 285 88 282 86 281 32517 31104 72 295 83 288 84 284 81 284 31104 29624 69 302 81 290 82 285 79 286 29624 28065 68 305 82 291 80 287 76 287 28065 26427 71 304 84 292 77 289 73 285 26427 24707 74 306 79 294 74 294 71 285 24707 22905 74 311 76 294 72 297 69 288 22905 21026 72 313 72 294 72 300 67 294 21026 19072 71 310 67 299 67 304 60 300 19072 17045 68 308 65 302 65 304 59 298 17045 14980 64 309 60 305 64 305 55 299 14980 12985 58 312 52 307 56 306 49 306 12985 11173 48 314 46 308 42 308 39 305 11173 9576 37 315 40 309 35 313 30 299 9576 8166 32 319 33 313 28 315 25 300 8166 6920 29 320 27 318 20 318 20 303 6920 5825 26 319 22 320 13 320 10 303 5825 4867 22 320 18 317 9*299 5 277 4867 4031 18 320 13*310 9*282 4 249 4031 3299 16 320 10*306 9 281 2 239 3299 2646 15 330 10 305 9 280 2 240 2646 2069 15*328 10 304 9 278 2 242 2069 1589 13*318 10 304 8 278 3 243 1589 1220 11 312 9 304 8 277 3 239 1220 966 11 311 9 303 8 277 3 234 966 812 10 311 8 303 8 276 3*220 812 725 8 311 8 304 7 276 3*209 725 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