DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/04 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 92.5 - - 93.3 - - 87.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 89 - - 12 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3830 - - 6171 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2794 - - 2979 - - 713 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4570 - - 6911 - - 730 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 4619 - - 2937 - - 5525 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 313 - - 249 - - 12 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 240 - - 227 - - 210 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -806 - - 970 - - -2547 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5376 - - 5941 - - 3278 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2678 - - -649 - - -4731 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7248 - - 7560 - - 5461 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 68 - - 75 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2400 - - 2160 - - 3550 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 92.5 - - 93.3 - - 87.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.2 - - 69.6 - - 74.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 91.9 - - 93.4 - - 89.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.7 - - 68.2 - - 73.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 89 - - 12 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3830 - - 6171 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 14 - - 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] 99030 5 155 5 087 5 000 99030 91596 1 251 8 309 8 036 91596 85840 2 187 5 277 9 003 85840 81059 5 072 5 114 2 352 81059 76943 8 048 9 038 5 104 76943 73307 6 005 7 041 6 067 73307 70020 4 028 6 027 15 032 70020 67009 9 079 3 338 9 332 67009 64237 12 010 7 347 8 351 64237 61577 11 316 9 323 15 289 61577 58839 17 307 15 284 10 274 58839 56018 19 291 18 279 20 309 56018 53334 30 273 34 270 39 281 53334 50929 38 270 41 278 47 282 50929 48772 47 275 52 282 53 283 48772 46801 53 271 57 279 59 279 46801 44980 55 267 59 274 62 276 44980 43286 56 269 58 270 62 274 43286 41702 56 269 58 275 60 279 41702 40215 54 272 60 282 57 285 40215 38812 55 274 61 286 57 287 38812 37451 52 273 54 278 54 286 37451 36065 46 270 43 266 46 285 36065 34627 42 266 39 259 37 277 34627 33137 39 272 36 263 37 273 33137 31575 34 279 29 273 37 279 31575 29929 27 284 24 283 32 278 29929 28205 23 279 23 282 27 279 28205 26400 20 276 26 278 26 279 26400 24517 22 273 24 275 26 278 24517 22553 22 276 21 273 24 279 22553 20507 19 262 20 281 17 282 20507 18377 18 263 19 289 14 295 18377 16210 14 263 17 291 9 308 16210 14122 7 232 13 269 7 357 14122 12218 9 236 11 255 6 018 12218 10521 14 239 12 252 6 316 10521 9015 15 237 14 243 11 271 9015 7675 15 233 13*237 13 247 7675 6484 13 233 12*234 13 242 6484 5426 12*241 12 231 12 243 5426 4491 12*241 11 228 12 242 4491 3664 12 241 11 227 12 239 3664 2921 11 240 11 225 12 236 2921 2265 11 240 11 223 13 233 2265 1716 11 239 10 222 12 230 1716 1296 10 238 10 221 12 227 1296 1006 10 237 9 221 10 224 1006 830 9 238 9 220 8*219 830 729 8 237 7 220 4*210 729 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