DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/26 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 - - - 34.1 - - 35.9 - - 38.0 - - 32.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 6 - - 70 - - 49 - - -53 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2670 - - 3441 - - 3370 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 709 - - 2116 - - 1343 - - 709 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3410 - - 4181 - - 4110 - - 726 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1741 - - 1326 - - 1704 - - 4070 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 129 - - 258 - - 226 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 39 - - 39 - - 38 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 277 - - 284 - - 289 - - 291 Direction Wind Shear - - - 25 - - 23 - - 22 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -1 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1110 - - 1181 - - -261 - - -3447 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2301 - - 3000 - - 4371 - - 4173 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 347 - - 732 - - -1263 - - -5766 ODpotential blCL - - - 3063 - - 3449 - - 5373 - - 6492 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - 75 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.1 - - 35.9 - - 38.0 - - 32.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.8 - - 25.5 - - 21.5 - - 17.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.2 - - 35.9 - - 37.9 - - 34.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.0 - - 24.7 - - 21.2 - - 16.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 6 - - 70 - - 49 - - -53 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2670 - - 3441 - - 3370 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 102 - - 2 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 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] 95981 11 061 7 000 17 348 10 353 95981 88996 10 059 8 034 4 282 12 354 88996 83565 5 058 4 360 5 307 13 354 83565 79013 2 009 8 291 9 314 9 308 79013 75056 5 239 10 247 11 267 10 298 75056 71519 5 241 5 274 9 259 16 264 71519 68292 16 243 17 255 18 254 20 266 68292 65305 17 233 19 247 21 240 20 253 65305 62511 16 261 20 265 21 272 25 259 62511 59785 36 268 36 257 35 262 28 260 59785 56934 52 249 45 238 40 251 34 268 56934 53973 50 240 48 247 50 255 48 260 53973 51143 52 246 59 249 56 250 52 254 51143 48593 61 249 59 251 54 253 54 256 48593 46315 65 247 60 259 56 261 58 260 46315 44263 59 247 65 264 67 268 64 264 44263 42396 54 260 80 264 83 265 71 266 42396 40681 70 268 95 257 88 258 74 265 40681 39091 84 261 94 250 85 258 74 265 39091 37604 84 253 86 251 82 259 76 265 37604 36206 76 252 77 257 79 265 80 270 36206 34863 73 257 80 273 86 272 89 267 34863 33517 77 260 96 275 99 274 95 264 33517 32139 81 258 101 270 108 273 91 271 32139 30719 80 256 97 266 112 272 108 277 30719 29241 79 258 92 267 112 272 123 275 29241 27690 80 262 91 271 108 271 131 278 27690 26066 82 264 93 274 99 272 115 283 26066 24367 85 265 96 276 93 277 91 282 24367 22594 83 268 96 278 91 280 81 280 22594 20746 72 271 94 279 86 282 79 281 20746 18820 57 275 96 283 82 285 74 282 18820 16816 53 280 92 284 82 290 69 286 16816 14771 56 279 77 283 76 292 69 292 14771 12807 58 275 64 284 64 294 66 298 12807 11036 51 274 59 289 56 294 59 301 11036 9476 46 282 58 293 53 295 54 300 9476 8104 46 288 56 296 54 297 50 300 8104 6894 49 289 51 297 54 299 48 304 6894 5824 50 287 49 294 54 297 49 305 5824 4879 49 283 45*287 47*290 51 300 4879 4048 48*281 45*286 43*288 48 294 4048 3315 46*279 43 285 42 289 45 294 3315 2659 44 278 42 284 40 289 42 294 2659 2078 42 277 40 283 39 290 38 294 2078 1595 39 277 38 283 37 290 34 294 1595 1223 36 276 36 282 34 290 29 293 1223 968 32 275 32 281 31 290 23 292 968 814 28 275 28 281 27 290 19*292 814 725 21 274 22 280 21 290 13*291 725 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