DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/08 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 - - - 43.2 - - 51.7 - - 58.4 - - 47.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 61 - - 128 - - 16 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 538 - - 1002 - - 1552 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 709 - - 710 - - 710 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1278 - - 1742 - - 2292 - - 727 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 313 - - 415 - - 921 - - 82 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 132 - - 207 - - 127 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 254 - - 248 - - 277 - - 272 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 5 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -95 - - -349 - - -1170 - - -380 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1373 - - 2091 - - 3462 - - 1107 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10747 - - -8830 - - -8983 - - -10653 ODpotential blCL - - - 12025 - - 10572 - - 11275 - - 11380 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 91 - - 74 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.2 - - 51.7 - - 58.4 - - 47.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.0 - - 45.3 - - 45.9 - - 44.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.9 - - 51.0 - - 58.6 - - 50.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.6 - - 44.5 - - 45.4 - - 45.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 61 - - 128 - - 16 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 538 - - 1002 - - 1552 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 81 - - 62 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 96109 69 256 79 257 74 259 66 262 96109 89037 40 265 42 262 47 259 47 264 89037 83608 29 271 29 266 26 282 31 272 83608 79096 16 283 17 270 22 264 25 281 79096 75184 15 308 11 274 17 257 20 280 75184 71694 19 306 7 272 10 266 17 272 71694 68516 19 292 11 289 11 288 17 285 68516 65595 22 288 16 297 16 291 17 293 65595 62878 21 280 18 295 17 279 19 282 62878 60237 24 285 18 298 19 284 23 287 60237 57480 26 283 27 286 22 282 27 291 57480 54623 28 295 32 282 36 298 36 293 54623 51897 32 296 38 288 46 281 45 295 51897 49436 34 291 38 286 45 286 50 287 49436 47221 40 285 37 290 46 291 43 293 47221 45207 35 282 46 294 43 299 36 302 45207 43374 42 293 48 302 53 313 50 321 43374 41703 48 291 57 296 58 310 53 312 41703 40163 48 282 58 288 52 306 48 298 40163 38729 37 294 36 279 47 316 43 304 38729 37380 41 325 36 320 45 321 45 312 37380 36076 52 320 44 327 42 321 45 316 36076 34748 53 308 44 310 38 317 43 315 34748 33366 49 300 49 300 39 306 43 312 33366 31932 47 297 51 300 44 302 46 310 31932 30431 45 302 49 298 49 305 48 309 30431 28851 44 305 47 297 51 309 47 310 28851 27192 43 307 45 295 49 308 46 312 27192 25454 42 308 42 290 46 298 45 311 25454 23636 39 311 39 288 47 298 44 307 23636 21742 37 310 37 291 47 298 44 305 21742 19762 40 299 36 296 45 300 42 305 19762 17694 38 302 33 307 41 305 40 301 17694 15578 32 303 30 315 33 303 38 299 15578 13537 27 298 30 312 28 304 36 302 13537 11677 28 293 31 310 33 309 33 307 11677 10023 29 285 31 310 32 315 31 311 10023 8555 28 281 29 305 26 313 25 308 8555 7255 28 281 29 299 29 296 27 298 7255 6108 29 285 31 292 31 290 30 297 6108 5101 30 286 33 288 30 295 28 303 5101 4220 30 284 33 287 28 301 26 312 4220 3447 27 285 32 283 26 298 24 314 3447 2757 25 286 28 276 23*292 23 309 2757 2148 27 275 25*268 18*278 20 296 2148 1640 24*263 17*250 17 277 19 293 1640 1249 18*256 17 249 16 276 17 292 1249 981 16 254 16 248 15 276 15 288 981 819 15 253 14 248 13 275 12*284 819 726 12 253 12 247 10 275 6*272 726 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