DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/20 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 - - - 54.8 - - 68.3 - - 70.6 - - 59.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 46 - - 163 - - 69 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 116 - - 2872 - - 3585 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 710 - - 2295 - - 2132 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - 856 - - 3612 - - 4325 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 305 - - 1218 - - 1043 - - 90 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 72 - - 316 - - 255 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 29 - - 33 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 125 - - 161 - - 225 - - 068 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -3 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1968 - - -5109 - - -5706 - - -5759 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2824 - - 8722 - - 10031 - - 6487 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10705 - - -13431 - - -13221 - - -14700 ODpotential blCL - - - 11561 - - 17043 - - 17546 - - 15428 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 62 - - 64 - - 39 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.8 - - 68.3 - - 70.6 - - 59.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.5 - - 33.0 - - 29.5 - - 34.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.5 - - 67.2 - - 70.1 - - 64.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.9 - - 32.0 - - 29.0 - - 34.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 46 - - 163 - - 69 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 116 - - 2872 - - 3585 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 97395 6 134 8 251 12 259 11 307 97395 90146 7 314 6 268 3 303 4 255 90146 84584 11 304 7 267 3 258 4 250 84584 79983 3 248 7 215 9 245 5 264 79983 76011 3 293 3 260 6 244 3 282 76011 72483 7 288 7 290 7 285 7 337 72483 69304 10 302 5 302 6 281 11 327 69304 66408 14 312 9 308 8 302 14 326 66408 63732 16 308 12 303 11 297 16 317 63732 61142 17 302 14 299 15 293 18 296 61142 58436 21 310 18 303 17 300 17 282 58436 55620 29 312 22 310 20 304 18 292 55620 52930 33 300 27 305 27 305 22 308 52930 50499 30 296 30 300 32 305 28 313 50499 48302 29 298 32 302 33 305 33 309 48302 46291 29 300 32 304 34 305 34 304 46291 44435 26 300 32 300 36 306 34 306 44435 42710 25 300 30 295 38 306 36 310 42710 41097 25 303 28 292 37 306 38 309 41097 39581 24 307 26 294 35 306 38 307 39581 38148 24 312 26 297 34 307 37 307 38148 36761 28 319 27 299 33 308 34 310 36761 35351 29 323 25 305 32 310 34 315 35351 33894 25 323 21 310 25 305 32 316 33894 32400 20 320 20 306 22 306 27 310 32400 30856 18 314 18 299 24 304 23 305 30856 29244 15 305 15 305 22 296 22 309 29244 27558 14 295 17 311 19 297 24 307 27558 25787 12 310 15 306 16 305 23 305 25787 23933 11 325 8 314 15 298 20 309 23933 22004 9 309 6 330 10 293 15 311 22004 19993 11 285 9 320 9 310 10 309 19993 17894 9 305 8 315 9 308 9 308 17894 15750 9 309 9 303 10 315 9 316 15750 13685 10 311 10 304 11 318 10 322 13685 11808 10 321 9 315 9 322 9 318 11808 10143 9 325 7 325 6 331 5 298 10143 8667 6 297 4 318 3 335 4 229 8667 7360 5 245 3 245 3 282 2 208 7360 6203 6 200 5 224 4 258 0 216 6203 5183 4 180 5 222 3*239 2 110 5183 4290 2 123 3*200 2*223 4 109 4290 3503 3 124 2*170 2 223 5 101 3503 2800 4 136 2 166 1 221 5 092 2800 2178 4 142 2 159 1 225 5 084 2178 1659 5 147 2 159 1 226 6 078 1659 1261 6 136 2 154 1 230 6 075 1261 988 5*128 2 154 1 231 6 071 988 822 4*125 2 155 1 232 6*070 822 727 3 124 1 154 1 230 5*068 727 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