DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/11 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 - - - 32.8 - - 43.2 - - 46.2 - - 45.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 85 - - 224 - - -6 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 920 - - 2067 - - 389 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 708 - - 1849 - - 709 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1660 - - 2807 - - 1129 - - 727 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 571 - - 513 - - 2511 - - 429 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 174 - - 313 - - 38 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 30 - - 22 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 198 - - 206 - - 216 - - 225 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 12 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2951 - - -4285 - - -5075 - - -4998 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4612 - - 7093 - - 6205 - - 5725 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -17605 - - -15318 - - -14974 - - -13916 ODpotential blCL - - - 19265 - - 18125 - - 16103 - - 14643 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 78 - - 90 - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.8 - - 43.2 - - 46.2 - - 45.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.5 - - 14.9 - - 21.8 - - 23.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.5 - - 42.4 - - 46.6 - - 47.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 15.0 - - 14.6 - - 21.3 - - 23.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 85 - - 224 - - -6 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 920 - - 2067 - - 389 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 53 - - 11 - - 59 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 96303 52 254 46 245 52 257 48 250 96303 89189 42 263 44 255 46 249 51 249 89189 83624 34 260 39 246 46 249 49 258 83624 78986 34 248 36 242 39 255 42 256 78986 74976 28 254 35 244 39 259 36 266 74976 71430 32 277 24 267 35 249 37 267 71430 68221 37 285 28 294 23 252 27 265 68221 65263 33 292 30 298 24 273 31 272 65263 62510 33 298 33 299 25 301 30 275 62510 59839 33 303 41 300 36 310 32 296 59839 57074 35 307 46 294 42 307 38 307 57074 54227 37 307 44 292 48 304 44 304 54227 51519 40 313 44 301 51 307 53 300 51519 49089 50 317 54 305 55 297 51 298 49089 46902 55 306 55 304 54 297 50 304 46902 44909 50 307 58 312 58 298 64 301 44909 43088 53 322 68 312 62 301 67 290 43088 41409 74 316 69 310 72 305 67 294 41409 39842 80 309 68 308 75 305 76 300 39842 38371 81 307 67 307 76 305 87 298 38371 36987 84 307 68 306 79 305 94 294 36987 35651 85 308 75 301 82 304 96 290 35651 34299 85 307 75 294 86 303 97 287 34299 32903 85 308 68 288 87 301 98 287 32903 31461 83 310 66 284 86 302 95 290 31461 29958 83 310 65 284 83 304 91 292 29958 28376 73 313 65 287 86 304 83 295 28376 26722 67 309 66 289 88 301 76 293 26722 24997 63 311 69 291 84 296 74 293 24997 23195 59 314 70 293 82 283 73 293 23195 21317 56 317 65 295 85 276 74 299 21317 19359 55 314 61 297 85 278 73 301 19359 17323 50 312 63 301 89 281 73 295 17323 15259 46 309 65 303 92 287 81 285 15259 13270 49 304 60 303 89 291 77 281 13270 11455 51 302 57 295 76 288 62 283 11455 9845 53 285 56 283 67 290 43 292 9845 8417 42 274 53 278 61 288 40 299 8417 7146 37 261 50 264 55 282 41 294 7146 6020 36 250 47 254 52 279 39 294 6020 5027 34 242 47 246 47 267 36 281 5027 4160 33 234 46 235 45 248 40 264 4160 3400 32 225 41*222 41 233 41 250 3400 2722 32 214 33*208 38 227 37 244 2722 2123 29*206 32 207 36 224 36 242 2123 1623 25*202 31 206 33 221 32 238 1623 1239 21 198 30 206 29*219 28 234 1239 976 20 197 28 205 25*217 21 229 976 817 18 197 26 205 22 216 18*228 817 726 14 196 20 205 17 215 9*225 726 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