DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/01 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 - - - - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.3 - - 93.7 - - 86.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 75 - - 7 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1848 - - 3776 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1274 - - 713 - - 713 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2588 - - 4516 - - 731 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3263 - - 4778 - - 4325 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 236 - - 201 - - 14 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 254 - - 245 - - 186 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2602 - - -1785 - - -2325 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5190 - - 6301 - - 3056 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4942 - - -3818 - - -4932 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7530 - - 8334 - - 5663 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 74 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2280 - - 1920 - - 3630 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.3 - - 93.7 - - 86.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.9 - - 68.5 - - 75.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 90.9 - - 93.9 - - 88.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.5 - - 67.1 - - 74.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 75 - - 7 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1848 - - 3776 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 19 - - 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] 98968 4 093 7 122 8 095 98968 91579 3 096 2 048 11 058 91579 85832 9 102 2 085 11 047 85832 81054 11 112 3 090 9 055 81054 76960 10 107 3 013 9 025 76960 73353 7 055 3 055 6 340 73353 70087 4 036 2 057 3 305 70087 67084 2 077 2 332 9 310 67084 64314 1 335 5 204 12 296 64314 61649 14 320 3 250 11 276 61649 58880 20 291 13 303 13 283 58880 56029 19 266 21 287 21 283 56029 53346 16 267 21 272 23 272 53346 50946 25 288 24 280 25 281 50946 48792 36 285 34 280 34 286 48792 46831 37 282 36 286 33 278 46831 45029 29 274 32 269 27 283 45029 43353 21 258 26 260 25 266 43353 41779 16 233 22 261 25 252 41779 40295 18 230 21 251 25 240 40295 38890 22 231 24 246 26 233 38890 37530 19 239 22 235 25 232 37530 36142 18 249 19 230 22 226 36142 34698 18 247 18 238 19 229 34698 33202 17 254 18 245 18 243 33202 31638 17 258 19 250 19 255 31638 29991 20 252 21 252 21 257 29991 28265 23 250 24 250 23 255 28265 26458 25 254 24 250 23 252 26458 24569 22 259 21 256 21 257 24569 22602 21 264 20 264 20 265 22602 20554 21 261 21 262 20 266 20554 18421 21 256 20 259 19 259 18421 16244 19 243 21 252 20 254 16244 14140 16 240 20 251 19 251 14140 12223 10 249 14 254 13 251 12223 10524 6 255 8 247 11 264 10524 9017 4 238 7 214 12 224 9017 7676 4 267 10 214 14 222 7676 6483 6 285 9 226 13 232 6483 5425 11 283 10*246 13 233 5425 4490 16 284 10*246 12 228 4490 3662 16 282 9 245 12 223 3662 2921 15*277 9 245 12 218 2921 2264 10*259 8 245 12 213 2264 1716 10 254 8 244 12 209 1716 1295 9 253 7 244 12 204 1295 1006 8 252 7 244 10 199 1006 830 8 252 6 244 8*193 830 730 7 251 5 243 4*186 730 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