DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/04 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 - - - 49.4 - - 62.1 - - 62.3 - - 53.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 215 - - 74 - - -52 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 141 - - 1646 - - 1603 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 710 - - 1530 - - 710 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top - - - 881 - - 2386 - - 2343 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 270 - - 1238 - - 701 - - 1015 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 70 - - 285 - - 199 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 17 - - 21 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 174 - - 181 - - 182 - - 172 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 6 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -1 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4509 - - -5587 - - -2334 - - -1374 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5390 - - 7973 - - 4678 - - 2103 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16419 - - -15049 - - -8976 - - -11183 ODpotential blCL - - - 17300 - - 17435 - - 11319 - - 11911 blCL maxRH - - - 46 - - 84 - - 82 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.4 - - 62.1 - - 62.3 - - 53.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.1 - - 30.1 - - 44.7 - - 47.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.3 - - 61.0 - - 62.0 - - 55.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.0 - - 30.0 - - 44.6 - - 47.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 215 - - 74 - - -52 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 141 - - 1646 - - 1603 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 38 - - 29 - - 23 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 6 - - 7 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] 96434 19 314 9 285 17 289 7 314 96434 89357 14 291 12 278 17 291 11 335 89357 83883 11 306 11 270 14 259 15 275 83883 79338 14 305 14 278 12 266 19 258 79338 75415 20 273 23 278 17 271 19 280 75415 71919 26 249 28 267 25 270 23 278 71919 68728 21 255 26 264 29 270 27 281 68728 65795 31 283 30 271 33 270 33 285 65795 63092 36 283 31 280 32 272 31 285 63092 60479 34 274 33 281 36 271 32 280 60479 57748 35 275 36 281 39 278 38 269 57748 54919 44 285 44 278 46 276 47 271 54919 52235 53 279 49 274 49 274 48 270 52235 49821 55 266 51 274 47 279 48 280 49821 47652 49 270 49 269 52 285 56 286 47652 45680 54 281 51 273 63 280 60 285 45680 43865 61 277 57 274 65 274 65 275 43865 42190 62 273 62 274 61 271 73 270 42190 40640 62 275 62 276 74 273 84 273 40640 39190 69 275 65 276 85 275 96 274 39190 37821 83 277 69 279 88 276 98 272 37821 36490 94 275 70 282 89 277 96 272 36490 35133 94 273 68 279 87 277 91 271 35133 33720 94 273 68 277 80 276 87 270 33720 32255 93 274 65 278 64 272 84 271 32255 30723 87 276 66 278 53 268 84 274 30723 29111 80 277 74 279 56 273 83 277 29111 27420 75 277 81 276 59 277 78 278 27420 25654 70 271 75 269 64 279 69 275 25654 23814 65 271 66 267 68 279 64 274 23814 21901 60 273 65 272 67 276 61 275 21901 19902 55 273 61 272 58 272 55 275 19902 17818 52 267 50 271 50 278 44 271 17818 15693 52 264 47 268 51 274 41 270 15693 13639 46 262 51 264 47 267 45 269 13639 11762 43 262 47 261 47 265 45 265 11762 10093 37 261 40 258 41 260 42 257 10093 8615 28 252 34 257 39 255 38 253 8615 7308 21 241 26 254 37 250 38 254 7308 6153 15 231 19 247 30 243 39 252 6153 5136 17 210 18 230 23 232 38 243 5136 4245 17 197 21 213 23 218 36 231 4245 3462 15 188 23 200 26 206 36 216 3462 2766 15 181 22*188 26*196 37 200 2766 2153 16 178 20*182 23*183 36 189 2153 1642 16 178 18 181 22 182 33 183 1642 1251 15 178 18 180 22 181 30 178 1251 982 12*176 17 180 21 181 23 174 982 820 9*174 16 180 19 181 20*173 820 727 7 174 13 180 15 180 12*172 727 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