DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/16 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 0959z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.3 - - 83.7 - - 78.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 101 - - 36 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1862 - - 2292 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1389 - - 713 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2602 - - 3032 - - 730 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 769 - - 1480 - - 2125 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 246 - - 193 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 25 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 170 - - 247 - - 065 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 543 - - 226 - - -644 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2059 - - 2806 - - 1374 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -94 - - -1539 - - -3454 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2696 - - 4571 - - 4184 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 91 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1370 - - 2050 - - 1870 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.3 - - 83.7 - - 78.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.5 - - 73.7 - - 74.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.6 - - 83.6 - - 79.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.6 - - 73.0 - - 74.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 101 - - 36 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1862 - - 2292 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 88 - - 63 - - 59 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 18 - - 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] 99100 22 100 12 092 15 080 99100 91731 14 097 13 096 16 076 91731 86025 14 112 5 106 17 054 86025 81259 15 120 9 118 10 035 81259 77134 14 102 12 105 8 133 77134 73493 9 088 13 107 11 134 73493 70202 1 126 7 106 7 107 70202 67180 8 223 5 220 4 358 67180 64387 12 203 12 204 8 282 64387 61706 12 222 17 215 15 263 61706 58954 13 240 17 215 18 249 58954 56145 19 250 20 248 21 240 56145 53490 22 233 23 253 21 243 53490 51115 13 225 18 242 20 239 51115 48988 12 278 13 226 16 238 48988 47048 25 279 21 266 20 255 47048 45254 27 268 24 273 25 265 45254 43579 27 249 26 242 29 245 43579 42007 30 229 31 229 32 232 42007 40526 30 219 33 240 31 240 40526 39124 29 226 29 250 29 248 39124 37758 27 237 28 250 28 258 37758 36360 23 240 29 252 30 264 36360 34901 18 234 33 261 32 265 34901 33387 18 230 36 268 33 264 33387 31802 19 250 26 271 32 263 31802 30133 22 266 23 283 31 263 30133 28381 30 263 27 280 29 264 28381 26545 34 257 31 275 25 264 26545 24629 30 251 31 262 26 260 24629 22640 28 252 30 260 28 257 22640 20574 28 255 28 256 29 257 20574 18423 28 253 27 254 29 255 18423 16231 26 251 28 253 27 254 16231 14122 25 254 28 248 24 255 14122 12206 27 247 29 243 26 262 12206 10504 27 240 26 237 26 258 10504 8991 26 253 23 242 24 251 8991 7643 28 261 24 259 22 258 7643 6444 27 264 22 263 21 270 6444 5381 27 266 17 254 14 254 5381 4446 15 256 12 244 13 244 4446 3621 7 235 9*238 11 234 3621 2886 5*209 3*234 6 210 2886 2237 4*178 2 242 5 104 2237 1698 3 172 1 252 6 083 1698 1285 3 168 1 256 6 076 1285 1000 3 165 1 271 6 071 1000 827 3 164 1 276 5*068 827 729 3 165 1 280 4*065 729 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