DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/29 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 30.4 - - 31.5 - - 31.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 7 - - 3 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 487 - - 178 - - 152 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 708 - - 708 - - 708 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1227 - - 918 - - 892 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1247 - - 1563 - - 1547 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 67 - - 34 - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 23 - - 18 - - 20 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 143 - - 146 - - 158 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 12 - - 5 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 148 - - 67 - - 60 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1079 - - 851 - - 832 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -149 - - -190 - - -460 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1376 - - 1108 - - 1352 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 30 - - 10 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 30.4 - - 31.5 - - 31.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 28.6 - - 30.6 - - 30.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 30.5 - - 31.8 - - 32.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 28.3 - - 30.5 - - 30.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 7 - - 3 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 487 - - 178 - - 152 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 95943 23 011 28 026 36 036 95943 88927 16 003 23 005 26 028 88927 83447 8 352 13 350 19 347 83447 78856 8 355 6 318 18 308 78856 74875 9 323 7 305 14 295 74875 71334 12 301 14 289 18 290 71334 68104 18 279 19 281 20 283 68104 65126 22 273 25 278 24 284 65126 62349 27 271 33 275 26 284 62349 59631 31 270 36 273 44 287 59631 56801 41 265 49 274 55 267 56801 53869 48 258 55 266 53 265 53869 51062 48 254 54 261 62 264 51062 48537 50 255 51 263 59 257 48537 46275 49 254 56 264 50 258 46275 44230 55 258 61 263 63 267 44230 42375 65 258 65 259 73 258 42375 40681 72 251 66 253 63 252 40681 39112 67 252 64 248 57 259 39112 37645 77 248 67 237 67 266 37645 36271 90 241 78 233 71 264 36271 34950 90 236 88 229 71 259 34950 33613 86 238 82 224 72 255 33613 32234 78 241 72 216 73 256 32234 30815 71 238 69 211 72 257 30815 29341 70 236 69 210 67 254 29341 27799 72 237 62 209 57 240 27799 26188 69 241 59 210 55 229 26188 24505 65 244 58 212 56 229 24505 22749 62 241 56 213 60 224 22749 20918 55 240 55 214 58 229 20918 19006 48 239 56 215 56 233 19006 17010 44 236 54 218 53 237 17010 14969 40 230 47 233 54 238 14969 12999 36 234 40 247 53 239 12999 11205 36 245 53 241 46 240 11205 9615 49 236 71 232 42 238 9615 8209 59 223 75 223 38 244 8209 6963 59 210 70 215 42 244 6963 5862 49 202 61 205 52 230 5862 4896 48 191 54 189 57 213 4896 4053 45 173 51 181 54 196 4053 3314 43 163 47 173 50 185 3314 2655 41 159 42 163 46 177 2655 2075 35 150 37 156 42 169 2075 1592 30*145 32 151 36 164 1592 1222 28*144 29 149 33 162 1222 968 24 142 25*147 27*160 968 813 21 142 22*146 24*159 813 725 16 141 16 146 18 158 725 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