DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/25 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 - - - 50.8 - - 52.8 - - 52.3 - - 51.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 7 - - 36 - - 1 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 237 - - 728 - - 623 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 710 - - 710 - - 710 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top - - - 977 - - 1468 - - 1363 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1535 - - 1361 - - 1916 - - 2929 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 49 - - 124 - - 49 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 8 - - 11 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 243 - - 245 - - 261 - - 236 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 251 - - 511 - - 439 - - -21 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 726 - - 957 - - 924 - - 749 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 103 - - 281 - - 115 - - -752 ODpotential blCL - - - 874 - - 1187 - - 1248 - - 1480 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.8 - - 52.8 - - 52.3 - - 51.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.3 - - 50.9 - - 50.5 - - 50.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.9 - - 52.5 - - 52.4 - - 51.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.2 - - 50.5 - - 50.3 - - 50.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 7 - - 36 - - 1 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 237 - - 728 - - 623 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 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] 96005 6 298 13 274 23 308 16 312 96005 89043 7 015 6 317 11 341 7 290 89043 83641 5 011 4 331 6 341 5 328 83641 79124 2 322 2 256 5 281 7 288 79124 75201 4 283 5 314 5 240 5 261 75201 71698 8 230 13 267 13 269 8 252 71698 68512 11 237 17 225 17 254 11 234 68512 65573 16 249 18 232 20 244 10 260 65573 62824 22 246 21 220 26 235 21 258 62824 60147 28 259 28 233 31 226 35 229 60147 57354 43 253 38 237 37 237 40 240 57354 54465 50 242 50 244 58 239 58 244 54465 51714 46 242 55 236 65 232 65 234 51714 49232 47 248 49 235 59 233 61 229 49232 46995 52 250 49 241 62 240 61 235 46995 44955 54 251 59 247 71 240 72 238 44955 43078 57 251 67 245 76 236 80 238 43078 41343 60 248 70 242 76 234 80 238 41343 39733 64 247 74 241 76 235 78 237 39733 38236 67 246 79 240 78 236 77 234 38236 36845 62 244 78 240 83 237 80 234 36845 35520 55 243 72 241 83 236 85 235 35520 34188 48 248 70 244 76 237 86 234 34188 32809 46 252 69 245 73 238 85 234 32809 31384 43 250 67 242 72 236 82 234 31384 29895 39 250 62 240 70 233 77 233 29895 28333 39 255 59 242 67 229 72 233 28333 26696 41 259 59 244 65 229 68 231 26696 24982 43 257 56 246 62 230 64 231 24982 23191 43 257 52 247 58 231 57 234 23191 21326 38 250 48 247 52 235 51 236 21326 19384 38 239 42 245 46 241 44 238 19384 17358 36 241 37 240 42 244 42 244 17358 15287 30 246 36 246 36 247 35 243 15287 13288 27 249 32 251 32 254 28 252 13288 11469 26 254 25 258 28 258 28 263 11469 9855 25 254 23 265 24 261 29 259 9855 8425 20 251 21 265 21 259 27 249 8425 7159 19 242 20 255 20 258 25 252 7159 6041 21 235 20 253 21 268 26 262 6041 5054 21 234 16 267 21 261 29 268 5054 4186 17 233 14 262 20 253 27 268 4186 3422 14 225 15 247 18 256 25 266 3422 2740 12 239 13 242 17 258 24 264 2740 2136 12 253 9 244 16 260 22 260 2136 1632 12 251 9*244 15*260 20 253 1632 1246 10 249 9*245 12*261 17 246 1246 980 8*245 8 246 11 261 13 240 980 819 7*244 7 245 10 261 11*238 819 727 6 243 6 246 8 261 7*236 727 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