DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/26 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.1 - - 72.6 - - 74.9 - - 65.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 54 - - 131 - - 33 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 114 - - 1586 - - 3469 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 710 - - 1240 - - 711 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - 854 - - 2326 - - 4209 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 260 - - 3224 - - 2718 - - 288 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 74 - - 240 - - 197 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 13 - - 12 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 275 - - 263 - - 263 - - 134 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 3 - - -1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2319 - - -4322 - - -3452 - - -5111 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3173 - - 6649 - - 7661 - - 5839 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9340 - - -9621 - - -8544 - - -12360 ODpotential blCL - - - 10194 - - 11947 - - 12753 - - 13088 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 84 - - 86 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.1 - - 72.6 - - 74.9 - - 65.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.3 - - 46.4 - - 44.1 - - 43.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.8 - - 71.7 - - 74.7 - - 69.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.2 - - 46.1 - - 43.9 - - 43.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 54 - - 131 - - 33 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 114 - - 1586 - - 3469 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 35 - - 42 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 97044 20 251 22 258 31 256 31 277 97044 89865 9 243 15 248 18 259 12 265 89865 84314 6 203 13 237 11 257 6 205 84314 79705 5 135 13 224 8 247 7 238 79705 75734 3 094 11 210 9 211 10 245 75734 72220 3 164 8 203 14 200 12 235 72220 69040 4 222 3 261 11 197 9 221 69040 66122 11 257 7 236 10 223 6 214 66122 63424 16 249 12 228 15 244 14 255 63424 60821 17 236 15 238 17 240 21 230 60821 58104 16 267 17 266 16 257 19 242 58104 55283 27 259 30 262 26 263 25 253 55283 52586 29 244 34 254 38 258 35 256 52586 50140 35 248 39 245 47 247 45 245 50140 47929 40 239 42 241 45 241 41 238 47929 45912 43 249 43 244 48 248 42 253 45912 44076 47 257 47 249 55 247 53 263 44076 42411 49 251 47 253 49 245 56 251 42411 40882 54 243 46 253 40 255 37 249 40882 39450 49 249 47 253 38 276 27 265 39450 38091 46 255 49 253 43 298 30 301 38091 36769 45 251 48 251 39 276 38 304 36769 35420 39 241 45 255 43 267 37 298 35420 34012 34 241 41 256 45 266 32 290 34012 32545 31 248 38 253 42 256 31 279 32545 31003 32 253 38 249 39 251 32 271 31003 29372 35 252 40 246 37 249 35 257 29372 27661 31 248 39 246 37 249 41 252 27661 25873 34 244 35 239 36 248 32 267 25873 24014 34 228 34 233 31 250 23 268 24014 22083 32 230 30 236 31 253 24 253 22083 20067 26 238 29 241 31 251 26 244 20067 17959 20 253 26 243 27 256 25 254 17959 15805 21 258 21 245 22 250 20 246 15805 13727 18 264 17 244 19 233 16 233 13727 11840 11 267 11 239 15 225 11 216 11840 10171 7 257 7 258 7 232 7 178 10171 8698 7 287 5 282 2 276 4 133 8698 7394 6 297 5 266 4 282 2 036 7394 6241 2 298 4 239 5 256 1 316 6241 5222 1 009 3 233 5 249 1 187 5222 4324 3 007 4 258 4*248 2 157 4324 3530 4 347 6 259 4*253 3 148 3530 2820 4 336 5*257 3 257 3 151 2820 2192 4 301 4*260 3 262 4 155 2192 1668 6 285 3 261 3 266 6 159 1668 1266 7 288 3 264 3 270 6 159 1266 991 5*283 3 266 3 273 6 154 991 823 2*275 3 266 3 274 6*144 823 727 2 275 3 268 2 273 4*134 727 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