DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/30 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 - - - 20.6 - - 21.8 - - 24.0 - - 22.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - 38 - - -2 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1480 - - 1028 - - 875 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 708 - - 708 - - 708 - - 708 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2220 - - 1768 - - 1615 - - 725 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 993 - - 725 - - 1201 - - 1069 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 101 - - 139 - - 39 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 28 - - 21 - - 19 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 274 - - 273 - - 295 - - 278 Direction Wind Shear - - - 17 - - 11 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 306 - - 82 - - -6 - - -470 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1914 - - 1686 - - 1621 - - 1195 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -90 - - -4543 - - -347 - - -2507 ODpotential blCL - - - 2310 - - 6311 - - 1962 - - 3232 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 20.6 - - 21.8 - - 24.0 - - 22.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.2 - - 17.5 - - 20.1 - - 20.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 20.8 - - 21.8 - - 24.5 - - 24.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.8 - - 17.0 - - 19.8 - - 20.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - 38 - - -2 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1480 - - 1028 - - 875 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96152 34 031 30 033 31 019 37 030 96152 89063 31 044 29 045 26 027 31 026 89063 83534 34 043 28 037 27 026 27 037 83534 78892 27 023 12 051 17 011 16 036 78892 74843 13 325 10 335 17 352 19 018 74843 71261 11 314 12 289 16 284 21 312 71261 68038 24 291 15 291 11 281 18 294 68038 65058 30 281 27 287 27 277 28 280 65058 62271 38 272 34 274 36 277 30 278 62271 59550 44 262 39 268 43 272 40 278 59550 56696 44 243 41 260 49 262 49 268 56696 53741 38 249 41 257 52 254 57 263 53741 50935 51 270 53 262 60 262 63 270 50935 48415 67 271 64 270 66 268 73 267 48415 46163 79 272 79 269 73 270 79 264 46163 44137 89 265 88 267 82 266 79 266 44137 42293 94 266 90 267 83 267 78 273 42293 40591 102 265 92 265 87 273 89 273 40591 39016 106 260 94 263 98 271 97 269 39016 37561 108 259 97 265 102 266 96 268 37561 36212 113 260 103 266 104 266 93 272 36212 34921 122 259 112 266 107 266 96 276 34921 33614 127 258 119 263 107 267 101 275 33614 32256 129 258 123 260 107 270 101 276 32256 30846 127 258 123 260 108 272 98 276 30846 29372 127 259 118 260 110 273 98 275 29372 27821 124 262 110 261 110 272 98 273 27821 26197 115 261 105 266 110 272 93 272 26197 24497 104 261 105 269 107 275 93 273 24497 22719 94 262 104 270 103 275 86 275 22719 20863 86 263 95 270 102 275 85 274 20863 18919 82 267 85 271 97 276 82 280 18919 16886 78 269 78 272 85 278 72 282 16886 14818 71 272 70 274 68 278 60 282 14818 12838 62 278 58 280 49 279 47 287 12838 11056 54 285 47 287 39 284 37 295 11056 9486 48 289 39 292 31 292 27 302 9486 8101 44 291 30 301 23 311 21 318 8101 6877 41 297 23 317 22 314 18 330 6877 5796 41 300 21 317 20 320 16 340 5796 4845 38 295 22 318 20 334 20 000 4845 4015 35 295 23 318 21 331 22 001 4015 3285 37 290 24 308 24 320 20 355 3285 2633 36*281 26 294 26 307 19 344 2633 2057 33*276 26*277 24*297 18 321 2057 1579 31 275 25*275 23*296 19 297 1579 1214 29 273 23 273 21 295 17 287 1214 963 25 273 21 273 18 294 14 282 963 811 22 272 19 272 16 294 12*280 811 724 16 271 14 272 12 293 7*278 724 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