DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.0 - - 85.8 - - 86.2 - - 77.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 131 - - 224 - - 116 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 731 - - 5692 - - 5656 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 712 - - 4580 - - 4148 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1471 - - 6432 - - 6396 - - 729 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 722 - - 1026 - - 853 - - 3922 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 188 - - 447 - - 361 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 13 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 6 - - 7 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 088 - - 070 - - 033 - - 048 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4592 - - -2521 - - -2116 - - -5232 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6064 - - 8954 - - 8513 - - 5961 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10242 - - -7208 - - -6566 - - -10774 ODpotential blCL - - - 11713 - - 13640 - - 12962 - - 11503 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 60 - - 70 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.0 - - 85.8 - - 86.2 - - 77.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.3 - - 49.2 - - 51.6 - - 53.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.1 - - 84.4 - - 85.5 - - 79.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.6 - - 48.1 - - 50.5 - - 53.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 131 - - 224 - - 116 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 731 - - 5692 - - 5656 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - 8 - - 9 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] 98222 8 060 7 108 12 135 4 308 98222 90858 15 082 11 103 9 171 4 120 90858 85215 12 072 10 104 7 159 10 110 85215 80551 6 088 2 103 7 052 11 091 80551 76511 8 103 3 165 8 042 10 053 76511 72922 7 067 8 137 2 056 9 019 72922 69666 3 000 6 083 3 063 6 013 69666 66676 1 107 6 042 4 049 3 036 66676 63911 7 116 4 090 3 162 1 340 63911 61240 9 111 5 149 6 168 4 292 61240 58461 7 112 6 191 3 237 6 301 58461 55584 5 078 3 202 4 274 7 302 55584 52847 8 016 1 064 3 277 5 306 52847 50392 10 019 1 060 5 269 7 319 50392 48194 13 020 8 049 1 051 11 297 48194 46194 17 348 13 021 8 037 10 285 46194 44360 14 324 14 001 14 011 3 006 44360 42675 7 028 11 352 16 346 12 020 42675 41114 17 045 7 010 9 347 7 036 41114 39658 17 032 5 067 4 130 5 100 39658 38290 14 047 6 121 9 147 5 110 38290 36964 15 071 5 146 5 138 6 114 36964 35609 17 070 9 102 5 107 7 105 35609 34199 16 066 16 083 8 107 6 101 34199 32735 15 081 15 081 7 104 4 076 32735 31202 16 090 14 089 5 080 4 045 31202 29587 15 086 13 088 7 080 5 058 29587 27890 15 084 14 078 11 080 8 087 27890 26112 15 085 15 072 15 078 10 089 26112 24252 14 084 15 065 16 070 11 067 24252 22311 14 079 13 055 15 060 10 061 22311 20286 13 075 11 047 13 050 10 059 20286 18170 10 072 9 041 12 053 9 068 18170 16004 9 058 9 040 12 044 8 077 16004 13918 11 058 10 043 11 031 8 046 13918 12023 11 042 11 037 11 023 11 029 12023 10340 15 033 15 035 11 033 9 027 10340 8845 13 037 11 036 10 031 9 005 8845 7519 12 034 9*045 5*007 10 332 7519 6344 8 058 4*068 5*025 8 311 6344 5307 7 076 5 070 6 030 6 326 5307 4392 7 075 6 072 6 032 7 015 4392 3583 7 078 7 071 7 033 10 035 3583 2860 11 089 7 070 7 035 13 042 2860 2221 13 094 7 070 7 035 15 047 2221 1687 12*092 7 069 7 036 16 049 1687 1278 9*088 7 068 7 036 16 050 1278 997 8 088 7 068 7 036 14 050 997 826 8 087 7 068 7 037 11*049 826 728 7 087 6 067 6 036 6*048 728 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