DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/22 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 - - - - - - 0952z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.5 - - 64.0 - - 61.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 64 - - 51 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2606 - - 3356 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1453 - - 1778 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3346 - - 4096 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1179 - - 686 - - 3871 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 234 - - 239 - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 051 - - 046 - - 028 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 726 - - 1178 - - -1765 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2620 - - 2918 - - 2493 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 298 - - 607 - - -2487 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3048 - - 3489 - - 3215 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 250 - - 320 - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.5 - - 64.0 - - 61.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.7 - - 53.9 - - 52.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 62.2 - - 63.7 - - 62.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.9 - - 53.0 - - 52.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 64 - - 51 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2606 - - 3356 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 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] 98361 6 181 6 180 4 199 98361 90963 9 160 5 225 5 085 90963 85260 1 328 5 210 3 351 85260 80526 1 122 5 220 7 317 80526 76458 3 153 7 256 11 319 76458 72887 2 028 2 260 2 273 72887 69653 2 309 8 328 5 048 69653 66676 3 225 9 287 12 321 66676 63935 1 357 6 236 13 282 63935 61292 7 311 1 302 9 245 61292 58521 15 272 15 293 10 292 58521 55629 18 252 20 269 18 292 55629 52865 13 252 18 262 23 285 52865 50381 16 279 17 270 22 283 50381 48155 20 279 21 277 25 284 48155 46128 20 277 22 278 25 282 46128 44263 22 271 23 282 28 297 44263 42532 25 265 29 282 36 302 42532 40916 27 258 33 285 43 299 40916 39402 31 256 40 285 45 293 39402 37978 34 254 41 279 45 290 37978 36604 35 250 39 276 45 289 36604 35216 36 250 41 274 46 290 35216 33787 37 249 41 275 49 290 33787 32320 40 252 41 276 52 289 32320 30795 43 250 39 274 52 287 30795 29192 41 246 39 274 50 287 29192 27509 36 241 36 271 43 286 27509 25745 34 240 32 263 37 286 25745 23900 28 238 28 261 29 282 23900 21977 23 233 25 261 23 280 21977 19969 23 224 18 245 21 276 19969 17877 21 217 16 239 15 267 17877 15744 14 212 11 217 7 264 15744 13685 8 215 8 173 6 186 13685 11807 4 204 8 152 8 165 11807 10133 4 203 3 162 4 148 10133 8647 1 008 4 041 3 094 8647 7329 7 057 7 051 3 060 7329 6165 9 071 10 048 7 037 6165 5147 13 076 16 067 14 079 5147 4261 15 068 16*060 18 062 4261 3481 15*063 16*057 18 055 3481 2784 14*053 14 047 18 051 2784 2167 14 051 14 045 18 048 2167 1652 13 050 13 044 17 043 1652 1257 13 050 13 044 15 038 1257 986 12 050 12 043 12 033 986 821 11 050 11 043 10*031 821 727 9 050 9 042 6*028 727 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