DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/27 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 - - - 11.3 - - 16.3 - - 16.1 - - 5.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -11 - - 69 - - 21 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 2105 - - 2558 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 707 - - 707 - - 707 - - 707 Hcrit BL Top - - - 725 - - 2845 - - 3298 - - 724 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1347 - - 675 - - 831 - - 124 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 0 - - 215 - - 157 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 22 - - 22 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 286 - - 303 - - 299 - - 283 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 7 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -2 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1002 - - 101 - - 333 - - -1526 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1727 - - 2744 - - 2965 - - 2250 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14258 - - -14281 - - -13751 - - -17251 ODpotential blCL - - - 14983 - - 17126 - - 17049 - - 17975 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 84 - - 80 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 11.3 - - 16.3 - - 16.1 - - 5.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 6.8 - - 7.1 - - 6.0 - - -1.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 12.4 - - 16.1 - - 16.2 - - 9.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 6.7 - - 6.0 - - 4.9 - - 1.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -11 - - 69 - - 21 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 2105 - - 2558 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 8 - - 35 - - 18 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 95171 155 232 130 231 149 236 153 236 95171 88007 129 235 116 240 128 241 123 239 88007 82574 105 240 99 241 111 241 104 243 82574 78070 90 242 83 247 98 238 95 246 78070 74140 74 249 77 255 86 244 93 253 74140 70633 66 254 73 258 78 254 90 260 70633 67444 63 255 68 257 76 258 86 263 67444 64505 63 256 64 257 76 258 82 263 64505 61766 63 260 64 257 75 259 78 263 61766 59093 66 261 66 259 72 259 79 264 59093 56292 70 260 69 261 72 262 80 264 56292 53378 76 261 76 260 78 265 79 263 53378 50590 81 265 78 262 80 265 77 263 50590 48074 86 269 78 266 79 267 77 265 48074 45818 87 270 79 268 79 268 80 268 45818 43775 83 269 82 265 78 271 81 270 43775 41904 79 271 83 263 78 273 80 271 41904 40181 83 276 82 268 78 274 80 270 40181 38595 91 279 84 275 78 274 81 271 38595 37139 100 278 90 280 80 274 85 274 37139 35793 106 276 98 281 85 277 86 274 35793 34505 107 275 102 276 93 280 83 275 34505 33203 105 277 100 272 101 278 82 279 33203 31857 102 278 99 271 108 277 82 281 31857 30464 100 279 98 272 112 276 81 282 30464 29006 99 281 97 275 109 274 84 282 29006 27469 100 282 99 280 104 276 88 283 27469 25855 102 282 103 283 103 277 91 283 25855 24162 103 285 106 283 103 278 92 283 24162 22387 101 286 105 285 100 283 88 286 22387 20536 96 284 104 288 95 287 83 291 20536 18610 88 284 99 288 91 287 84 292 18610 16608 84 285 90 287 86 286 79 292 16608 14572 84 287 84 288 80 290 73 293 14572 12615 85 288 82 289 75 291 68 295 12615 10845 82 289 77 288 70 293 60 298 10845 9286 73 288 66 288 62 298 47 302 9286 7915 67 283 56 289 53 301 40 305 7915 6709 62 284 52 290 47 302 35 306 6709 5648 53 289 49 294 41 302 29 310 5648 4720 46 292 43 300 35 302 27 307 4720 3913 42 295 35 303 27*300 24 306 3913 3207 39 301 27*303 24*300 23 306 3207 2577 36 307 24*303 23 300 22 305 2577 2021 34 306 24 303 23 300 22 304 2021 1557 31 302 23 303 22 299 21 302 1557 1201 28 298 22 303 21 299 19 300 1201 956 21 290 21 303 20 299 16 296 956 808 19*288 20 303 18 299 13*292 808 723 13*286 17 303 15 298 7*283 723 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