DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/25 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 - - - 6.4 - - 11.5 - - 13.6 - - 10.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 65 - - 32 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 807 - - 1338 - - 1305 - - 118 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 707 - - 707 - - 707 - - 707 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1547 - - 2078 - - 2045 - - 858 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 593 - - 690 - - 1158 - - 1405 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 103 - - 180 - - 141 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 18 - - 17 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 016 - - 013 - - 337 - - 331 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 10 - - 8 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 1 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -208 - - 379 - - 417 - - -757 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1755 - - 1699 - - 1628 - - 1615 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -21604 - - -18246 - - -376 - - -2911 ODpotential blCL - - - 23151 - - 20324 - - 2421 - - 3769 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 94 - - 91 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 6.4 - - 11.5 - - 13.6 - - 10.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 1.6 - - 7.0 - - 9.4 - - 6.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 6.4 - - 11.3 - - 13.7 - - 10.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 1.3 - - 6.1 - - 8.9 - - 5.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 65 - - 32 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 807 - - 1338 - - 1305 - - 118 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 75 - - 77 - - 64 - - 82 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] 94959 126 242 135 251 134 251 141 240 94959 87968 100 245 104 243 108 252 111 249 87968 82670 74 253 82 244 87 251 88 262 82670 78269 57 256 63 253 69 246 74 260 78269 74427 48 259 51 256 56 246 62 255 74427 71001 47 264 47 252 50 250 57 256 71001 67887 51 260 46 249 52 252 56 251 67887 65017 54 251 46 248 52 252 55 247 65017 62339 57 247 51 253 56 255 58 252 62339 59731 63 249 58 254 59 249 67 248 59731 56997 70 250 65 252 65 249 69 244 56997 54136 77 249 73 250 76 244 78 244 54136 51372 83 250 83 246 83 242 87 240 51372 48853 90 249 88 241 89 240 88 235 48853 46566 96 249 87 241 89 240 85 238 46566 44467 102 247 89 243 94 242 93 242 44467 42530 109 243 95 244 104 241 102 239 42530 40734 113 240 105 242 112 238 108 235 40734 39069 122 237 115 237 115 231 108 235 39069 37522 132 231 122 230 114 227 109 237 37522 36075 136 228 125 225 111 228 120 238 36075 34691 139 222 126 222 112 233 126 236 34691 33300 139 218 124 220 115 234 126 233 33300 31875 141 214 127 219 116 232 119 232 31875 30420 140 214 132 215 111 228 111 233 30420 28923 136 215 135 212 99 225 101 234 28923 27374 131 218 132 209 81 233 89 231 27374 25762 128 221 123 210 78 239 84 234 25762 24074 119 225 118 214 71 235 81 237 24074 22307 92 230 105 226 67 237 75 240 22307 20464 83 234 79 230 61 236 69 232 20464 18544 73 239 64 228 53 236 65 234 18544 16543 57 244 47 232 43 249 59 244 16543 14512 41 247 32 241 35 254 44 251 14512 12568 23 254 22 250 24 254 33 254 12568 10807 6 332 12 258 18 278 27 266 10807 9251 4 350 12 273 21 295 23 283 9251 7884 4 307 12 304 19 313 17 302 7884 6683 6 356 14 339 16 330 17 320 6683 5628 13 010 15 358 16 342 21 340 5628 4707 16 019 19 007 18 353 21 001 4707 3903 21 039 24 028 22 015 24 009 3903 3196 26 036 30 031 23 009 25 006 3196 2565 24 036 28*027 22*356 30 357 2565 2010 24*026 21*016 20*340 31 344 2010 1549 21*019 20 014 19 337 27 337 1549 1197 18 016 18 012 18 336 24 335 1197 955 16 015 17 011 16 335 21*333 955 808 14 014 15 011 14 334 18*332 808 723 11 013 12 010 11 334 13 331 723 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