DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/24 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 - - - 26.7 - - 35.9 - - 44.4 - - 42.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 125 - - 232 - - 146 - - -60 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 994 - - 1517 - - 1959 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 708 - - 1471 - - 1590 - - 709 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1734 - - 2257 - - 2699 - - 727 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 446 - - 476 - - 980 - - 1007 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 202 - - 286 - - 268 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 28 - - 32 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 192 - - 191 - - 200 - - 193 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 11 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2102 - - -2626 - - -3046 - - -3795 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3836 - - 4883 - - 5745 - - 4522 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14405 - - -12054 - - -11072 - - -11622 ODpotential blCL - - - 16139 - - 14311 - - 13771 - - 12349 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 83 - - 87 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 26.7 - - 35.9 - - 44.4 - - 42.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 12.7 - - 17.2 - - 21.6 - - 25.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 26.3 - - 35.2 - - 43.9 - - 44.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 12.2 - - 16.8 - - 21.4 - - 25.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 125 - - 232 - - 146 - - -60 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 994 - - 1517 - - 1959 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 33 - - 50 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 96397 11 104 10 103 9 053 19 087 96397 89238 14 104 11 105 4 098 6 110 89238 83672 4 122 9 124 4 227 1 254 83672 79019 2 169 5 195 10 271 9 270 79019 74983 3 274 5 280 10 280 11 282 74983 71400 10 283 12 289 12 279 19 290 71400 68142 15 274 16 296 16 287 21 301 68142 65133 16 291 24 291 23 278 28 293 65133 62332 21 301 24 291 24 283 28 285 62332 59602 28 303 30 301 27 297 34 297 59602 56747 37 306 34 295 32 297 46 296 56747 53787 41 295 37 300 46 300 54 292 53787 50956 47 305 51 299 55 295 59 296 50956 48416 56 303 62 298 60 295 68 299 48416 46165 60 303 63 297 67 301 75 300 46165 44150 63 311 66 307 87 307 88 299 44150 42333 84 314 99 306 108 300 96 294 42333 40688 107 308 113 301 107 299 100 296 40688 39176 104 303 111 305 112 302 111 299 39176 37764 128 324 128 315 119 304 116 296 37764 36435 143 324 134 315 120 301 117 294 36435 35145 136 320 136 314 122 300 120 294 35145 33829 132 317 137 313 124 301 121 294 33829 32458 121 312 133 313 123 303 123 294 32458 31035 117 307 125 312 119 305 122 296 31035 29548 115 307 114 309 111 304 114 296 29548 27988 110 307 105 305 102 300 101 294 27988 26356 97 304 92 301 94 297 94 289 26356 24643 85 296 76 297 84 298 93 288 24643 22851 75 292 69 295 76 295 85 288 22851 20993 52 306 69 291 67 290 72 284 20993 19065 52 301 67 288 66 283 68 282 19065 17064 54 298 60 284 68 279 65 284 17064 15030 48 299 53 275 65 275 62 283 15030 13078 42 294 45 273 63 274 61 277 13078 11300 40 288 40 272 59 272 53 277 11300 9716 42 276 41 270 59 263 47 281 9716 8309 36 268 46 260 57 256 50 278 8309 7065 34 269 40 246 56 250 55 268 7065 5967 40 261 40 253 58 249 57 260 5967 4995 36 252 48 254 53 239 53 258 4995 4136 31 242 47 238 46 228 49 250 4136 3379 33 227 43 224 39*214 45 237 3379 2704 35 209 37*206 34*202 43 227 2704 2109 33*199 30*192 34 201 39 217 2109 1614 27*193 30 191 33 200 35 207 1614 1235 26 193 29 191 32 199 30 202 1235 974 24 192 27 190 30 199 24 197 974 816 22 192 24 190 27 198 21*195 816 726 17 191 19 189 21 198 13*193 726 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