DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/04 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 23.0 - - 24.3 - - 22.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 48 - - 23 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2111 - - 1794 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 708 - - 708 - - 708 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2851 - - 2534 - - 725 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 652 - - 1111 - - 2825 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 191 - - 143 - - 8 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 028 - - 011 - - 355 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 998 - - 720 - - -904 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1853 - - 1814 - - 1629 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 827 - - 482 - - -1144 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2024 - - 2052 - - 1869 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 23.0 - - 24.3 - - 22.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 18.0 - - 19.5 - - 18.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 22.6 - - 24.2 - - 23.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 17.0 - - 18.6 - - 18.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 48 - - 23 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2111 - - 1794 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 101 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 95860 40 255 37 259 36 264 95860 88728 23 271 29 246 29 254 88728 83235 27 289 28 275 27 276 83235 78691 17 274 26 275 28 281 78691 74783 15 284 21 268 25 271 74783 71293 24 297 21 281 25 289 71293 68099 25 289 24 288 32 299 68099 65144 29 288 29 290 33 298 65144 62387 35 287 33 283 31 294 62387 59707 32 280 32 273 30 287 59707 56894 29 281 27 271 29 290 56894 53952 32 291 25 288 31 302 53952 51125 37 290 30 297 34 307 51125 48575 34 282 29 290 31 307 48575 46293 27 278 23 291 28 307 46293 44224 23 291 22 303 26 314 44224 42329 24 301 25 310 26 323 42329 40581 25 304 28 313 27 331 40581 38964 23 303 29 314 27 342 38964 37467 22 298 28 315 33 359 37467 36078 19 289 25 318 43 007 36078 34750 17 308 24 321 50 008 34750 33413 20 297 23 327 52 015 33413 32037 18 299 22 339 59 024 32037 30623 21 305 23 349 69 032 30623 29149 19 302 23 344 73 034 29149 27601 18 302 19 330 63 030 27601 25985 18 291 18 322 48 024 25985 24301 18 280 21 333 37 014 24301 22553 16 283 24 345 27 356 22553 20737 15 294 25 348 24 344 20737 18839 15 293 22 348 26 344 18839 16850 13 309 17 345 25 354 16850 14815 18 335 14 341 19 354 14815 12857 16 343 13 335 16 339 12857 11079 10 333 11 325 13 336 11079 9502 6 333 11 332 13 337 9502 8107 7 010 11 347 13 344 8107 6873 10 029 10 359 14 351 6873 5781 9 033 10 008 14 353 5781 4818 11 026 9 012 13 360 4818 3981 12 018 10 010 9 355 3981 3257 10*025 9 011 8 356 3257 2615 10*026 9*011 9 357 2615 2048 9 027 9*011 9 358 2048 1575 9 028 9 011 10 359 1575 1212 9 029 9 011 10 359 1212 962 8 029 8 011 9 358 962 811 8 029 8 011 8*357 811 724 7 029 7 010 5*355 724 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