DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/08 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 - - - 18.8 - - 22.5 - - 24.0 - - 17.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 55 - - 19 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 300 - - 1325 - - 1479 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 708 - - 708 - - 708 - - 708 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1040 - - 2065 - - 2219 - - 725 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 865 - - 710 - - 882 - - 1059 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 87 - - 170 - - 126 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 17 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - 1 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 062 - - 078 - - 183 - - 191 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -999 - - -315 - - -295 - - -634 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2039 - - 2380 - - 2515 - - 1359 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9360 - - -8660 - - -8390 - - -9997 ODpotential blCL - - - 10400 - - 10725 - - 10609 - - 10722 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 80 - - 87 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 18.8 - - 22.5 - - 24.0 - - 17.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 13.0 - - 15.1 - - 15.9 - - 14.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 18.7 - - 22.2 - - 23.9 - - 19.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 12.1 - - 13.9 - - 15.3 - - 16.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 55 - - 19 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 300 - - 1325 - - 1479 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 74 - - 19 - - 48 - - 39 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 95912 18 285 18 270 19 281 20 258 95912 88731 12 294 17 270 24 290 16 308 88731 83154 14 296 15 260 28 284 32 307 83154 78514 26 295 19 277 29 264 31 291 78514 74501 26 279 23 276 30 264 34 285 74501 70936 34 283 32 280 34 274 42 284 70936 67710 38 269 40 265 38 279 47 280 67710 64741 36 270 34 263 49 274 47 273 64741 61979 43 272 52 276 51 272 49 278 61979 59296 52 271 67 270 52 277 60 280 59296 56499 59 270 63 271 60 279 69 276 56499 53596 67 276 68 275 70 273 67 277 53596 50819 72 271 75 270 75 270 66 280 50819 48315 67 268 78 268 82 272 71 280 48315 46064 65 273 77 271 85 274 74 279 46064 44022 67 275 77 276 87 275 77 281 44022 42158 68 276 78 276 87 275 80 282 42158 40445 67 277 80 274 87 277 82 283 40445 38860 67 278 78 275 84 279 82 285 38860 37388 66 278 77 281 78 283 79 288 37388 36014 63 280 76 287 75 287 79 292 36014 34695 57 283 72 291 80 293 83 292 34695 33362 56 292 72 294 84 294 85 291 33362 31987 59 294 73 295 78 292 81 292 31987 30573 59 294 71 300 68 294 77 296 30573 29105 53 295 72 305 63 299 76 305 29105 27570 46 299 74 307 65 306 73 306 27570 25969 43 302 79 307 70 307 65 303 25969 24297 38 298 78 308 67 308 61 302 24297 22554 27 292 77 311 62 308 58 299 22554 20738 23 287 75 315 60 309 53 295 20738 18842 24 292 57 312 56 313 43 298 18842 16859 30 296 39 303 52 314 38 299 16859 14826 27 302 28 297 43 312 39 302 14826 12866 26 306 26 301 31 306 37 302 12866 11093 21 307 23 294 29 308 36 299 11093 9526 15 301 17 288 26 306 34 298 9526 8131 15 300 14 289 17 296 27 305 8131 6894 15 305 12 291 13 295 18 290 6894 5803 11 315 6 295 13 298 14 274 5803 4844 7 348 1 331 8 278 11 276 4844 4004 4 017 6 120 5 231 11 283 4004 3266 5 117 5 116 3 212 10 270 3266 2614 7 105 6*106 2*175 5 207 2614 2044 11 092 7*085 1*177 7 150 2044 1571 11 088 6 078 1 181 7 145 1571 1209 9*078 6 077 1 187 6 154 1209 961 5*063 6 076 1 184 5 173 961 810 5 062 5 076 1 189 5*189 810 724 4 062 5 075 1 190 4*191 724 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