DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/20 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 - - - - - - 34.1 - - 39.3 - - 33.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 235 - - 231 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2715 - - 3006 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2341 - - 2545 - - 709 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3455 - - 3746 - - 726 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 785 - - 696 - - 3165 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 350 - - 359 - - 6 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 33 - - 29 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 269 - - 277 - - 290 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -100 - - -1418 - - -3221 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3555 - - 5165 - - 3948 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10116 - - -9382 - - -12482 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13571 - - 13128 - - 13208 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 92 - - 75 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 34.1 - - 39.3 - - 33.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 21.0 - - 19.1 - - 18.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 33.2 - - 38.3 - - 34.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 20.2 - - 18.8 - - 18.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 235 - - 231 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2715 - - 3006 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 68 - - 1 - - 0 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] 96824 25 109 26 077 29 084 96824 89668 23 094 23 091 22 096 89668 84088 22 101 19 121 14 088 84088 79420 17 085 16 097 11 089 79420 75373 13 072 5 118 10 090 75373 71778 8 059 8 151 6 132 71778 68525 4 091 6 175 3 185 68525 65532 7 133 10 171 7 221 65532 62765 4 148 8 186 16 225 62765 60086 3 275 4 172 12 201 60086 57253 25 238 23 261 14 257 57253 54298 35 228 33 245 30 245 54298 51477 36 235 42 251 34 259 51477 48916 43 252 57 252 49 259 48916 46608 58 259 73 246 67 252 46608 44526 77 256 78 244 76 250 44526 42635 86 251 84 250 82 253 42635 40903 104 253 94 254 90 256 40903 39304 121 252 105 254 91 257 39304 37809 128 252 113 253 96 258 37809 36402 133 253 116 252 105 257 36402 35047 141 253 118 251 111 255 35047 33679 147 252 123 252 114 255 33679 32273 145 251 128 252 113 256 32273 30833 141 253 128 253 114 257 30833 29342 139 254 125 254 117 257 29342 27781 129 255 116 253 117 257 27781 26149 122 256 106 254 113 257 26149 24447 114 258 99 255 103 255 24447 22679 104 259 96 256 94 255 22679 20843 102 260 94 256 88 257 20843 18931 96 263 91 255 82 258 18931 16943 85 266 79 257 62 258 16943 14920 79 266 64 261 50 265 14920 12966 71 268 58 265 51 269 12966 11179 59 271 54 270 53 271 11179 9587 57 274 48 274 49 272 9587 8181 52 276 45 274 41 273 8181 6941 45 282 42 275 36 276 6941 5845 43 287 39 276 36 277 5845 4881 42 284 37 277 33 277 4881 4042 37*275 31*276 29 279 4042 3310 35*269 30*276 27 283 3310 2656 35 269 30 277 26 286 2656 2077 35 269 30 277 24 288 2077 1594 34 268 29 277 23 290 1594 1223 33 268 28 278 20 291 1223 968 31 268 27 278 17 291 968 813 28 268 25 278 14*291 813 725 23 268 20 278 9*290 725 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