DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/31 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 - - - 10.6 - - 15.3 - - 19.9 - - 17.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - 73 - - 28 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 477 - - 917 - - 1160 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 707 - - 707 - - 708 - - 707 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1217 - - 1657 - - 1900 - - 725 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 501 - - 484 - - 847 - - 808 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 80 - - 165 - - 131 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 14 - - 13 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 328 - - 335 - - 339 - - 319 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 0 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -594 - - 7 - - 75 - - -793 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1811 - - 1650 - - 1825 - - 1518 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7866 - - -2650 - - -1227 - - -2531 ODpotential blCL - - - 9083 - - 4307 - - 3127 - - 3256 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 94 - - 95 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 10.6 - - 15.3 - - 19.9 - - 17.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 5.8 - - 11.2 - - 15.0 - - 14.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 10.6 - - 14.8 - - 19.9 - - 20.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 5.2 - - 10.3 - - 14.3 - - 14.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - 73 - - 28 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 477 - - 917 - - 1160 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 54 - - 78 - - 79 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 95416 85 234 89 231 93 235 103 243 95416 88159 80 247 81 239 82 248 84 254 88159 82681 65 250 69 241 63 253 64 246 82681 78091 56 261 56 258 54 261 52 260 78091 74077 60 271 54 268 56 268 53 279 74077 70514 60 273 52 273 57 277 57 290 70514 67299 53 272 52 273 60 281 57 291 67299 64348 47 267 48 276 55 277 48 289 64348 61603 43 278 44 283 50 281 46 295 61603 58928 48 282 43 290 47 286 47 303 58928 56124 46 283 47 297 43 297 50 311 56124 53205 44 292 45 297 44 309 49 310 53205 50403 47 301 44 310 47 313 46 312 50403 47873 45 306 47 317 45 316 47 320 47873 45607 41 309 46 318 43 323 50 322 45607 43554 35 320 43 319 43 330 49 323 43554 41676 37 333 38 328 43 333 49 327 41676 39949 38 335 40 341 45 334 50 330 39949 38355 34 337 46 345 49 341 50 335 38355 36880 34 348 48 346 59 349 54 343 36880 35513 46 356 52 347 67 348 54 348 35513 34215 53 353 56 351 66 353 57 358 34215 32918 52 346 55 355 76 001 65 003 32918 31584 44 352 51 002 77 359 70 003 31584 30206 44 007 52 014 64 005 71 003 30206 28769 49 015 55 018 66 017 66 004 28769 27261 51 019 56 018 70 016 59 004 27261 25681 51 023 57 018 67 015 56 003 25681 24024 52 027 56 019 60 018 54 000 24024 22291 53 030 54 019 54 014 50 355 22291 20485 53 030 51 018 50 008 47 352 20485 18602 50 029 49 016 47 007 42 355 18602 16637 47 025 46 018 42 013 39 360 16637 14636 45 021 45 022 38 021 37 003 14636 12712 44 019 43 023 35 021 34 005 12712 10966 45 021 40 021 33 016 32 006 10966 9415 45 020 37 017 31 010 30 009 9415 8040 42 018 32 018 30 007 30 015 8040 6822 33 018 28 020 26 012 29 017 6822 5744 27 017 27 017 27 021 27 022 5744 4798 23 016 25 007 26 017 24 023 4798 3977 21 019 22 357 24 006 22 016 3977 3258 22 017 21 357 23 001 22 012 3258 2614 23 012 21 358 22 355 22 003 2614 2046 24 001 20*350 19*348 20 354 2046 1573 21*343 15*336 15*340 17 349 1573 1210 17*330 15 336 14 339 14 341 1210 961 15 328 14 335 13 338 11 334 961 810 13 326 13 334 12 338 9*329 810 724 10 325 10 334 10 338 4*319 724 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