DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/08 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 - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 24.6 - - 30.5 - - 34.1 - - 29.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 8 - - 59 - - 26 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 522 - - 1421 - - 1834 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 708 - - 708 - - 708 - - 708 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1262 - - 2161 - - 2574 - - 726 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 795 - - 493 - - 497 - - 1818 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 71 - - 183 - - 155 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 18 - - 16 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 138 - - 136 - - 121 - - 118 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -974 - - -414 - - -202 - - -1115 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2236 - - 2575 - - 2777 - - 1841 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16143 - - -13979 - - -13063 - - -14270 ODpotential blCL - - - 17405 - - 16140 - - 15637 - - 14996 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 82 - - 79 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 24.6 - - 30.5 - - 34.1 - - 29.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.8 - - 22.2 - - 24.8 - - 24.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 24.7 - - 30.3 - - 34.3 - - 30.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.8 - - 21.0 - - 23.7 - - 24.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 8 - - 59 - - 26 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 522 - - 1421 - - 1834 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 29 - - 17 - - 15 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] 96455 18 238 26 250 25 268 30 256 96455 89353 11 293 10 228 12 290 14 301 89353 83838 14 318 7 290 12 315 18 338 83838 79237 16 343 12 341 10 318 14 326 79237 75252 16 320 15 339 13 323 17 338 75252 71707 13 318 15 319 16 314 26 335 71707 68501 17 317 13 304 17 301 23 316 68501 65559 22 313 18 299 20 300 24 306 65559 62828 28 310 26 299 29 299 29 304 62828 60167 35 296 34 298 34 299 34 298 60167 57371 43 293 40 296 40 301 39 291 57371 54459 47 287 46 297 47 296 47 294 54459 51679 53 291 53 291 58 288 57 296 51679 49175 63 290 60 286 63 282 63 293 49175 46925 70 285 64 285 64 281 67 289 46925 44874 73 285 66 286 63 281 66 286 44874 42987 72 290 65 289 60 283 65 284 42987 41240 72 291 65 290 60 287 61 281 41240 39624 75 287 66 287 63 286 53 282 39624 38131 76 284 70 282 61 281 50 287 38131 36746 75 283 69 278 60 279 49 291 36746 35429 88 282 64 278 58 277 40 293 35429 34111 117 282 67 283 51 278 26 301 34111 32755 124 282 81 282 42 285 21 310 32755 31351 114 286 86 280 32 297 21 309 31351 29881 85 290 80 283 27 307 20 308 29881 28335 52 292 49 285 26 305 19 313 28335 26709 38 297 37 285 26 305 18 328 26709 25000 36 299 33 290 25 308 20 334 25000 23210 36 304 28 291 24 309 20 327 23210 21339 37 306 28 297 23 311 18 314 21339 19382 36 305 28 304 22 313 17 314 19382 17333 36 301 29 308 20 307 16 318 17333 15239 36 301 30 301 23 293 16 296 15239 13221 35 310 30 293 25 283 20 288 13221 11387 32 312 29 294 25 282 21 288 11387 9756 31 306 29 295 26 285 20 295 9756 8312 30 277 25 286 24 283 19 300 8312 7034 17 274 16 259 21 261 18 292 7034 5906 9 282 7 235 14 222 16 271 5906 4918 10 256 5 218 8 181 13 192 4918 4058 12 242 9 202 6 171 13 164 4058 3308 14 205 18 179 14 146 17 157 3308 2647 23 160 23*152 18*125 20 142 2647 2069 28 147 20*138 18*123 21 128 2069 1589 26*145 20 137 17 122 21 125 1589 1220 20*139 19 136 17 120 19 123 1220 966 19 138 18 136 15 119 16 121 966 813 16 137 16 135 14 119 14*120 813 725 13 137 13 135 11 118 8*118 725 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