DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/14 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 - - - 35.2 - - 28.9 - - 26.1 - - 24.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -9 - - 140 - - 88 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3064 - - 3846 - - 2822 - - 3970 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 709 - - 2933 - - 1847 - - 708 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3804 - - 4586 - - 3562 - - 4710 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2205 - - 979 - - 3200 - - 761 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 102 - - 335 - - 256 - - 64 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 31 - - 33 - - 32 - - 30 BL Wind Direction - - - 331 - - 335 - - 342 - - 339 Direction Wind Shear - - - 20 - - 11 - - 15 - - 18 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - -2 - - 1 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1652 - - 1408 - - 1002 - - 1119 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2152 - - 3178 - - 2560 - - 3591 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 554 - - 763 - - 568 - - 606 ODpotential blCL - - - 3250 - - 3823 - - 2994 - - 4104 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.2 - - 28.9 - - 26.1 - - 24.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.3 - - 17.6 - - 17.6 - - 11.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.6 - - 28.4 - - 26.0 - - 24.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.4 - - 16.4 - - 17.2 - - 10.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -9 - - 140 - - 88 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3064 - - 3846 - - 2822 - - 3970 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 98 - - 101 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 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] 95630 18 339 18 328 30 318 31 313 95630 88853 24 357 25 350 15 330 25 325 88853 83520 29 004 23 354 24 349 25 336 83520 79023 30 356 29 349 26 346 27 355 79023 75108 30 358 30 355 29 341 27 351 75108 71615 34 357 32 360 24 342 23 336 71615 68413 37 347 28 351 17 353 19 332 68413 65421 35 333 26 342 20 349 8 338 65421 62594 35 324 31 332 25 338 14 347 62594 59818 36 313 39 327 32 328 25 336 59818 56912 34 301 39 317 32 319 31 325 56912 53894 30 294 33 298 33 307 34 317 53894 51007 26 294 31 284 35 291 37 309 51007 48405 29 305 28 288 29 289 38 306 48405 46074 36 301 31 297 35 299 35 310 46074 43964 39 294 33 295 38 298 34 318 43964 42033 37 288 31 289 35 295 37 321 42033 40253 36 282 30 281 34 291 39 317 40253 38607 37 275 30 278 34 290 37 313 38607 37075 39 270 32 282 36 292 33 314 37075 35639 40 271 39 283 37 293 31 322 35639 34254 43 273 42 280 35 293 36 326 34254 32856 47 272 42 277 33 299 43 323 32856 31424 50 269 44 275 38 307 46 319 31424 29969 53 263 47 273 44 304 45 320 29969 28475 56 260 47 273 44 301 47 324 28475 26929 57 257 49 280 44 309 52 323 26929 25331 53 261 57 283 52 318 54 322 25331 23674 52 270 59 279 59 322 55 325 23674 21954 53 272 54 276 62 329 58 330 21954 20171 50 274 50 279 66 337 60 333 20171 18314 48 277 47 287 69 342 61 336 18314 16378 47 279 45 297 66 343 62 339 16378 14402 47 280 45 308 60 341 63 343 14402 12504 43 281 42 315 55 341 56 343 12504 10792 39 284 39 320 51 344 49 341 10792 9280 34 291 36 322 48 345 46 343 9280 7940 30 295 32 325 48 351 46 349 7940 6747 29 307 27 325 35 346 43 354 6747 5695 30 326 27 332 34 346 37 349 5695 4775 36 335 29*335 35 345 34*344 4775 3966 36*334 33*336 35*344 34*342 3966 3252 36*333 34 335 35*343 33 341 3252 2613 35 333 34 335 35 343 32 340 2613 2047 34 331 34 335 34 342 31 338 2047 1574 31 330 34 334 33 342 29 337 1574 1212 28 329 33 334 32 341 27 336 1212 962 25 327 31 334 29 341 24 335 962 811 22 327 28 334 26 341 21 334 811 724 17 326 22 333 20 340 16 334 724 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