DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/09 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 - - - 24.9 - - 37.0 - - 43.9 - - 37.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 104 - - 64 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 263 - - 875 - - 952 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 708 - - 708 - - 709 - - 709 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1003 - - 1615 - - 1692 - - 726 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 310 - - 311 - - 506 - - 438 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 95 - - 186 - - 165 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 6 - - 10 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 130 - - 199 - - 207 - - 164 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1274 - - -1971 - - -1414 - - -808 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2277 - - 3586 - - 3106 - - 1534 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16759 - - -14845 - - -11844 - - -12425 ODpotential blCL - - - 17762 - - 16460 - - 13536 - - 13151 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 67 - - 69 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 24.9 - - 37.0 - - 43.9 - - 37.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.9 - - 24.3 - - 33.2 - - 33.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 24.7 - - 36.5 - - 43.7 - - 40.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.1 - - 23.2 - - 32.1 - - 33.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 104 - - 64 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 263 - - 875 - - 952 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96512 23 290 16 332 17 347 28 312 96512 89504 21 022 16 022 22 019 21 001 89504 84012 22 024 14 045 15 016 24 022 84012 79399 21 014 14 046 12 008 23 017 79399 75397 15 004 13 017 12 357 18 012 75397 71855 19 346 13 358 12 348 18 355 71855 68638 26 332 15 332 17 336 18 327 68638 65674 24 321 20 309 21 319 23 317 65674 62924 22 298 23 287 25 307 26 312 62924 60260 28 304 26 289 28 301 32 303 60260 57473 38 301 33 294 38 298 37 301 57473 54577 47 296 42 293 48 291 46 294 54577 51807 54 301 50 293 47 287 50 292 51807 49304 60 299 54 297 51 279 57 279 49304 47050 61 292 57 299 54 284 55 281 47050 44999 52 295 65 298 63 300 56 290 44999 43137 49 303 77 295 79 301 65 302 43137 41450 61 299 72 290 89 294 77 292 41450 39902 49 283 60 289 79 294 82 286 39902 38459 38 250 61 311 69 302 77 293 38459 37107 55 320 65 322 77 312 83 306 37107 35811 78 329 75 321 80 312 89 308 35811 34493 76 330 72 319 79 307 86 307 34493 33123 71 334 62 321 74 301 81 306 33123 31698 59 330 54 319 67 300 78 302 31698 30206 52 333 51 310 64 300 72 298 30206 28632 43 337 49 303 61 300 67 295 28632 26980 34 326 50 298 59 298 67 294 26980 25247 33 310 51 300 60 297 67 295 25247 23436 31 307 47 302 57 298 61 297 23436 21553 34 307 43 301 51 298 50 297 21553 19590 33 310 40 297 44 300 46 292 19590 17541 29 309 35 298 39 294 43 287 17541 15449 26 308 31 299 33 293 40 287 15449 13429 23 304 28 304 30 293 37 287 13429 11587 22 297 25 292 27 293 36 285 11587 9951 21 298 23 292 28 287 34 284 9951 8504 21 300 19 296 28 288 28 287 8504 7224 20 300 20 304 26 291 28 286 7224 6087 21 302 20 307 25 295 28 283 6087 5079 19 300 18 304 23 297 27 282 5079 4192 12 278 12 284 20 290 23 281 4192 3410 7 221 10 242 16 271 19 276 3410 2715 6 192 9 205 16 231 15 257 2715 2111 8 196 9*193 14*210 18 215 2111 1613 12 180 7*195 11*206 18 198 1613 1234 11*153 6 198 10 207 13 184 1234 973 8*130 5 201 10 208 10 176 973 816 8 130 5 201 9 208 8*171 816 725 7 130 5 203 8 209 6*164 725 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