DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/02 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 - - - 26.3 - - 29.4 - - 31.9 - - 26.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 54 - - 157 - - 84 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1199 - - 1736 - - 1656 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 708 - - 1465 - - 709 - - 708 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1939 - - 2476 - - 2396 - - 726 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 758 - - 444 - - 445 - - 2035 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 165 - - 263 - - 210 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 12 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 4 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 012 - - 013 - - 024 - - 035 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 0 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1440 - - -632 - - -811 - - -1178 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3379 - - 3109 - - 3207 - - 1904 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16887 - - -14171 - - -13224 - - -14107 ODpotential blCL - - - 18826 - - 16647 - - 15620 - - 14833 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 86 - - 81 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 26.3 - - 29.4 - - 31.9 - - 26.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 14.2 - - 18.4 - - 20.5 - - 20.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 25.9 - - 28.6 - - 31.4 - - 27.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 13.4 - - 17.8 - - 20.1 - - 20.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 54 - - 157 - - 84 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1199 - - 1736 - - 1656 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 70 - - 42 - - 25 - - 51 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 95025 44 280 49 272 58 265 64 269 95025 88169 42 308 41 292 39 290 40 283 88169 82852 37 314 42 313 36 314 28 307 82852 78402 36 331 35 324 34 322 26 320 78402 74538 44 331 32 324 32 313 31 310 74538 71102 46 330 32 323 33 306 36 301 71102 67967 48 326 36 325 33 305 36 301 67967 65058 47 312 40 315 35 308 35 301 65058 62338 48 306 43 306 40 306 37 299 62338 59689 49 304 44 305 43 299 41 297 59689 56917 51 303 46 300 44 294 44 295 56917 54035 58 302 51 293 50 291 50 296 54035 51287 65 297 56 290 56 285 56 290 51287 48818 66 294 58 286 57 284 56 287 48818 46610 70 288 60 286 59 284 58 284 46610 44609 76 284 66 286 62 284 59 283 44609 42782 77 280 69 283 63 281 58 281 42782 41110 71 277 65 282 59 281 52 280 41110 39572 66 279 62 276 58 276 50 277 39572 38147 67 280 67 275 56 275 47 273 38147 36811 71 278 66 274 53 275 43 274 36811 35514 71 280 62 277 50 274 45 272 35514 34189 70 285 56 279 48 278 47 273 34189 32807 67 288 54 286 46 282 46 274 32807 31371 64 293 53 286 47 281 43 276 31371 29866 65 296 50 281 47 278 44 278 29866 28281 63 293 46 282 47 279 46 277 28281 26619 61 290 44 284 46 283 45 281 26619 24877 58 291 46 288 42 283 39 281 24877 23060 58 290 47 293 36 293 34 273 23060 21172 58 286 45 295 36 295 31 274 21172 19209 56 283 43 293 34 291 28 281 19209 17171 50 290 39 285 34 287 28 284 17171 15102 45 296 37 283 33 284 29 286 15102 13111 41 300 34 290 28 284 27 282 13111 11300 38 302 32 297 24 291 22 289 11300 9689 37 300 29 302 20 297 19 301 9689 8258 33 302 25 307 16 295 17 304 8258 6990 27 311 20 318 12 297 13 306 6990 5870 24 322 17 333 8 310 10 320 5870 4886 18 322 13 345 5 313 6 331 4886 4027 15 328 8 357 3 338 5 024 4027 3282 12 350 5 009 5 021 6 050 3282 2629 9 019 4*012 8*025 9 052 2629 2058 9*015 4*013 9*024 10 047 2058 1582 8*012 4 012 9 024 11 042 1582 1216 8 012 4 013 9 024 11 040 1216 964 7 012 4 013 9 024 10 039 964 812 7 011 4 012 8 023 8*037 812 725 6 012 3 012 7 024 4*035 725 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