DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/28 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 - - - -0.7 - - 12.9 - - 19.0 - - 10.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 2 - - 77 - - 12 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1208 - - 1556 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 706 - - 707 - - 708 - - 707 Hcrit BL Top - - - 724 - - 1948 - - 2296 - - 725 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 106 - - 675 - - 1149 - - 83 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 14 - - 185 - - 115 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 15 - - 20 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 250 - - 276 - - 288 - - 303 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 4 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1290 - - -633 - - -1239 - - -1656 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2014 - - 2582 - - 3535 - - 2381 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -17963 - - -12938 - - -13780 - - -16063 ODpotential blCL - - - 18687 - - 14886 - - 16076 - - 16788 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 73 - - 72 - - 50 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -0.7 - - 12.9 - - 19.0 - - 10.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -6.4 - - 4.5 - - 6.3 - - 3.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -0.4 - - 12.6 - - 19.1 - - 15.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -6.6 - - 3.5 - - 5.3 - - 4.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 2 - - 77 - - 12 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1208 - - 1556 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 94783 135 229 118 230 129 237 136 239 94783 87730 115 241 110 237 121 245 114 246 87730 82281 108 249 103 242 112 250 96 256 82281 77729 107 252 95 249 99 250 88 267 77729 73765 100 261 90 260 88 260 84 273 73765 70230 100 268 90 268 88 270 86 277 70230 67034 96 268 92 268 90 276 92 275 67034 64119 90 265 90 268 91 278 92 273 64119 61439 82 266 87 274 91 278 89 279 61439 58853 81 275 89 282 89 282 92 287 58853 56143 86 285 88 289 92 287 95 290 56143 53307 89 290 91 294 94 293 99 291 53307 50577 88 289 95 294 97 298 103 291 50577 48107 85 288 94 293 96 300 103 291 48107 45892 80 288 89 294 98 300 101 294 45892 43888 76 292 87 297 103 299 108 297 43888 42067 75 297 88 298 107 298 114 298 42067 40415 79 304 90 299 111 301 117 301 40415 38903 88 307 94 302 114 305 126 305 38903 37487 93 307 101 309 126 312 133 303 37487 36147 96 312 113 316 139 315 133 300 36147 34846 101 313 125 319 139 314 130 299 34846 33517 100 312 130 320 136 313 127 300 33517 32130 99 314 129 318 133 312 125 302 32130 30690 100 315 130 319 129 312 125 303 30690 29182 100 313 130 318 126 312 124 306 29182 27599 99 309 124 315 122 312 123 308 27599 25942 95 307 113 312 119 310 121 309 25942 24214 89 308 101 309 117 309 113 311 24214 22419 80 307 92 308 116 307 107 311 22419 20556 73 299 87 307 107 306 103 309 20556 18622 74 294 83 303 95 305 94 305 18622 16616 73 297 83 300 87 304 85 303 16616 14583 68 300 80 300 81 304 80 304 14583 12640 60 299 71 301 72 303 72 304 12640 10886 58 297 63 300 64 300 63 304 10886 9339 59 299 59 299 59 300 57 304 9339 7975 56 303 56 301 56 303 50 306 7975 6771 51 305 50 305 50 306 43 308 6771 5710 44 305 44 305 43 306 37 308 5710 4778 40 304 41 303 40 303 35 303 4778 3960 37 305 36 302 38 299 34 297 3960 3242 32 302 31 300 34 297 32 295 3242 2601 28 294 26 296 26*290 27 297 2601 2037 25 290 21*287 23*289 23 301 2037 1567 24 279 17*278 21 288 21 306 1567 1207 20 272 16 276 20 288 19 308 1207 959 17 269 15 275 18 288 16 309 959 809 13*264 14 275 17 287 13*308 809 724 5*250 13 274 14 287 7*303 724 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