DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/21 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 - - - 34.0 - - 39.4 - - 40.3 - - 33.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 27 - - 250 - - 124 - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 604 - - 2589 - - 2728 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 708 - - 2267 - - 2029 - - 709 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1344 - - 3329 - - 3468 - - 726 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1091 - - 767 - - 1017 - - 667 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 104 - - 350 - - 282 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 22 - - 23 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 257 - - 263 - - 252 - - 239 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 14 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2833 - - -1283 - - -2490 - - -4073 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4177 - - 4612 - - 5958 - - 4799 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8522 - - -5563 - - -6846 - - -8154 ODpotential blCL - - - 9866 - - 8892 - - 10314 - - 8880 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 78 - - 55 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.0 - - 39.4 - - 40.3 - - 33.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.6 - - 21.8 - - 16.7 - - 14.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.1 - - 38.3 - - 39.7 - - 35.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.2 - - 21.5 - - 16.4 - - 14.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 27 - - 250 - - 124 - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 604 - - 2589 - - 2728 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 22 - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 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] 95450 35 249 45 259 44 264 48 258 95450 88475 31 291 28 254 30 254 38 258 88475 83050 37 295 26 269 31 270 37 268 83050 78524 35 269 33 271 40 268 33 270 78524 74603 32 270 31 253 38 257 29 279 74603 71094 33 273 32 274 40 274 37 280 71094 67873 35 279 40 270 45 270 40 286 67873 64881 38 280 41 262 48 270 52 281 64881 62100 49 277 44 270 58 269 62 267 62100 59399 61 273 54 268 58 260 57 256 59399 56556 63 263 60 260 54 253 53 258 56556 53583 66 256 63 255 59 262 63 263 53583 50740 72 257 67 255 74 266 70 265 50740 48189 79 260 76 260 80 263 74 266 48189 45913 86 262 81 259 80 261 79 267 45913 43859 89 262 79 263 82 263 86 267 43859 41989 91 264 87 266 89 264 92 264 41989 40269 99 262 94 263 98 261 96 260 40269 38673 103 255 103 256 106 255 99 257 38673 37187 102 254 108 250 109 251 102 257 37187 35806 101 257 103 249 107 251 105 258 35806 34501 104 258 100 250 102 256 104 258 34501 33200 107 253 98 252 100 263 98 258 33200 31858 107 248 94 252 100 263 92 259 31858 30472 102 247 91 252 98 261 90 259 30472 29021 98 251 90 253 94 260 90 260 29021 27494 100 257 89 255 91 260 91 260 27494 25891 99 259 87 258 88 262 91 263 25891 24212 92 259 87 260 89 266 93 266 24212 22463 91 258 87 259 92 271 96 269 22463 20644 87 261 85 257 89 268 97 269 20644 18750 79 262 79 257 85 261 94 267 18750 16774 74 262 73 259 85 260 92 268 16774 14761 69 263 68 260 81 266 89 271 14761 12827 62 260 60 257 71 272 86 277 12827 11077 59 253 55 253 60 271 73 275 11077 9534 57 248 53 253 56 268 56 270 9534 8169 51 252 52 255 53 271 53 273 8169 6954 48 260 49 260 50 275 55 273 6954 5872 41 259 42 263 44 270 52 270 5872 4914 37 257 38 262 39 264 49 266 4914 4072 37 256 34*262 28*253 44 261 4072 3331 32 259 29*263 25*251 38 252 3331 2670 26 272 23 263 25 252 34 248 2670 2087 26 272 22 263 24 252 32 248 2087 1600 25*266 21 264 23 252 29 247 1600 1226 21*259 21 264 23 252 26 244 1226 969 19 256 20 264 21 252 20 241 969 814 17 255 18 264 20 252 16*240 814 725 13 255 15 264 16 252 8*239 725 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