DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/12 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 29.9 - - 30.4 - - 26.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 27 - - 5 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 946 - - 888 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 708 - - 708 - - 708 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1686 - - 1628 - - 726 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 846 - - 1242 - - 2279 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 122 - - 73 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 009 - - 313 - - 235 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 503 - - 519 - - -176 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1183 - - 1109 - - 902 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 266 - - 236 - - -753 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1420 - - 1392 - - 1479 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 101 - - 100 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 29.9 - - 30.4 - - 26.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 27.6 - - 28.5 - - 25.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 29.8 - - 30.5 - - 28.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 26.9 - - 28.0 - - 26.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 27 - - 5 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 946 - - 888 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 101 - - 92 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 95173 79 277 75 275 72 265 95173 88268 60 277 58 280 60 265 88268 82856 49 271 51 278 55 271 82856 78307 49 273 49 284 51 288 78307 74357 51 278 53 283 57 297 74357 70874 49 274 54 280 54 293 70874 67716 54 282 53 280 49 284 67716 64778 58 279 53 281 49 285 64778 62029 62 283 60 282 52 289 62029 59357 66 279 63 279 58 286 59357 56560 64 272 61 281 62 281 56560 53650 59 279 64 280 65 280 53650 50881 65 281 65 284 68 285 50881 48399 73 287 73 286 72 289 48399 46176 80 287 76 282 81 291 46176 44160 84 284 76 288 88 289 44160 42317 86 286 87 293 95 289 42317 40624 92 290 105 289 104 290 40624 39064 101 290 110 285 113 291 39064 37618 107 288 108 287 128 294 37618 36265 109 287 110 292 145 293 36265 34960 109 288 123 297 145 290 34960 33634 120 292 136 294 136 292 33634 32263 132 291 138 292 141 301 32263 30847 122 289 137 292 144 301 30847 29363 106 291 130 293 140 298 29363 27801 98 295 114 291 135 294 27801 26160 86 296 105 291 133 293 26160 24442 76 294 103 294 120 293 24442 22652 68 295 88 301 110 292 22652 20795 62 296 66 298 98 297 20795 18876 55 297 54 287 75 297 18876 16885 53 289 47 281 60 289 16885 14854 48 290 48 282 61 285 14854 12898 38 281 41 282 58 291 12898 11122 28 276 38 278 45 289 11122 9546 20 277 36 282 39 287 9546 8147 18 279 31 286 37 296 8147 6904 15 301 25 291 33 293 6904 5813 12 297 18 286 24 286 5813 4858 11 298 14 268 25 308 4858 4022 10 314 13 286 28 320 4022 3287 7 329 11 302 22 320 3287 2636 3 343 10 307 12 308 2636 2062 3*017 9*312 9 300 2062 1585 5*012 9*313 8 293 1585 1218 5 009 9 313 7 281 1218 965 5 008 8 313 6 266 965 812 4 007 7 313 5*254 812 725 4 007 6 313 3*235 725 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