DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/25 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 49.2 - - 50.5 - - 50.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - 9 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 898 - - 635 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 710 - - 710 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1638 - - 1375 - - 727 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 482 - - 686 - - 956 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 131 - - 78 - - 3 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 083 - - 097 - - 090 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 523 - - 302 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1115 - - 1073 - - 726 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 331 - - -61 - - -3267 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1307 - - 1436 - - 3994 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 49.2 - - 50.5 - - 50.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 47.0 - - 48.4 - - 49.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 49.1 - - 50.6 - - 50.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 46.5 - - 48.1 - - 49.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - 9 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 898 - - 635 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 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] 95224 70 266 65 274 71 272 95224 88334 51 276 52 281 51 276 88334 82967 42 281 49 285 41 285 82967 78493 40 290 48 286 42 291 78493 74654 38 289 40 283 41 295 74654 71276 33 299 33 289 38 298 71276 68215 37 302 34 300 31 300 68215 65377 42 302 43 305 37 303 65377 62740 48 291 50 293 45 291 62740 60205 49 295 55 294 43 294 60205 57543 67 305 63 296 51 297 57543 54767 83 297 77 291 72 291 54767 52122 87 293 89 289 85 294 52122 49732 88 294 92 288 92 291 49732 47578 87 295 87 289 94 288 47578 45616 82 297 82 292 91 287 45616 43819 80 298 84 297 85 288 43819 42168 80 297 84 298 76 289 42168 40641 78 298 83 296 69 287 40641 39211 78 301 79 296 65 284 39211 37854 78 304 74 296 63 284 37854 36534 78 305 70 297 63 285 36534 35184 76 303 67 296 62 285 35184 33777 73 300 66 293 61 282 33777 32314 69 299 65 294 59 279 32314 30782 69 301 63 295 58 277 30782 29169 69 299 60 297 53 280 29169 27477 67 295 57 294 48 287 27477 25703 64 300 53 291 45 289 25703 23850 57 296 44 296 44 289 23850 21920 53 294 43 298 43 288 21920 19910 42 300 37 296 40 285 19910 17814 31 303 28 283 32 273 17814 15677 28 294 27 278 29 273 15677 13619 27 297 27 285 24 270 13619 11747 23 294 21 285 23 269 11747 10084 17 290 17 283 25 268 10084 8607 10 281 11 263 24 265 8607 7296 6 247 12 229 23 253 7296 6135 4 230 10 217 22 244 6135 5115 2 160 10 212 17 229 5115 4228 7 156 14 220 17 206 4228 3449 9 135 12 199 17 199 3449 2753 9 130 10 174 17 172 2753 2140 13*100 12 129 19 137 2140 1633 12*087 12*107 19 120 1633 1245 11 083 11*099 16 107 1245 979 10 082 10 096 12 097 979 819 9 081 9 095 10*094 819 726 8 080 7 095 6*090 726 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