DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/01 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 - - - - - - 27.1 - - 31.6 - - 30.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 200 - - 85 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1849 - - 2577 - - 1578 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1657 - - 1625 - - 708 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2589 - - 3317 - - 2318 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 406 - - 337 - - 954 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 292 - - 245 - - 76 W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 9 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 102 - - 235 - - 300 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1177 - - -934 - - -2386 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3766 - - 4251 - - 4704 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -15918 - - -14349 - - -16817 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 18507 - - 17666 - - 19135 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 82 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 27.1 - - 31.6 - - 30.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 13.3 - - 15.6 - - 12.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 26.2 - - 31.2 - - 30.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 12.2 - - 15.0 - - 11.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 200 - - 85 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1849 - - 2577 - - 1578 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 20 - - 29 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 94178 83 266 81 273 78 266 94178 87416 55 282 61 290 60 299 87416 82096 45 303 44 301 57 318 82096 77625 56 313 49 310 61 321 77625 73770 69 315 57 315 64 322 73770 70392 72 319 61 322 61 326 70392 67347 69 316 64 322 62 326 67347 64533 64 310 67 318 63 320 64533 61900 61 309 65 312 60 314 61900 59317 62 305 62 308 63 307 59317 56591 61 302 65 304 66 302 56591 53746 63 303 70 301 72 300 53746 51019 68 304 80 300 79 301 51019 48565 77 303 86 300 84 300 48565 46380 85 303 90 304 88 301 46380 44415 95 304 104 304 96 303 44415 42621 102 301 111 302 108 304 42621 40975 104 303 116 303 122 301 40975 39454 111 308 121 304 138 299 39454 38029 119 307 125 305 144 299 38029 36680 117 303 124 303 140 301 36680 35370 110 303 116 302 134 302 35370 34038 107 306 108 305 129 302 34038 32652 102 309 102 310 120 301 32652 31220 102 311 93 309 99 299 31220 29731 102 309 91 311 91 301 29731 28166 98 305 95 310 87 299 28166 26525 95 302 97 307 86 299 26525 24807 92 300 94 304 86 302 24807 23013 89 299 92 303 84 305 23013 21146 86 298 89 303 80 305 21146 19198 83 298 86 298 76 303 19198 17161 78 297 82 294 72 299 17161 15081 71 296 73 296 68 299 15081 13077 62 294 65 299 61 299 13077 11256 53 292 58 299 58 295 11256 9642 46 288 50 294 54 294 9642 8211 41 283 46 290 45 290 8211 6946 35 277 42 286 37 287 6946 5830 25 268 35 280 33 288 5830 4854 16 256 26 264 29 285 4854 4014 10 237 14*243 21 274 4014 3284 5 191 6*231 16 270 3284 2633 4*121 5 232 6*271 2633 2061 4*111 5 235 5*288 2061 1584 4 105 5 237 6 300 1584 1218 4 100 4 239 6 302 1218 966 4 096 4 242 5 303 966 812 4 095 4 242 5 305 812 724 4 094 4 242 4 306 724 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