DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/17 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 - - - - - - 18.6 - - 18.4 - - 16.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 314 - - 136 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4051 - - 5910 - - 877 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3450 - - 4395 - - 708 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4791 - - 6650 - - 1617 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1111 - - 426 - - 5414 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 438 - - 376 - - 61 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 22 - - 22 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 265 - - 265 - - 267 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 2 - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -725 - - 1434 - - -369 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5516 - - 5216 - - 1986 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9226 - - 1099 - - -640 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14017 - - 5551 - - 2257 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 70 - - 100 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 18.6 - - 18.4 - - 16.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - -3.2 - - -2.1 - - 10.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 17.4 - - 17.8 - - 16.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - -4.3 - - -2.4 - - 10.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 314 - - 136 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4051 - - 5910 - - 877 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 101 - - 66 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 96316 60 030 57 041 45 030 96316 89365 41 033 39 035 40 034 89365 83892 23 035 26 012 26 027 83892 79288 9 053 14 335 16 007 79288 75290 3 020 14 309 20 335 75290 71734 6 280 16 287 16 304 71734 68480 7 268 11 284 11 296 68480 65453 24 299 23 294 21 287 65453 62627 26 273 20 270 25 274 62627 59870 19 269 19 259 28 269 59870 56974 28 272 27 263 36 264 56974 53949 38 263 43 270 38 259 53949 51042 45 256 52 264 46 265 51042 48415 50 251 57 262 52 261 48415 46062 52 250 58 252 53 252 46062 43927 56 245 59 242 57 248 43927 41977 57 238 59 237 61 247 41977 40184 53 235 59 239 59 246 40184 38524 52 237 59 241 55 244 38524 36978 53 246 55 242 52 242 36978 35534 56 250 51 242 49 242 35534 34150 56 248 49 243 45 243 34150 32757 56 245 49 241 43 245 32757 31327 58 243 49 240 43 247 31327 29864 61 241 51 241 44 247 29864 28357 63 239 53 241 44 247 28357 26793 64 238 53 243 38 251 26793 25178 62 239 52 243 30 261 25178 23513 54 237 46 243 28 269 23513 21793 41 234 38 245 25 273 21793 20013 30 229 32 247 19 282 20013 18162 25 223 26 250 19 288 18162 16231 27 221 25 257 16 289 16231 14259 30 222 30 253 14 292 14259 12358 33 217 29 245 14 295 12358 10633 31 221 27 242 17 284 10633 9116 36 231 27 243 19 278 9116 7796 37 236 24*254 24 263 7796 6645 36 245 21*263 25 263 6645 5623 29*252 22 264 26 268 5623 4718 22*262 22 265 26 272 4718 3920 22 264 22 265 26 273 3920 3214 22 265 22 265 26 273 3214 2583 22 266 22 266 25 272 2583 2025 22 267 22 266 23*271 2025 1560 22 267 22 266 21*268 1560 1203 21 267 21 266 19 267 1203 958 20 267 20 266 17 266 958 809 19 268 19 266 15 265 809 724 16 267 15 266 11 264 724 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