DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/26 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 - - - -5.2 - - 4.6 - - 7.8 - - 3.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -14 - - 85 - - 34 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1428 - - 1950 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 706 - - 707 - - 706 - - 707 Hcrit BL Top - - - 723 - - 2168 - - 2690 - - 724 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 841 - - 618 - - 681 - - 1918 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 4 - - 200 - - 166 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 18 - - 17 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 291 - - 293 - - 270 - - 216 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1259 - - -138 - - 111 - - -974 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1982 - - 2306 - - 2579 - - 1698 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13805 - - -13260 - - -13554 - - -14766 ODpotential blCL - - - 14528 - - 15428 - - 16244 - - 15490 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 86 - - 89 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -5.2 - - 4.6 - - 7.8 - - 3.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -10.8 - - -2.4 - - -0.6 - - -0.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -3.9 - - 4.2 - - 7.8 - - 6.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -10.9 - - -3.5 - - -1.5 - - 0.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -14 - - 85 - - 34 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1428 - - 1950 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 44 - - 57 - - 69 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 95076 142 239 132 238 141 243 150 242 95076 87995 114 240 108 245 116 246 114 247 87995 82623 83 248 90 251 96 248 94 255 82623 78177 67 251 70 250 75 253 81 259 78177 74321 64 251 61 250 65 253 67 253 74321 70865 63 250 54 251 60 257 57 251 70865 67693 58 247 52 251 56 257 55 257 67693 64761 61 249 56 252 57 260 57 258 64761 62033 66 246 57 252 62 257 62 254 62033 59376 64 245 62 254 61 257 62 252 59376 56578 71 252 64 250 63 255 68 259 56578 53650 79 249 64 248 66 255 79 260 53650 50841 75 245 68 250 75 258 83 256 50841 48292 76 250 74 254 81 255 80 254 48292 45986 84 250 86 255 80 251 76 259 45986 43882 88 249 91 250 76 251 80 264 43882 41961 89 250 88 245 76 259 81 263 41961 40204 89 251 82 248 81 260 73 263 40204 38583 84 254 83 254 78 256 64 272 38583 37081 84 258 79 256 73 259 69 283 37081 35690 83 258 78 260 71 264 69 283 35690 34367 78 256 77 260 67 269 58 279 34367 33035 72 257 68 265 63 273 50 290 33035 31660 67 261 65 276 56 280 57 299 31660 30245 63 262 64 281 47 294 63 302 30245 28779 61 267 55 287 49 312 64 306 28779 27248 57 272 49 312 56 310 63 311 27248 25646 46 285 56 324 59 300 61 312 25646 23969 43 304 58 326 55 297 61 309 23969 22216 43 312 56 328 57 292 62 306 22216 20396 43 316 47 329 56 292 60 306 20396 18504 44 315 42 324 50 294 58 305 18504 16534 44 312 41 316 47 298 55 303 16534 14524 42 306 42 312 47 302 52 305 14524 12587 40 304 42 312 45 303 44 306 12587 10831 37 305 40 314 40 303 42 302 10831 9276 32 308 35 312 35 305 41 298 9276 7904 29 309 30 306 30 305 37 292 7904 6693 27 309 27 301 27 299 33 287 6693 5628 28 309 27 299 26 295 32 284 5628 4695 31 312 29 299 26 296 30 280 4695 3883 32 313 29 300 26 294 29 272 3883 3175 32 312 28 302 23*286 27 258 3175 2550 31 315 24*299 19*272 26 240 2550 2002 30 315 19*294 18 271 26 235 2002 1545 28 308 19 293 17 270 24 231 1545 1194 25 302 18 293 17 269 21 226 1194 952 20 296 18 293 16 269 17 221 952 807 18*294 17 292 15 269 14*219 807 723 11*291 15 292 13 268 8*216 723 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