DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/05 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 - - - 17.7 - - 20.6 - - 25.5 - - 17.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 51 - - -2 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 489 - - 476 - - 274 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 707 - - 708 - - 708 - - 708 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1229 - - 1216 - - 1014 - - 725 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 340 - - 218 - - 525 - - 162 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 74 - - 119 - - 30 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 12 - - 12 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 207 - - 207 - - 184 - - 184 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 124 - - -1087 - - -1216 - - -645 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1105 - - 2303 - - 2230 - - 1370 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 27 - - -13730 - - -11437 - - -12994 ODpotential blCL - - - 1202 - - 14946 - - 12451 - - 13719 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 97 - - 95 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 17.7 - - 20.6 - - 25.5 - - 17.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.8 - - 13.4 - - 18.5 - - 14.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 17.8 - - 20.5 - - 25.8 - - 20.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 15.8 - - 12.3 - - 17.7 - - 16.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 51 - - -2 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 489 - - 476 - - 274 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 96 - - 89 - - 78 - - 27 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 96242 2 341 6 045 16 043 7 013 96242 89100 7 114 8 351 11 024 6 328 89100 83551 12 025 3 298 6 316 6 326 83551 78917 10 347 3 295 13 287 20 305 78917 74929 13 317 10 281 20 266 17 295 74929 71406 18 303 16 290 26 281 28 299 71406 68227 17 306 19 288 25 274 29 285 68227 65291 29 300 23 289 28 276 29 282 65291 62536 37 296 31 290 34 274 38 293 62536 59862 41 290 43 282 51 286 55 285 59862 57083 48 281 52 272 61 281 58 275 57083 54182 50 272 59 269 66 266 61 273 54182 51384 52 270 62 267 61 261 68 272 51384 48849 57 269 61 263 65 269 76 268 48849 46573 64 266 59 265 75 272 79 263 46573 44506 70 263 68 273 82 269 80 258 44506 42608 72 261 81 272 86 265 83 257 42608 40849 76 259 94 263 92 262 88 256 40849 39210 82 256 91 250 96 258 93 254 39210 37684 86 256 80 246 99 252 101 252 37684 36262 88 257 74 256 97 251 100 252 36262 34904 90 256 81 264 94 256 96 256 34904 33545 86 252 99 262 100 260 101 259 33545 32157 82 249 113 258 109 260 103 258 32157 30737 80 250 108 256 105 257 102 255 30737 29263 80 251 92 263 97 259 102 256 29263 27715 73 254 91 270 93 260 104 256 27715 26090 65 252 94 271 89 261 101 256 26090 24388 61 249 87 271 86 261 93 257 24388 22617 57 246 82 267 80 260 84 258 22617 20781 50 242 71 267 73 263 73 258 20781 18872 46 245 59 267 68 268 63 256 18872 16882 44 247 48 267 59 270 57 264 16882 14853 41 248 42 261 49 266 50 271 14853 12901 38 248 37 258 44 265 44 268 12901 11132 34 250 32 257 38 264 42 267 11132 9565 29 255 31 257 31 268 34 266 9565 8178 24 260 29 260 28 267 28 267 8178 6948 19 259 25 260 30 255 27 269 6948 5857 13 257 21 251 28 247 29 268 5857 4893 9 261 19 238 26 243 29 258 4893 4048 9 256 18 228 25 238 28 252 4048 3304 10 243 17 221 24 231 29 248 3304 2642 12 235 19 220 24 225 31 240 2642 2060 15 227 20 220 23 216 29 228 2060 1579 17*212 19*216 21 204 27 206 1579 1213 15*209 16*211 16*187 25 195 1213 962 12 206 11 206 14*185 20 189 962 810 11 205 10 205 13 184 17*188 810 724 8 204 9 204 10 183 8*184 724 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