DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/10 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 - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 38.1 - - 37.6 - - 37.5 - - 32.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 79 - - 4 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 751 - - 2156 - - 3446 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 709 - - 1250 - - 709 - - 709 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1491 - - 2896 - - 4186 - - 726 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1421 - - 1516 - - 1046 - - 816 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 87 - - 230 - - 141 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 22 - - 24 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 291 - - 303 - - 301 - - 227 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 10 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 572 - - 1410 - - 1532 - - -315 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 919 - - 1486 - - 2654 - - 1041 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 347 - - 924 - - 360 - - -1905 ODpotential blCL - - - 1144 - - 1972 - - 3826 - - 2631 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 95 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.1 - - 37.6 - - 37.5 - - 32.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.8 - - 33.9 - - 28.6 - - 30.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.2 - - 37.4 - - 37.8 - - 34.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.4 - - 32.8 - - 27.4 - - 30.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 79 - - 4 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 751 - - 2156 - - 3446 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 79 - - 39 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 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] 95917 70 254 75 256 84 259 83 265 95917 88824 46 251 54 257 55 268 58 270 88824 83404 34 262 34 258 38 269 39 267 83404 78888 31 270 27 259 28 263 30 272 78888 74979 24 271 24 256 25 260 31 273 74979 71509 17 277 20 255 23 248 28 259 71509 68348 26 283 20 249 19 261 29 257 68348 65421 30 263 29 258 29 260 34 247 65421 62669 31 253 31 256 37 243 39 253 62669 59969 38 239 35 247 44 251 51 251 59969 57135 49 231 48 250 54 251 55 247 57135 54170 57 232 62 242 63 246 59 247 54170 51334 62 238 65 241 69 239 65 241 51334 48783 75 243 75 240 74 238 70 245 48783 46498 89 241 81 237 80 240 81 247 46498 44427 97 236 87 236 84 240 83 244 44427 42527 103 234 95 234 90 240 83 243 42527 40770 111 234 103 235 97 241 89 244 40770 39141 123 233 117 234 106 240 98 243 39141 37623 136 232 128 232 116 238 106 241 37623 36200 148 232 138 230 124 234 111 240 36200 34827 158 231 146 229 130 231 113 240 34827 33436 163 230 152 229 138 230 116 239 33436 31997 161 228 158 229 145 230 120 238 31997 30519 157 227 159 227 150 230 124 235 30519 28987 151 226 160 226 150 230 125 235 28987 27397 144 226 159 225 142 229 123 234 27397 25756 139 227 155 225 128 228 114 232 25756 24065 130 226 145 227 105 230 106 232 24065 22312 123 226 124 229 87 233 103 234 22312 20491 112 228 96 228 78 235 99 237 20491 18598 95 226 78 232 75 239 92 245 18598 16630 82 226 70 235 70 246 88 254 16630 14636 59 223 61 234 61 252 79 264 14636 12736 56 213 58 231 53 260 60 274 12736 11020 52 214 57 238 46 268 50 272 11020 9492 40 235 48 253 43 283 47 265 9492 8132 36 258 38 275 45 291 49 265 8132 6925 37 270 32 288 39 297 46 266 6925 5854 32 265 30 301 33 304 40 265 5854 4905 22 263 31 310 28*303 32 266 4905 4069 21 271 29 311 26*302 25 266 4069 3331 18 276 26*307 26 302 21 266 3331 2671 17 286 25*305 26 302 19 269 2671 2088 17 291 24 304 25 301 17 270 2088 1600 16*291 23 303 24 301 16 268 1600 1227 15*291 22 302 23 301 14 262 1227 970 14 291 21 302 21 300 11 251 970 814 13 291 19 301 18 300 9*244 814 725 10 291 15 301 14 300 4*227 725 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