DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/23 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 - - - - - - 54.7 - - 57.1 - - 46.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 66 - - -4 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 999 - - 965 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 710 - - 710 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1739 - - 1705 - - 727 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 477 - - 638 - - 188 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 169 - - 61 - - 3 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 265 - - 306 - - 335 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -354 - - -1009 - - -233 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2093 - - 2715 - - 961 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8267 - - -8562 - - -9683 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10006 - - 10267 - - 10410 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 86 - - 75 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 54.7 - - 57.1 - - 46.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 48.2 - - 47.9 - - 45.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 54.3 - - 57.5 - - 48.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 47.3 - - 47.1 - - 45.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 66 - - -4 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 999 - - 965 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 44 - - 0 - - 16 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 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] 95628 57 278 59 286 50 268 95628 88637 39 273 47 272 41 273 88637 83183 38 275 40 258 41 273 83183 78653 34 273 33 266 36 272 78653 74763 26 268 29 261 29 284 74763 71337 25 269 25 267 25 277 71337 68240 32 284 29 296 26 295 68240 65392 49 284 41 289 41 283 65392 62754 47 276 48 276 45 286 62754 60205 48 285 72 284 71 284 60205 57545 78 279 78 276 73 281 57545 54764 84 278 78 281 78 284 54764 52082 84 288 81 288 91 287 52082 49649 93 292 94 288 104 287 49649 47467 105 290 106 287 114 285 47467 45489 116 287 115 286 117 284 45489 43683 119 284 115 283 112 286 43683 42026 112 285 107 284 102 293 42026 40494 101 292 99 294 96 302 40494 39056 103 304 105 306 99 307 39056 37692 106 307 107 307 103 308 37692 36366 102 302 102 303 104 303 36366 35009 93 294 98 298 103 298 35009 33594 89 292 93 296 101 296 33594 32130 87 292 89 293 93 295 32130 30606 84 292 83 291 86 295 30606 29005 82 291 78 290 82 294 29005 27329 80 290 77 289 79 292 27329 25578 79 289 75 286 77 289 25578 23750 79 289 71 285 72 286 23750 21841 76 291 66 287 68 287 21841 19847 71 292 61 287 59 287 19847 17764 67 293 61 287 56 284 17764 15639 61 294 59 288 57 291 15639 13594 55 290 52 291 50 296 13594 11732 48 278 48 287 41 291 11732 10078 40 274 42 279 38 289 10078 8611 37 277 37 283 30 296 8611 7308 36 278 34 288 24 298 7308 6152 35 285 27 293 22 309 6152 5131 28 292 22 303 20 323 5131 4235 23 295 21 308 16 337 4235 3449 21 299 18 309 16 337 3449 2750 14 277 14 309 14 332 2750 2139 13*271 12*304 11 329 2139 1633 10*267 12*305 13 339 1633 1246 9 265 11 306 14 343 1246 980 9 264 10 306 13 342 980 818 8 264 9 306 11*340 818 726 7 264 7 305 5*335 726 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