DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/21 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 32.1 - - 35.2 - - 30.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 186 - - 168 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1957 - - 3402 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1697 - - 2680 - - 708 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2697 - - 4142 - - 726 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 586 - - 493 - - 3814 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 289 - - 335 - - 5 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 15 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 298 - - 306 - - 310 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1800 - - -47 - - -2738 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4498 - - 4189 - - 3464 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10660 - - 177 - - -5783 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13357 - - 3965 - - 6509 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 99 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 32.1 - - 35.2 - - 30.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 15.2 - - 19.5 - - 18.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 31.1 - - 34.2 - - 32.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 14.8 - - 19.3 - - 18.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 186 - - 168 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1957 - - 3402 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 99 - - 96 - - 55 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 96849 26 102 25 087 23 101 96849 89691 24 104 20 102 16 085 89691 84125 21 100 14 108 13 062 84125 79469 16 090 12 110 7 066 79469 75433 10 101 8 124 5 076 75433 71841 8 090 5 144 6 002 71841 68582 7 052 3 191 5 284 68582 65580 4 255 8 263 8 303 65580 62797 13 243 17 251 21 267 62797 60104 11 264 15 267 15 245 60104 57282 34 275 30 283 28 278 57282 54318 34 260 32 267 35 258 54318 51462 37 264 38 252 44 260 51462 48890 50 264 49 260 52 259 48890 46580 66 256 63 255 58 259 46580 44480 69 251 67 251 62 259 44480 42559 69 250 70 253 65 257 42559 40790 73 252 74 254 63 252 40790 39145 81 253 74 253 60 252 39145 37606 85 251 75 253 63 257 37606 36165 87 249 80 251 70 258 36165 34787 89 247 84 249 76 255 34787 33402 94 246 87 246 78 253 33402 31987 96 247 87 244 82 250 31987 30543 96 248 85 244 81 248 30543 29049 95 248 84 244 74 251 29049 27486 93 246 85 244 74 254 27486 25856 90 244 85 244 75 254 25856 24161 85 243 83 245 72 252 24161 22400 76 241 75 245 65 251 22400 20578 67 237 67 244 52 252 20578 18694 57 236 57 245 40 252 18694 16732 51 232 48 246 37 262 16732 14726 49 234 39 239 37 262 14726 12785 40 246 40 242 37 264 12785 11025 31 260 40 252 32 277 11025 9472 27 247 37 267 30 286 9472 8098 22 254 37 278 28 289 8098 6880 19 272 29 283 25 292 6880 5805 21 284 22 289 24 301 5805 4857 24 289 18*295 22 300 4857 4029 22 298 15*302 19 299 4029 3300 16*301 15 304 17 303 3300 2648 12*298 15 306 17 305 2648 2071 12 298 15 307 16 308 2071 1590 12 298 15 308 15 310 1590 1221 12 297 14 308 14 311 1221 967 11 298 14 309 12 311 967 813 10 298 13 309 10*311 813 725 9 297 11 309 6*310 725 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