DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/31 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 - - - - - - 35.1 - - 37.3 - - 35.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 27 - - 8 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1344 - - 1467 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 709 - - 709 - - 709 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2084 - - 2207 - - 726 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2061 - - 1470 - - 2685 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 139 - - 100 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 21 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 274 - - 272 - - 271 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 712 - - 641 - - -406 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1372 - - 1566 - - 1132 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 315 - - 219 - - -820 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1769 - - 1988 - - 1546 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 35.1 - - 37.3 - - 35.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 31.8 - - 33.1 - - 33.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 35.1 - - 37.4 - - 36.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 31.4 - - 32.6 - - 33.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 27 - - 8 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1344 - - 1467 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 100 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 94209 63 250 68 252 78 251 94209 87145 48 247 62 261 61 268 87145 81698 39 279 53 257 64 287 81698 77217 47 309 42 280 57 281 77217 73362 58 306 45 306 46 291 73362 69959 58 301 58 317 51 304 69959 66887 58 298 66 311 58 302 66887 64063 62 293 72 305 61 301 64063 61441 63 292 73 300 64 304 61441 58894 62 300 72 301 67 307 58894 56216 67 309 71 303 69 310 56216 53413 71 311 72 305 72 309 53413 50721 71 310 72 305 75 309 50721 48286 70 309 73 307 78 309 48286 46099 72 309 80 307 80 308 46099 44121 76 310 86 308 83 312 44121 42315 82 312 94 312 94 316 42315 40658 90 315 103 313 111 315 40658 39136 95 319 106 313 126 314 39136 37719 103 321 107 312 133 311 37719 36384 109 321 104 314 132 309 36384 35089 117 319 110 318 128 309 35089 33771 117 315 119 318 123 311 33771 32404 113 313 119 314 118 311 32404 30988 107 312 111 311 115 311 30988 29509 103 310 103 312 113 312 29509 27956 101 310 102 312 110 312 27956 26327 98 311 98 311 98 310 26327 24623 91 310 93 314 90 309 24623 22846 82 309 88 310 86 307 22846 20996 79 308 84 306 81 307 20996 19068 73 310 79 306 80 306 19068 17055 63 312 72 308 70 306 17055 15005 56 313 59 305 61 302 15005 13033 51 313 51 298 56 293 13033 11243 47 316 48 295 53 289 11243 9655 45 313 46 294 51 289 9655 8247 43 312 45 298 47 289 8247 6997 41 309 44 303 43 294 6997 5890 37 307 43 309 42 303 5890 4916 27 290 38 306 40 309 4916 4068 24 284 33 293 37 305 4068 3327 24 283 29 281 34 294 3327 2667 23*279 27*276 32 287 2667 2084 22*276 25*274 29 281 2084 1599 20 274 23 273 26 277 1599 1226 19 273 21 271 23 275 1226 970 18 273 19 271 19 273 970 814 16 272 17 270 16*272 814 725 12 272 13 269 12*271 725 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