DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/30 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 - - - 15.7 - - 23.7 - - 28.9 - - 27.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 83 - - 217 - - 75 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 942 - - 1452 - - 1693 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 707 - - 1399 - - 708 - - 708 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1682 - - 2192 - - 2433 - - 726 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 434 - - 399 - - 624 - - 1521 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 173 - - 275 - - 205 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 14 - - 17 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 283 - - 276 - - 265 - - 232 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -681 - - -1663 - - -2021 - - -2764 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2363 - - 3855 - - 4454 - - 3490 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16138 - - -15996 - - -15206 - - -15825 ODpotential blCL - - - 17820 - - 18188 - - 17639 - - 16551 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 81 - - 94 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 15.7 - - 23.7 - - 28.9 - - 27.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 8.4 - - 9.7 - - 12.2 - - 14.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 15.3 - - 22.7 - - 28.6 - - 28.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 8.0 - - 8.8 - - 11.5 - - 14.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 83 - - 217 - - 75 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 942 - - 1452 - - 1693 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 44 - - 24 - - 75 - - 93 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 94541 68 247 67 256 79 249 69 259 94541 87341 74 255 58 249 68 251 66 263 87341 81828 76 253 62 247 69 261 70 256 81828 77307 71 240 72 246 73 262 73 260 77307 73450 61 245 72 245 70 259 65 265 73450 70047 63 257 74 253 60 259 59 274 70047 66956 68 265 71 260 53 271 56 278 66956 64093 68 267 69 272 64 278 53 282 64093 61420 62 264 75 273 69 277 56 291 61420 58822 61 276 72 271 69 279 66 293 58822 56111 67 277 65 277 69 282 70 287 56111 53287 62 269 61 283 66 282 63 291 53287 50586 58 289 56 289 59 290 63 299 50586 48156 67 298 59 304 61 308 65 303 48156 45982 71 299 68 311 70 313 65 305 45982 44014 65 303 75 312 78 312 70 309 44014 42223 69 320 78 312 81 310 81 305 42223 40581 75 320 78 310 79 309 82 303 40581 39060 70 322 74 312 76 310 86 306 39060 37642 68 328 73 319 76 310 89 307 37642 36309 76 334 74 323 77 310 89 309 36309 35021 82 338 75 323 76 310 88 310 35021 33710 87 341 77 322 76 312 86 310 33710 32346 90 335 79 323 76 313 84 312 32346 30934 88 334 81 323 75 315 81 314 30934 29459 84 337 84 322 72 316 78 314 29459 27909 77 338 81 321 71 316 76 314 27909 26284 77 337 74 315 71 316 74 312 26284 24580 66 334 72 314 67 317 75 313 24580 22799 59 324 69 315 63 318 74 317 22799 20943 47 320 63 314 62 318 70 318 20943 19005 32 316 58 313 60 319 64 318 19005 16981 40 303 54 310 56 315 63 321 16981 14914 50 311 52 310 53 312 60 320 14914 12929 51 325 49 313 49 314 55 317 12929 11142 44 333 43 312 47 319 43 312 11142 9567 34 329 39 312 45 321 38 314 9567 8174 37 319 37 311 43 317 38 316 8174 6940 37 316 36 309 41 308 38 312 6940 5848 34 312 34 310 38 305 37 307 5848 4883 31 310 29 308 34 302 37 303 4883 4036 29 311 25 306 30 292 33 296 4036 3294 25 314 21 300 27 280 33 282 3294 2637 20 311 18*288 22*268 31 263 2637 2062 19*297 15*277 19*265 27 251 2062 1584 16*284 15 276 18 265 23 247 1584 1217 15 283 14 275 18 265 20 244 1217 965 15 282 14 275 17 265 15 237 965 812 14 282 13 275 16 265 13*235 812 725 11 282 11 275 13 265 7*232 725 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