DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/05 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0716z - - 1022z - - 1331z - - 1559z - - 1859z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 19.7 - - 20.9 - - 26.1 - - 29.2 - - 25.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 0 - - 31 - - 150 - - 39 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 565 - - 368 - - 1065 - - 1367 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 674 - - 674 - - 674 - - 674 - - 674 Hcrit BL Top 1305 - - 1108 - - 1805 - - 2107 - - 691 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 594 - - 404 - - 281 - - 779 - - 1281 Hgt.Variab. W* 31 - - 91 - - 220 - - 155 - - 6 W* B/S 1 - - 6 - - 20 - - 89 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 333 - - 254 - - 221 - - 174 - - 106 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - 0 - - 3 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1915 - - -1935 - - -2246 - - -1264 - - -1319 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3220 - - 3043 - - 4051 - - 3371 - - 2010 sfcLCL ODpotential -17119 - - -16156 - - -15071 - - -12991 - - -13831 ODpotential blCL 18424 - - 17264 - - 16876 - - 15098 - - 14522 blCL maxRH 96 - - 88 - - 77 - - 83 - - 64 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 19.7 - - 20.9 - - 26.1 - - 29.2 - - 25.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 8.5 - - 10.5 - - 11.1 - - 17.1 - - 19.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 19.9 - - 20.8 - - 25.0 - - 28.9 - - 25.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 8.5 - - 10.5 - - 11.1 - - 17.1 - - 19.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 0 - - 31 - - 150 - - 39 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 565 - - 368 - - 1065 - - 1367 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 82 - - 52 - - 6 - - 32 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 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] 71797 9 274 14 279 17 270 31 259 33 259 71797 60799 41 269 40 265 40 267 39 261 44 254 60799 55280 62 263 59 269 59 263 66 263 57 270 55280 49768 78 262 76 262 75 255 79 253 84 257 49768 47213 88 258 92 257 77 263 93 255 91 258 47213 45140 100 258 93 258 101 260 101 260 104 255 45140 43220 107 259 101 260 102 258 113 264 104 259 43220 41626 117 261 107 260 108 259 118 265 106 257 41626 40786 125 261 116 262 115 258 119 263 108 258 40786 40230 128 259 123 264 123 258 125 263 110 260 40230 39674 130 258 129 262 132 260 135 261 116 260 39674 39169 137 259 136 261 137 261 144 259 126 259 39169 38859 147 261 149 260 157 261 152 257 132 257 38859 38401 171 265 162 261 165 260 160 257 142 256 38401 37774 160 264 170 262 175 259 170 256 153 256 37774 36974 156 262 159 260 174 257 178 253 171 255 36974 33878 154 262 159 259 163 257 166 250 174 251 33878 31985 152 262 152 259 159 256 156 249 159 249 31985 30628 145 261 144 261 152 256 150 250 146 246 30628 29359 136 257 133 257 145 257 143 251 135 245 29359 27551 131 257 128 256 141 259 137 253 127 244 27551 25619 128 258 116 256 136 258 131 254 119 247 25619 24264 117 257 112 258 129 258 124 256 114 252 24264 22321 102 255 109 256 115 255 112 254 106 254 22321 20927 95 254 100 250 106 258 101 258 99 258 20927 20028 93 254 99 250 95 257 87 260 86 261 20028 18791 91 257 95 250 89 259 76 262 74 265 18791 16826 88 260 89 254 88 258 64 265 61 265 16826 15042 75 260 81 256 81 263 57 260 55 262 15042 13380 65 254 72 255 75 263 58 260 53 261 13380 11943 61 255 67 255 66 261 55 259 51 263 11943 11008 58 258 65 257 62 259 51 257 47 259 11008 10305 56 260 61 260 57 261 50 260 45 257 10305 9589 55 262 56 262 54 263 48 262 39 261 9589 8668 47 269 45 272 46 265 39 268 31 268 8668 7625 38 271 31 279 34 264 29 267 27 260 7625 6669 27 270 28 276 26 269 22 267 20 253 6669 5644 18 273 21 266 17 273 15 272 11 237 5644 4517 13 295 15 281 13 260 12 257 9 182 4517 3817 13 325 11 307 9 243 9 230 9 156 3817 3389 15 336 10 322 6 238 7 215 9 146 3389 2967 16 341 10 330 4 249 3 198 9 136 2967 2550 16 348 9 344 3 273 1 198 10 134 2550 2140 16 352 9 007 1*269 2*139 10 131 2140 1738 15 352 9 009 2*220 1*161 8 116 1738 1341 7*341 7*353 2 220 0 179 7 109 1341 1079 5*336 3*255 2 220 0 179 7 106 1079 884 5 333 3 254 2 220 0 179 6 105 884 755 4 331 3 253 2 224 0 179 5*108 755 690 3 329 2 251 2 220 0 179 3*106 690 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