DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/26 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 55.6 - - 51.6 - - 47.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 32 - - 14 - - 10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1377 - - 1664 - - 618 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 710 - - 710 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2117 - - 2404 - - 1358 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 820 - - 476 - - 1258 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 153 - - 130 - - 79 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 22 - - 17 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 290 - - 310 - - 331 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 942 - - 922 - - 479 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1175 - - 1482 - - 879 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 563 - - 399 - - 213 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1554 - - 2005 - - 1145 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 55.6 - - 51.6 - - 47.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.7 - - 47.6 - - 45.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 55.6 - - 51.7 - - 47.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.1 - - 47.0 - - 45.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 32 - - 14 - - 10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1377 - - 1664 - - 618 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 97 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 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] 95338 75 254 67 267 70 261 95338 88471 50 253 58 265 52 269 88471 83119 41 273 48 262 44 282 83119 78643 37 288 38 266 36 279 78643 74777 34 291 32 275 28 284 74777 71346 29 280 26 285 24 287 71346 68218 24 257 26 288 23 298 68218 65334 23 265 28 278 27 309 65334 62656 29 278 29 280 30 289 62656 60051 33 279 33 281 30 273 60051 57337 45 283 51 287 42 279 57337 54527 73 271 81 272 76 276 54527 51833 86 264 87 270 80 273 51833 49386 93 272 92 275 80 276 49386 47186 96 275 96 279 87 282 47186 45200 96 274 98 280 95 283 45200 43399 101 277 102 281 104 281 43399 41756 108 278 109 283 110 278 41756 40233 109 279 112 284 111 279 40233 38801 108 284 111 288 107 282 38801 37447 109 288 113 292 103 285 37447 36131 106 289 112 294 100 289 36131 34787 103 289 110 294 100 292 34787 33387 99 288 108 294 98 293 33387 31934 95 288 105 293 96 294 31934 30414 90 287 101 293 93 295 30414 28816 86 287 97 295 90 294 28816 27144 83 286 89 294 87 293 27144 25394 80 283 80 292 85 291 25394 23565 77 278 72 293 81 291 23565 21661 74 276 66 289 77 291 21661 19673 71 278 66 282 70 292 19673 17596 66 276 66 280 64 288 17596 15481 59 273 60 287 57 288 15481 13449 57 284 51 290 47 292 13449 11608 49 287 49 294 44 300 11608 9975 46 282 43 299 35 305 9975 8528 45 277 36 300 28 301 8528 7241 43 286 33 301 27 298 7241 6098 37 298 33 306 26 302 6098 5085 37 303 34 313 25 305 5085 4194 37 302 32 320 24 313 4194 3409 30 292 28 321 22 328 3409 2719 26 292 22*313 20 330 2719 2120 26*291 20*311 17 330 2120 1622 25*291 19 310 16*330 1622 1240 24 290 18 309 14*331 1240 977 22 290 16 309 13 331 977 817 20 289 14 309 12 331 817 726 15 289 11 308 9 332 726 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