DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/03 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 - - - - - - 28.8 - - 30.5 - - 29.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 30 - - 10 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 871 - - 894 - - 100 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 708 - - 708 - - 708 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1611 - - 1634 - - 840 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 364 - - 596 - - 1440 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 123 - - 86 - - 6 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 216 - - 227 - - 233 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 321 - - 328 - - 5 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1290 - - 1306 - - 835 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 113 - - 95 - - -235 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1498 - - 1539 - - 1075 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 28.8 - - 30.5 - - 29.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 26.1 - - 27.7 - - 28.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 28.7 - - 30.6 - - 29.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 25.5 - - 27.3 - - 28.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 30 - - 10 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 871 - - 894 - - 100 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 94 - - 98 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96316 4 177 15 331 0 112 96316 89184 6 228 11 312 3 354 89184 83636 3 262 9 232 11 292 83636 79015 11 293 8 241 17 265 79015 75017 16 271 12 276 20 271 75017 71459 24 255 24 274 24 264 71459 68230 23 257 28 271 29 260 68230 65254 26 270 33 262 33 270 65254 62471 32 271 39 254 41 278 62471 59758 40 265 43 253 48 269 59758 56927 42 262 51 255 53 268 56927 53997 56 254 62 255 70 257 53997 51203 69 250 73 250 74 253 51203 48689 74 252 78 251 79 253 48689 46448 80 253 84 254 90 256 46448 44430 92 251 92 257 96 258 44430 42587 101 248 106 255 101 259 42587 40887 102 246 121 250 118 253 40887 39318 97 249 118 243 118 247 39318 37860 99 252 109 245 113 253 37860 36496 100 252 115 258 125 262 36496 35188 100 252 124 258 135 261 35188 33858 101 250 127 254 137 258 33858 32474 101 249 127 253 137 258 32474 31038 101 248 124 255 136 260 31038 29537 97 247 115 257 130 260 29537 27965 93 247 106 256 121 259 27965 26329 93 250 103 258 107 257 26329 24619 90 254 92 256 99 257 24619 22832 83 252 82 254 92 261 22832 20972 70 250 73 256 81 259 20972 19037 61 254 65 259 72 258 19037 17019 54 258 56 263 65 257 17019 14964 43 253 48 263 53 257 14964 12988 31 251 36 259 47 266 12988 11196 35 258 35 258 43 268 11196 9608 38 253 38 260 36 267 9608 8204 37 256 39 261 30 268 8204 6964 33 260 34 261 29 273 6964 5868 28 257 27 263 28 267 5868 4900 22 252 27 252 26 269 4900 4049 19 253 23 251 22 277 4049 3304 21 264 19 261 17 291 3304 2645 23 260 20 258 18 294 2645 2067 21*239 19*246 17 278 2067 1586 16*218 15*229 13 248 1586 1218 15 217 15 228 12 241 1218 965 14 216 14 227 10*236 965 812 13 215 13 226 8*234 812 724 10 215 10 226 6 232 724 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