DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/23 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 - - - - - - 29.5 - - 32.9 - - 26.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 383 - - 239 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3294 - - 4063 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2937 - - 3335 - - 708 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4034 - - 4803 - - 726 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 784 - - 399 - - 3744 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 435 - - 398 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 16 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 338 - - 334 - - 326 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1149 - - -1574 - - -4119 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5183 - - 6377 - - 4845 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10481 - - -10924 - - -14066 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14515 - - 15727 - - 14792 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 69 - - 71 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 29.5 - - 32.9 - - 26.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 9.5 - - 7.6 - - 8.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 27.8 - - 31.7 - - 29.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 9.1 - - 7.3 - - 8.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 383 - - 239 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3294 - - 4063 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 96585 24 089 18 096 10 085 96585 89402 19 089 13 109 13 059 89402 83824 9 116 7 092 8 071 83824 79156 11 133 1 281 3 348 79156 75101 8 099 1 203 7 288 75101 71515 3 312 4 278 11 292 71515 68266 8 313 6 270 12 283 68266 65263 16 318 12 304 14 293 65263 62467 20 303 18 297 21 299 62467 59745 18 289 21 299 21 305 59745 56888 26 305 26 305 29 311 56888 53910 33 307 34 302 34 304 53910 51062 38 306 36 304 41 299 51062 48506 42 304 39 307 39 304 48506 46217 47 309 48 311 50 312 46217 44150 52 309 56 312 55 312 44150 42276 50 312 57 316 61 322 42276 40562 52 321 57 321 74 323 40562 38991 57 326 66 325 78 318 38991 37540 62 327 79 325 83 325 37540 36185 67 331 85 327 99 330 36185 34883 74 334 91 333 111 332 34883 33568 77 336 100 336 118 331 33568 32206 78 335 98 335 121 330 32206 30798 78 334 87 334 114 330 30798 29330 76 336 81 332 100 328 29330 27793 76 338 74 329 95 327 27793 26182 75 341 69 325 87 327 26182 24489 73 343 65 321 81 328 24489 22719 72 345 63 320 75 332 22719 20875 69 347 62 323 64 331 20875 18950 63 345 58 325 59 328 18950 16941 57 344 54 333 55 327 16941 14897 53 344 49 338 49 329 14897 12925 50 345 46 339 44 333 12925 11128 46 349 41 338 39 335 11128 9535 42 353 37 339 35 333 9535 8129 37 354 34 343 32 331 8129 6887 31 353 30 349 27 336 6887 5795 27 353 23 347 20 336 5795 4843 23*352 16*334 15 325 4843 4017 18*340 16*333 13 326 4017 3290 18 339 16 333 13 328 3290 2639 18 338 16 334 13 329 2639 2065 17 337 16 334 12 330 2065 1586 17 337 16 334 12 330 1586 1218 17 337 15 334 11 330 1218 965 16 337 15 334 10 330 965 812 15 337 14 334 8*328 812 725 13 336 12 334 5*326 725 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