DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/22 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 - - - 21.2 - - 26.5 - - 28.7 - - 22.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 190 - - 406 - - 235 - - 12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2133 - - 3399 - - 4042 - - 2511 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1829 - - 3038 - - 3315 - - 708 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2873 - - 4139 - - 4782 - - 3251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 793 - - 726 - - 616 - - 1027 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 299 - - 449 - - 396 - - 124 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 24 - - 25 - - 26 BL Wind Direction - - - 315 - - 314 - - 317 - - 324 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 7 - - 8 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -640 - - -1064 - - -743 - - -264 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3513 - - 5203 - - 5525 - - 3515 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7513 - - -8049 - - -6510 - - -6813 ODpotential blCL - - - 10386 - - 12188 - - 11292 - - 10064 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 81 - - 91 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 21.2 - - 26.5 - - 28.7 - - 22.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 8.6 - - 6.4 - - 7.1 - - 9.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 20.4 - - 25.1 - - 27.8 - - 22.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 8.3 - - 5.8 - - 7.1 - - 9.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 190 - - 406 - - 235 - - 12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2133 - - 3399 - - 4042 - - 2511 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 43 - - 25 - - 63 - - 83 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 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] 96751 28 089 24 094 22 104 18 078 96751 89584 27 086 18 113 14 092 11 094 89584 84016 20 102 17 111 5 106 10 076 84016 79353 16 096 12 087 5 134 6 033 79353 75315 11 082 5 040 5 049 6 013 75315 71742 10 037 1 075 4 352 9 324 71742 68502 10 354 6 354 7 339 7 315 68502 65507 13 324 14 320 14 318 13 312 65507 62718 16 302 18 312 16 301 17 299 62718 60000 20 294 24 310 21 293 20 302 60000 57136 25 296 30 294 27 288 28 302 57136 54145 30 294 34 290 36 288 37 295 54145 51283 38 294 41 286 37 287 40 295 51283 48702 38 286 44 289 39 296 44 299 48702 46385 43 292 48 292 45 303 48 303 46385 44283 45 294 52 295 50 303 52 305 44283 42358 45 299 56 301 53 304 54 308 42358 40582 52 301 60 304 57 307 57 309 40582 38931 53 297 62 303 62 305 59 310 38931 37392 50 297 63 302 63 303 64 311 37392 35950 48 298 63 302 62 307 62 307 35950 34562 45 302 60 301 64 311 58 313 34562 33164 44 310 53 304 66 311 64 317 33164 31732 44 313 50 309 64 310 65 318 31732 30275 41 318 49 313 61 312 61 319 30275 28779 39 317 52 315 61 313 59 321 28779 27226 33 337 44 316 55 315 55 323 27226 25625 26 359 39 320 44 313 39 331 25625 23972 32 002 39 322 42 313 38 338 23972 22251 35 359 38 321 44 316 42 339 22251 20454 33 003 37 322 46 316 43 342 20454 18575 32 356 39 330 44 314 41 342 18575 16610 35 347 39 332 44 320 38 348 16610 14602 36 340 38 333 44 324 34 353 14602 12669 35 339 37 337 40 325 30 355 12669 10914 33 337 35 335 37 324 32 344 10914 9361 31 334 32 326 36 329 37 336 9361 7991 30 336 31 323 34 334 35 342 7991 6781 28 340 31 328 31 336 30 350 6781 5715 29 337 31 333 27 333 26 350 5715 4779 30 328 28*328 25*320 26 337 4779 3962 28 325 25*316 26*319 29*328 3962 3246 27*323 25 315 26 318 29*326 3246 2606 25*317 25 314 26 317 28 325 2606 2042 25 315 25 314 26 317 27 324 2042 1571 24 315 24 313 25 317 26 324 1571 1210 24 314 24 313 25 317 25 323 1210 961 22 314 23 312 24 317 22 323 961 810 21 313 21 312 22 316 20 322 810 724 17 313 18 312 18 316 15 322 724 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