DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/22 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 - - - 22.3 - - 30.9 - - 33.1 - - 26.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 58 - - 239 - - 78 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 969 - - 3369 - - 3501 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 708 - - 2823 - - 2202 - - 708 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1709 - - 4109 - - 4241 - - 726 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1556 - - 1100 - - 1472 - - 3687 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 156 - - 376 - - 263 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 21 - - 21 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 276 - - 276 - - 278 - - 277 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 10 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -6 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2329 - - -1409 - - -2494 - - -4260 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4038 - - 5518 - - 6735 - - 4986 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12067 - - -9312 - - -10297 - - -11076 ODpotential blCL - - - 13776 - - 13421 - - 14538 - - 11802 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 91 - - 96 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 22.3 - - 30.9 - - 33.1 - - 26.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 7.5 - - 9.3 - - 6.1 - - 7.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 22.0 - - 29.9 - - 32.8 - - 29.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 7.0 - - 8.6 - - 5.7 - - 7.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 58 - - 239 - - 78 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 969 - - 3369 - - 3501 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 66 - - 82 - - 0 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] 95138 48 242 60 250 67 256 78 250 95138 88233 39 265 40 245 52 258 56 256 88233 82879 36 260 35 259 41 253 47 257 82879 78382 36 267 40 264 41 258 49 266 78382 74470 44 270 45 266 48 253 51 263 74470 70961 50 281 51 274 46 269 50 273 70961 67745 49 278 52 270 52 276 54 279 67745 64771 47 271 47 262 50 265 54 274 64771 61997 50 275 46 265 49 257 55 263 61997 59279 59 275 51 270 53 264 57 264 59279 56429 66 269 64 274 63 270 68 272 56429 53482 76 268 81 269 79 273 84 273 53482 50685 86 265 89 262 92 269 93 269 50685 48184 89 264 92 261 97 266 96 266 48184 45947 90 265 94 261 97 266 96 264 45947 43915 93 266 97 264 100 267 95 265 43915 42050 95 265 100 264 102 266 95 268 42050 40330 95 267 101 265 102 267 99 271 40330 38742 97 270 103 266 104 271 108 273 38742 37273 102 271 107 267 108 272 115 273 37273 35904 107 270 110 266 112 272 122 272 35904 34592 111 269 110 266 114 272 131 272 34592 33267 114 267 108 267 114 271 137 273 33267 31898 116 266 103 266 113 270 141 274 31898 30482 115 264 99 265 107 269 141 273 30482 29002 114 263 98 264 100 268 134 273 29002 27449 113 262 99 263 97 268 124 272 27449 25830 110 263 98 264 95 267 111 271 25830 24148 104 264 96 264 94 266 102 269 24148 22401 97 266 92 265 91 267 98 266 22401 20585 91 268 86 265 87 267 94 265 20585 18690 85 273 81 267 82 264 89 266 18690 16710 82 275 77 267 77 262 83 266 16710 14689 80 277 74 268 74 263 77 267 14689 12751 79 281 71 269 70 271 74 275 12751 11000 73 286 71 273 70 273 66 273 11000 9448 65 287 72 278 67 271 60 266 9448 8071 57 289 64 291 62 280 56 279 8071 6852 48 292 46 292 50 284 51 285 6852 5781 42 293 36 286 40 285 39 280 5781 4842 39 291 31*278 28*280 28 274 4842 4017 36 293 24*276 23*278 23 278 4017 3290 29 292 24 276 23 278 21 281 3290 2640 24 286 22 276 22 278 20 282 2640 2066 21*283 21 277 21 278 19 284 2066 1586 16*279 20 276 21 278 17 284 1586 1218 12 275 19 277 20 279 16 284 1218 965 11 274 18 277 19 278 13 282 965 812 11 274 17 277 17 279 10*280 812 725 9 273 14 277 14 278 5*277 725 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