DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/04 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 - - - 7.7 - - 15.9 - - 18.7 - - 6.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -8 - - 43 - - 4 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 517 - - 511 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 707 - - 707 - - 707 - - 707 Hcrit BL Top - - - 724 - - 1257 - - 1251 - - 725 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 405 - - 388 - - 624 - - 71 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 6 - - 115 - - 55 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 7 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 010 - - 017 - - 019 - - 013 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1414 - - -1759 - - -1664 - - -1814 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2138 - - 3016 - - 2915 - - 2539 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -17443 - - -15851 - - -14451 - - -16564 ODpotential blCL - - - 18167 - - 17108 - - 15702 - - 17289 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 64 - - 65 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 7.7 - - 15.9 - - 18.7 - - 6.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 1.6 - - 5.8 - - 9.0 - - -1.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 8.8 - - 15.7 - - 18.9 - - 12.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 1.1 - - 4.9 - - 8.2 - - 5.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -8 - - 43 - - 4 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 517 - - 511 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 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] 96322 8 350 15 353 2 067 12 297 96322 89170 3 351 7 329 9 343 9 325 89170 83625 7 328 4 220 11 297 12 323 83625 79005 14 301 8 307 14 301 15 309 79005 75013 22 290 13 274 14 304 12 293 75013 71458 27 284 21 285 22 298 20 302 71458 68223 30 281 28 280 30 281 30 292 68223 65242 30 283 30 274 33 273 34 285 65242 62477 37 282 33 270 38 274 41 281 62477 59800 40 273 40 272 47 271 42 274 59800 56991 44 275 47 268 53 271 43 275 56991 54054 52 273 54 266 60 271 51 281 54054 51253 60 272 65 265 64 268 62 280 51253 48752 72 268 73 262 69 267 69 274 48752 46522 79 266 78 261 76 266 73 268 46522 44499 84 263 84 262 81 262 74 263 44499 42642 91 262 88 260 84 258 77 263 42642 40924 97 262 92 257 89 255 83 264 40924 39329 104 261 101 257 95 254 88 262 39329 37838 118 260 114 259 106 254 91 260 37838 36436 136 259 129 258 120 253 95 259 36436 35084 147 256 138 254 129 252 100 258 35084 33713 148 253 139 254 132 253 103 257 33713 32296 146 253 139 254 132 253 103 255 32296 30835 140 254 140 254 131 251 101 254 30835 29317 135 255 140 253 130 249 92 254 29317 27734 129 257 138 253 130 248 82 254 27734 26086 113 257 132 255 121 249 72 259 26086 24375 79 254 112 256 96 253 56 259 24375 22607 71 258 92 253 81 254 50 260 22607 20776 68 262 82 256 63 258 48 261 20776 18864 59 263 65 259 54 261 47 262 18864 16865 49 270 56 263 46 264 41 265 16865 14826 46 271 45 266 40 269 39 267 14826 12860 37 275 39 273 37 273 37 260 12860 11071 32 276 29 271 29 270 34 257 11071 9484 26 284 17 268 20 264 27 260 9484 8085 22 294 12 288 12 263 21 252 8085 6849 17 304 9 308 8 261 15 244 6849 5760 13 323 6 333 5 241 11 248 5760 4806 11 350 5 013 3 221 7 243 4806 3974 11 019 5 047 2 178 3 225 3974 3246 15 033 6 074 3 147 2 186 3246 2601 17 038 7 082 4 128 3 147 2601 2033 18 041 8 065 5 097 6 114 2033 1563 23 031 9*030 4*052 7 079 1563 1204 24 023 8*018 4*023 6 050 1204 958 17 015 8 018 3 019 6 031 958 809 15*014 7 016 3 017 6*015 809 724 7*010 6 016 3 015 5*013 724 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