DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/09 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 - - - 30.7 - - 35.9 - - 36.3 - - 35.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -17 - - -1 - - -35 - - -61 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 320 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 708 - - 709 - - 709 - - 709 Hcrit BL Top - - - 726 - - 1060 - - 727 - - 726 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 888 - - 813 - - 1030 - - 619 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 10 - - 34 - - 8 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 17 - - 12 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 216 - - 215 - - 204 - - 186 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -531 - - -338 - - -257 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1257 - - 1398 - - 984 - - 726 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8125 - - -6467 - - -6549 - - -7183 ODpotential blCL - - - 8851 - - 7527 - - 7276 - - 7909 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 92 - - 87 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.7 - - 35.9 - - 36.3 - - 35.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.9 - - 32.4 - - 34.5 - - 34.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.9 - - 36.4 - - 38.0 - - 37.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.7 - - 32.0 - - 34.4 - - 35.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -17 - - -1 - - -35 - - -61 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 320 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 50 - - 67 - - 46 - - 65 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 95498 33 278 48 262 61 267 58 269 95498 88444 27 270 39 265 51 276 64 284 88444 82963 35 286 40 278 42 271 53 277 82963 78370 42 286 39 281 34 274 40 280 78370 74377 40 289 37 283 41 287 46 289 74377 70842 47 295 41 284 51 284 44 281 70842 67638 51 283 44 285 48 286 38 292 67638 64694 45 282 48 287 45 291 44 303 64694 61962 51 294 49 280 53 296 50 303 61962 59301 63 291 47 284 65 288 59 297 59301 56517 61 286 63 293 61 283 62 291 56517 53629 58 286 72 286 58 287 61 292 53629 50868 64 288 63 279 59 291 67 292 50868 48376 69 286 51 286 66 295 70 285 48376 46152 66 284 62 302 72 294 71 285 46152 44152 58 289 82 302 73 294 74 294 44152 42328 63 302 90 295 78 295 85 298 42328 40657 82 302 82 289 81 293 103 295 40657 39121 87 294 67 291 80 297 104 290 39121 37695 69 295 66 310 90 310 102 295 37695 36357 53 301 78 319 109 317 115 302 36357 35066 47 308 91 323 118 317 123 304 35066 33751 50 321 92 324 115 312 119 300 33751 32384 61 329 83 318 104 302 112 295 32384 30969 77 325 79 308 102 298 108 292 30969 29492 82 319 76 303 99 297 104 290 29492 27941 71 320 69 301 93 295 101 288 27941 26311 54 323 67 297 84 297 92 285 26311 24607 45 311 68 292 72 302 80 286 24607 22832 47 301 68 284 64 305 73 292 22832 20986 44 298 54 273 62 304 71 292 20986 19063 35 304 45 274 60 293 67 288 19063 17062 29 295 36 263 60 288 63 285 17062 15031 29 291 37 256 58 284 56 279 15031 13081 30 280 37 259 52 271 56 271 13081 11313 30 288 39 272 51 259 60 267 11313 9742 31 294 41 275 47 255 61 269 9742 8347 31 284 41 272 42 258 59 266 8347 7102 36 272 40 269 41 253 55 261 7102 5992 38 268 38 267 37 248 44 262 5992 5007 35 268 35 267 36 245 39 261 5007 4139 31 268 32 265 34 242 43 254 4139 3375 31 268 28 259 33 240 47 242 3375 2696 36 260 29 253 34 233 47 227 2696 2099 37 245 29 240 35 221 45 214 2099 1605 34 228 27 223 31 212 40 200 1605 1229 29 221 23*218 27 209 34 195 1229 971 23 218 20*216 21 206 26 189 971 814 21*217 17 215 19*205 23*188 814 725 15*216 13 214 12*204 14*186 725 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