DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/28 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1335z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.0 - - 64.9 - - 44.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -35 - - -35 - - 35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - 1328 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 711 - - 711 - - 709 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 728 - - 728 - - 2068 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1892 - - 3049 - - 972 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 9 - - 17 - - 155 W* B/S - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 19 - - 34 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 205 - - 217 - - 279 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 18 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1 - - -96 - - 994 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 727 - - 824 - - 1074 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -767 - - -904 - - 641 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1495 - - 1632 - - 1427 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 600 - - 880 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.0 - - 64.9 - - 44.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.9 - - 62.9 - - 42.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 65.0 - - 65.8 - - 44.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.9 - - 62.7 - - 41.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -35 - - -35 - - 35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - 1328 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 99 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - 6 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] 95597 36 271 40 280 40 290 95597 88721 25 301 25 285 30 285 88721 83345 22 305 22 291 21 296 83345 78848 19 306 16 298 15 307 78848 74941 12 294 17 286 18 313 74941 71467 18 295 20 263 22 284 71467 68313 19 290 15 275 18 256 68313 65393 19 276 21 282 23 282 65393 62679 26 269 35 267 32 277 62679 60049 38 254 50 261 33 278 60049 57279 45 261 59 252 46 264 57279 54381 70 262 62 254 68 257 54381 51620 81 256 77 252 87 250 51620 49145 82 246 83 245 95 244 49145 46917 73 250 74 246 88 244 46917 44893 90 266 83 260 89 253 44893 43047 106 262 111 262 110 257 43047 41354 104 256 129 254 135 254 41354 39791 95 261 112 243 136 242 39791 38341 103 265 107 240 116 233 38341 36981 111 266 112 243 117 239 36981 35670 114 264 115 246 128 243 35670 34339 113 263 114 250 127 241 34339 32950 112 263 113 251 123 237 32950 31505 102 260 108 248 122 236 31505 29990 87 254 102 245 121 236 29990 28397 78 247 102 243 118 234 28397 26733 77 244 99 239 115 231 26733 24996 70 242 94 237 113 229 24996 23182 70 244 87 236 111 231 23182 21296 70 246 81 234 109 234 21296 19332 66 242 78 232 105 236 19332 17287 64 240 76 232 99 235 17287 15208 65 239 72 235 88 231 15208 13211 65 235 67 238 80 227 13211 11399 64 233 65 240 76 227 11399 9791 62 236 61 241 69 232 9791 8364 59 237 58 242 61 236 8364 7097 56 239 53 240 52 246 7097 5978 53 239 53 239 52 257 5978 4991 51 237 51 235 54 257 4991 4125 50 232 48 232 49 261 4125 3366 48 226 46 229 43 277 3366 2695 45 220 45 227 42 280 2695 2105 43 218 44 226 41*280 2105 1613 37 212 40 223 39*280 1613 1235 33 209 36 221 37 280 1235 974 28 206 33 219 33 279 974 817 24*205 31*219 29 279 817 726 17*205 19*217 22 278 726 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