DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/18 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.1 - - 68.7 - - 57.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 237 - - 140 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3842 - - 5547 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3184 - - 4159 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4582 - - 6287 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2299 - - 5791 - - 104 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 395 - - 374 - - 6 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 21 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 268 - - 242 - - 212 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -9 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4406 - - -5013 - - -8969 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8988 - - 11301 - - 9698 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6522 - - -7497 - - -13452 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11104 - - 13784 - - 14180 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 33 - - 33 - - 19 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.1 - - 68.7 - - 57.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 28.8 - - 20.8 - - 17.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 65.0 - - 68.0 - - 61.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 27.9 - - 20.1 - - 17.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 237 - - 140 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3842 - - 5547 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96918 31 081 26 093 17 085 96918 89719 24 088 18 096 18 059 89719 84111 17 095 11 105 13 055 84111 79455 9 112 6 099 8 075 79455 75437 7 105 5 087 8 054 75437 71860 1 262 2 019 2 100 71860 68608 5 218 8 269 9 262 68608 65627 6 219 12 235 9 270 65627 62846 17 270 17 272 17 279 62846 60144 32 254 26 243 33 244 60144 57335 24 249 17 252 33 230 57335 54405 24 276 38 278 30 255 54405 51585 71 260 70 259 65 267 51585 49032 83 247 82 243 74 259 49032 46738 90 246 86 246 83 257 46738 44662 92 248 95 250 92 253 44662 42770 83 249 96 252 93 249 42770 41030 85 259 98 258 91 253 41030 39419 102 264 113 262 99 257 39419 37922 125 261 138 260 122 258 37922 36524 144 255 151 255 135 255 36524 35182 153 252 154 252 134 253 35182 33832 153 251 145 249 126 254 33832 32449 141 250 129 250 121 256 32449 31032 130 252 121 256 120 256 31032 29559 126 255 125 260 123 255 29559 28010 124 256 129 259 125 253 28010 26384 120 255 127 257 119 254 26384 24681 112 255 123 259 109 256 24681 22908 105 253 108 259 100 253 22908 21071 98 250 96 254 93 250 21071 19164 93 247 90 253 82 251 19164 17183 87 248 80 254 60 259 17183 15170 78 256 68 255 51 266 15170 13226 60 254 51 256 47 267 13226 11454 47 257 45 255 41 263 11454 9876 43 256 40 255 36 257 9876 8472 39 254 37 255 34 254 8472 7220 39 259 34*253 32 251 7220 6105 38 262 26*247 28 248 6105 5116 33*265 23 242 25 242 5116 4242 24*268 22 241 23 238 4242 3469 22 268 22 241 22 237 3469 2776 21 268 21 241 22 238 2776 2162 20 268 21 241 21 238 2162 1650 20 268 20 241 20 237 1650 1256 19 268 19 240 19 235 1256 985 18 268 19 240 17 230 985 820 17 267 17 240 14*224 820 727 14 267 15 240 7*212 727 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