DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/25 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 - - - 27.2 - - 37.3 - - 41.3 - - 33.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 99 - - -4 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 146 - - 902 - - 980 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 708 - - 709 - - 709 - - 709 Hcrit BL Top - - - 886 - - 1642 - - 1720 - - 726 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 300 - - 669 - - 2206 - - 145 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 39 - - 185 - - 70 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 12 - - 12 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 240 - - 233 - - 251 - - 253 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1047 - - -951 - - -1286 - - -564 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1933 - - 2593 - - 3006 - - 1290 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8847 - - -4853 - - -4375 - - -3806 ODpotential blCL - - - 9733 - - 6495 - - 6095 - - 4532 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 90 - - 76 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 27.2 - - 37.3 - - 41.3 - - 33.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.7 - - 28.8 - - 31.0 - - 30.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 27.4 - - 36.8 - - 41.9 - - 35.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.0 - - 27.6 - - 29.9 - - 30.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 99 - - -4 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 146 - - 902 - - 980 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 59 - - 4 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96267 24 289 32 280 32 280 36 268 96267 89167 29 303 29 288 31 296 30 280 89167 83648 27 299 31 290 32 284 35 293 83648 79015 27 293 30 294 31 282 35 283 79015 74992 29 290 30 294 30 283 36 281 74992 71413 37 288 40 278 41 274 38 279 71413 68147 46 272 48 272 46 275 49 281 68147 65129 48 272 54 276 56 278 59 275 65129 62323 57 275 55 272 61 273 65 266 62323 59601 64 260 56 267 65 268 68 271 59601 56755 60 264 62 261 75 267 79 270 56755 53799 69 272 74 265 83 264 85 268 53799 50983 83 268 82 267 86 264 88 267 50983 48458 91 266 87 269 89 265 90 266 48458 46202 93 264 92 267 92 266 90 266 46202 44151 93 264 95 265 97 266 93 268 44151 42277 93 267 94 267 98 267 100 268 42277 40558 99 269 102 269 103 270 105 268 40558 38978 110 268 113 266 112 266 112 269 38978 37525 114 267 115 265 115 264 118 267 37525 36184 122 273 117 268 116 267 116 267 36184 34904 126 274 119 269 119 269 115 270 34904 33603 124 272 119 268 119 269 116 270 33603 32249 123 270 118 268 118 268 117 269 32249 30846 123 270 115 268 116 268 115 268 30846 29379 124 269 113 268 113 268 110 268 29379 27837 124 269 111 269 109 268 104 269 27837 26219 121 270 110 270 106 269 101 270 26219 24521 115 272 107 270 102 270 99 271 24521 22747 105 273 101 269 99 269 96 271 22747 20900 91 272 95 269 95 267 92 269 20900 18973 87 268 89 270 91 268 89 267 18973 16963 81 265 80 267 82 271 79 265 16963 14920 68 265 69 269 70 272 65 270 14920 12963 60 261 59 266 61 272 59 274 12963 11189 52 257 56 253 53 267 55 270 11189 9620 53 268 50 265 50 257 48 266 9620 8229 49 274 44 262 47 256 47 260 8229 6996 42 275 40 265 41 264 41 268 6996 5906 35 275 32 265 36 268 33 271 5906 4943 28 271 29 261 31 267 28 271 4943 4097 24 268 25 263 28 268 26 275 4097 3352 22 264 22 259 24 267 25 276 3352 2686 17 257 20 254 20 262 24 274 2686 2097 13 258 18*248 17*257 23 271 2097 1607 14 267 14*238 15*253 21 269 1607 1230 17 257 12 233 13 251 19 268 1230 971 12*242 12 232 12 250 17 265 971 814 11*241 11 231 11 248 14*262 814 725 8 239 9 231 8 247 6*253 725 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