DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/02 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 - - 30.3 - - 30.4 - - 27.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 7 - - 20 - - 14 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 260 - - 1543 - - 1665 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 708 - - 708 - - 709 - - 708 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1000 - - 2283 - - 2405 - - 726 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 920 - - 1147 - - 1027 - - 2757 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 52 - - 132 - - 122 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 13 - - 11 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 250 - - 281 - - 280 - - 308 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -615 - - 701 - - 707 - - -586 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1615 - - 1582 - - 1698 - - 1312 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3052 - - 309 - - 338 - - -1138 ODpotential blCL - - - 4052 - - 1974 - - 2067 - - 1864 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 27.2 - - 30.3 - - 30.4 - - 27.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.1 - - 26.3 - - 25.8 - - 24.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 27.3 - - 30.3 - - 30.5 - - 28.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.7 - - 25.5 - - 25.2 - - 24.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 7 - - 20 - - 14 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 260 - - 1543 - - 1665 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 100 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 95763 78 223 72 237 75 240 81 251 95763 88604 62 248 56 250 61 252 66 251 88604 83145 45 254 41 257 51 257 49 258 83145 78631 35 276 35 274 39 267 39 263 78631 74724 39 298 33 279 37 281 32 271 74724 71246 40 299 31 291 37 291 31 283 71246 68083 42 302 37 297 36 296 35 288 68083 65167 44 303 39 297 37 298 38 289 65167 62451 43 304 40 300 41 295 39 297 62451 59792 45 303 46 301 42 296 43 303 59792 56981 51 302 49 303 46 293 51 289 56981 54049 53 309 56 306 47 285 52 274 54049 51253 68 312 61 301 47 289 47 278 51253 48733 74 304 61 303 57 293 53 292 48733 46471 69 305 66 301 63 290 64 284 46471 44427 72 314 70 298 65 291 67 283 44427 42570 82 307 72 299 72 293 71 294 42570 40860 85 306 78 300 85 293 85 294 40860 39280 91 310 85 299 91 290 90 287 39280 37827 100 312 89 300 90 294 94 288 37827 36475 111 312 93 301 96 300 101 292 36475 35171 114 310 94 301 103 299 107 287 35171 33849 114 312 93 302 106 295 112 285 33849 32482 113 316 90 302 106 293 117 286 32482 31070 101 318 88 303 105 293 116 286 31070 29593 90 316 89 304 103 295 108 288 29593 28036 80 313 88 305 98 297 102 288 28036 26399 73 314 87 306 90 299 95 290 26399 24684 73 314 83 306 84 300 84 290 24684 22897 74 316 76 305 77 301 77 289 22897 21039 66 316 69 306 71 301 73 290 21039 19106 62 315 65 308 67 301 65 292 19106 17091 60 313 64 308 63 303 56 298 17091 15033 58 313 57 313 58 303 48 300 15033 13044 55 313 51 312 52 304 45 298 13044 11233 48 311 46 311 43 305 41 297 11233 9627 41 307 40 310 39 303 36 296 9627 8205 36 302 34 307 36 303 33 299 8205 6947 31 293 31 305 31 301 30 301 6947 5836 28 281 27 303 27 298 26 303 5836 4861 27 281 27 285 23 291 23 304 4861 4017 29 285 29 276 25 275 21 285 4017 3286 28 286 25 285 21 277 18 273 3286 2637 26 287 19*288 17*281 16 277 2637 2063 20 285 14*283 13*281 14 285 2063 1585 17 271 13 282 12 280 12 293 1585 1218 15*261 13 281 11 280 10 300 1218 965 11*251 12 281 10 280 8 304 965 812 10 250 11 280 9 280 7*306 812 725 8 249 9 280 8 279 4*308 725 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