DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/14 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 - - - - - - 6.2 - - 9.7 - - 3.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 105 - - 43 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1282 - - 972 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 707 - - 707 - - 707 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2022 - - 1712 - - 724 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 391 - - 527 - - 1169 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 207 - - 141 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 7 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 330 - - 326 - - 282 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1020 - - -1180 - - -1160 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3042 - - 2892 - - 1884 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -21381 - - -20798 - - -22602 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 23403 - - 22510 - - 23326 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 68 - - 72 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 6.2 - - 9.7 - - 3.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - -4.0 - - 0.2 - - -1.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 5.7 - - 9.4 - - 6.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - -4.8 - - -0.7 - - -0.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 105 - - 43 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1282 - - 972 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 95096 75 261 80 257 77 264 95096 88328 53 275 55 277 61 284 88328 83035 38 280 38 289 52 309 83035 78632 36 283 39 301 45 320 78632 74813 38 302 42 306 42 321 74813 71403 38 310 39 314 42 312 71403 68274 32 303 35 313 41 312 68274 65360 29 301 38 307 42 317 65360 62635 32 304 42 311 42 318 62635 59979 37 305 47 310 43 318 59979 57190 43 313 43 306 46 318 57190 54286 45 314 46 313 54 318 54286 51519 48 315 56 316 58 323 51519 49037 61 313 64 324 64 326 49037 46814 71 311 70 326 63 325 46814 44795 78 310 70 323 63 322 44795 42942 77 311 68 322 70 320 42942 41240 75 318 75 324 80 314 41240 39681 84 323 91 319 84 309 39681 38239 93 321 100 313 85 307 38239 36890 95 319 103 312 83 307 36890 35587 99 319 104 310 80 307 35587 34261 102 318 95 313 76 312 34261 32884 101 320 96 326 75 318 32884 31453 99 328 104 330 75 318 31453 29955 102 333 103 329 73 317 29955 28374 103 331 102 332 74 315 28374 26709 102 327 96 332 73 314 26709 24959 100 327 91 329 72 314 24959 23122 96 327 91 326 68 314 23122 21202 96 328 89 328 66 317 21202 19199 98 329 82 333 58 322 19199 17109 91 334 77 335 48 331 17109 14983 75 338 67 337 43 330 14983 12946 57 336 54 335 40 326 12946 11107 45 338 44 330 37 324 11107 9486 39 345 36 330 34 324 9486 8065 32 354 30 337 28 326 8065 6818 29 003 23 349 20 333 6818 5724 25 007 20 360 14 348 5724 4767 23 009 16 003 10 005 4767 3932 21 006 13 010 8 019 3932 3204 19 003 11 021 6 042 3204 2562 16*354 11 006 6 033 2562 2004 13*343 9*343 5 344 2004 1545 10 328 8*327 5 311 1545 1194 10 327 8 326 5 302 1194 953 10 326 7 326 5 295 953 807 9 326 7 325 5*288 807 723 8 324 6 325 3*282 723 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