DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/23 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 - - - -1.2 - - 0.9 - - 3.9 - - 2.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 183 - - 256 - - 196 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1887 - - 2062 - - 2415 - - 1877 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1632 - - 1883 - - 2035 - - 706 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2627 - - 2802 - - 3155 - - 2617 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 460 - - 505 - - 429 - - 895 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 282 - - 324 - - 313 - - 24 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 18 - - 16 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 343 - - 346 - - 354 - - 008 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -2 - - 1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2373 - - -3467 - - -4610 - - -4735 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5000 - - 6269 - - 7766 - - 7352 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -21774 - - -22793 - - -23971 - - -25386 ODpotential blCL - - - 24401 - - 25595 - - 27126 - - 28003 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 85 - - 81 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -1.2 - - 0.9 - - 3.9 - - 2.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -20.2 - - -23.6 - - -27.3 - - -27.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -1.9 - - -0.0 - - 3.0 - - 2.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -20.6 - - -24.2 - - -27.9 - - -27.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 183 - - 256 - - 196 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1887 - - 2062 - - 2415 - - 1877 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 40 - - 26 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 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] 94752 79 247 89 250 96 253 100 252 94752 87948 56 255 69 259 75 254 72 258 87948 82672 49 266 60 264 64 268 60 262 82672 78229 46 273 54 257 58 265 56 262 78229 74352 49 276 50 268 54 269 52 268 74352 70906 57 278 58 273 59 277 52 275 70906 67779 58 270 57 265 60 276 54 275 67779 64887 51 274 53 270 57 275 55 277 64887 62181 58 282 58 282 61 278 60 275 62181 59537 67 283 66 282 66 280 64 276 59537 56754 76 278 73 280 71 280 72 277 56754 53858 86 276 83 278 80 277 83 277 53858 51095 94 274 92 275 92 274 94 274 51095 48607 100 271 101 272 101 273 102 270 48607 46366 104 268 107 269 109 272 111 269 46366 44321 107 267 111 268 116 270 117 267 44321 42435 110 267 115 269 119 268 118 266 42435 40689 116 267 120 269 122 268 118 268 40689 39070 116 266 122 268 124 268 122 269 39070 37573 114 269 119 267 124 268 128 268 37573 36193 116 272 117 270 128 269 137 271 36193 34880 122 272 126 273 131 271 151 273 34880 33551 125 270 134 272 133 273 153 273 33551 32173 120 270 130 269 135 272 144 273 32173 30750 121 272 124 269 133 267 133 273 30750 29264 119 271 121 270 123 268 127 272 29264 27699 116 270 117 269 111 269 119 270 27699 26055 114 268 112 266 107 270 111 267 26055 24330 112 267 108 264 107 269 105 267 24330 22524 107 265 105 267 104 268 101 269 22524 20639 104 264 98 268 97 268 99 270 20639 18674 100 266 95 267 91 267 93 269 18674 16629 94 269 91 265 82 264 77 267 16629 14552 83 275 77 271 71 269 66 272 14552 12570 69 278 69 274 60 277 52 280 12570 10788 62 271 62 279 54 282 47 285 10788 9213 58 275 59 278 52 286 45 288 9213 7823 60 282 56 282 45 291 40 294 7823 6606 55 292 43 294 35 302 33 304 6606 5547 43 303 30 314 29 317 25 320 5547 4629 32 321 25 333 23 337 19 348 4629 3834 25 337 22 349 19*353 16 008 3834 3141 21*343 19*348 17*353 16*010 3141 2527 20*343 19*347 17 354 15*009 2527 1985 20 343 19 347 17 354 15 009 1985 1534 20 343 19 346 17 354 15 008 1534 1188 20 343 18 346 16 353 14 008 1188 950 19 343 18 346 16 354 13 007 950 806 17 343 16 346 14 353 11 006 806 723 14 343 14 346 12 353 8 006 723 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