DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/07 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 - - - 32.3 - - 32.9 - - 32.5 - - 30.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 0 - - -12 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 709 - - 708 - - 709 - - 709 Hcrit BL Top - - - 726 - - 726 - - 726 - - 726 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 533 - - 1180 - - 2238 - - 2853 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 6 - - 0 - - 8 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 7 - - 11 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 143 - - 002 - - 024 - - 018 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1 - - 1 - - -281 - - -348 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 725 - - 725 - - 1007 - - 1074 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2598 - - -68 - - -668 - - -812 ODpotential blCL - - - 3324 - - 794 - - 1394 - - 1538 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.3 - - 32.9 - - 32.5 - - 30.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.3 - - 32.9 - - 30.9 - - 29.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.2 - - 33.2 - - 33.4 - - 31.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.0 - - 33.0 - - 30.9 - - 28.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 0 - - -12 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96165 6 268 11 254 11 268 12 265 96165 88934 9 232 13 212 14 281 11 265 88934 83342 10 278 10 220 20 277 18 272 83342 78717 21 282 11 269 17 239 23 253 78717 74734 22 263 19 274 20 264 27 266 74734 71222 33 280 34 267 35 271 36 275 71222 68043 38 282 40 271 40 264 41 269 68043 65093 40 294 46 279 46 275 41 279 65093 62335 38 285 51 275 50 273 49 283 62335 59650 40 265 54 268 57 262 54 277 59650 56838 50 255 55 261 55 259 57 271 56838 53907 63 261 58 265 62 267 61 268 53907 51102 70 261 72 264 73 263 70 268 51102 48579 77 264 82 260 79 261 78 269 48579 46321 85 266 83 261 85 263 82 267 46321 44274 91 265 87 261 90 262 83 263 44274 42406 96 263 92 259 91 258 81 259 42406 40687 97 260 94 256 87 255 79 255 40687 39090 92 259 92 256 82 256 78 252 39090 37596 87 260 89 258 79 257 76 252 37596 36193 86 261 84 258 83 257 75 255 36193 34848 87 262 81 258 87 255 74 255 34848 33496 88 262 83 258 83 253 75 255 33496 32108 86 260 84 259 80 253 75 253 32108 30682 78 261 82 258 77 253 73 251 30682 29203 64 265 70 259 68 257 65 252 29203 27665 53 272 52 267 54 257 52 254 27665 26064 47 275 44 264 42 260 44 254 26064 24394 44 273 35 264 39 259 36 248 24394 22649 41 273 30 277 30 262 31 244 22649 20829 40 276 28 290 24 269 26 249 20829 18927 43 271 28 289 21 274 22 257 18927 16937 40 269 26 293 19 277 21 257 16937 14898 34 270 21 299 16 278 19 260 14898 12928 31 271 18 286 16 266 18 270 12928 11141 29 264 15 279 13 270 16 289 11141 9563 34 259 16 273 12 302 13 317 9563 8169 30 256 15 300 12 322 12 352 8169 6936 13 264 14 290 10 321 12 026 6936 5845 8 300 6 304 8 322 14 036 5845 4882 11 328 5 011 7 032 12 040 4882 4042 15 324 11 022 20 047 18 050 4042 3307 16 307 13 015 30 042 24 046 3307 2651 15 292 14 008 31 038 25 043 2651 2073 13 271 15 007 28 034 24 034 2073 1591 12 254 14 009 24 029 22 027 1591 1222 10 220 14 010 21 027 20 023 1222 967 7 196 12 006 18 026 17 020 967 813 5*194 10*005 16*025 14*019 813 725 1*143 7*002 11*024 10*018 725 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