DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/01 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 - - - - - - 19.6 - - 23.7 - - 20.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 97 - - 33 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 599 - - 1313 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 707 - - 708 - - 708 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1339 - - 2053 - - 725 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 629 - - 412 - - 1949 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 158 - - 146 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 15 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 216 - - 198 - - 184 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -745 - - -94 - - -706 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2084 - - 2148 - - 1431 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8179 - - -6167 - - -5070 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9518 - - 8220 - - 5795 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 92 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 19.6 - - 23.7 - - 20.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 13.5 - - 17.2 - - 17.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 19.1 - - 23.7 - - 22.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 12.5 - - 16.1 - - 17.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 97 - - 33 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 599 - - 1313 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 14 - - 69 - - 69 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 95683 81 232 92 238 81 246 95683 88482 68 246 69 248 67 259 88482 82959 48 250 51 249 57 262 82959 78362 38 260 40 259 53 261 78362 74384 33 271 42 281 38 274 74384 70861 33 275 47 285 37 302 70861 67681 37 283 46 289 40 301 67681 64749 35 285 41 297 36 297 64749 62007 39 303 44 303 40 300 62007 59323 44 306 40 309 40 305 59323 56503 48 310 47 321 45 318 56503 53569 52 310 56 321 54 322 53569 50764 51 311 57 317 56 321 50764 48231 47 314 54 314 54 321 48231 45961 44 317 51 314 54 322 45961 43904 44 321 49 320 55 322 43904 42023 47 326 50 326 56 325 42023 40290 53 325 54 328 56 328 40290 38685 55 320 51 327 54 330 38685 37195 49 315 48 328 54 328 37195 35805 40 312 45 329 49 325 35805 34474 30 297 34 331 38 330 34474 33140 24 285 24 319 29 334 33140 31773 13 316 12 299 14 328 31773 30372 12 350 5 007 4 088 30372 28913 12 325 12 047 9 108 28913 27380 16 284 8 035 9 113 27380 25770 15 270 4 263 4 173 25770 24088 17 263 9 247 7 272 24088 22337 17 273 9 258 11 295 22337 20522 16 284 10 254 12 299 20522 18633 16 287 13 257 14 292 18633 16666 17 286 15 264 16 284 16666 14664 15 271 16 274 19 277 14664 12741 16 257 21 281 22 266 12741 10990 16 249 25 273 19 276 10990 9429 15 246 25 236 15 276 9429 8050 15 248 26 222 17 242 8050 6834 14 250 23 223 24 222 6834 5762 14 247 21 227 28 214 5762 4816 14 241 22 228 27 219 4816 3987 15 235 22 230 25 224 3987 3259 16 231 23 228 23 226 3259 2613 18 226 22*217 20 218 2613 2045 19 221 19*206 18 201 2045 1573 17*219 15 197 17 196 1573 1211 13*216 15 196 15 194 1211 962 12 216 14 196 12 190 962 810 11 216 13 195 10*188 810 724 10 216 11 195 6*184 724 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