DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/19 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 - - - - - - 8.9 - - 11.9 - - 8.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 338 - - 180 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2442 - - 2494 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2255 - - 2060 - - 707 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3182 - - 3234 - - 724 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 444 - - 800 - - 2729 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 378 - - 309 - - 4 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 24 - - 22 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 292 - - 287 - - 291 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1913 - - -2410 - - -3967 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5095 - - 5645 - - 4691 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -13571 - - -12243 - - -13591 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16753 - - 15477 - - 14315 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 64 - - 55 - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 8.9 - - 11.9 - - 8.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - -10.8 - - -10.3 - - -9.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 7.7 - - 11.1 - - 9.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - -11.1 - - -10.5 - - -9.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 338 - - 180 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2442 - - 2494 - - 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] 95997 18 293 8 309 18 252 95997 88944 21 268 24 279 24 282 88944 83443 22 243 28 259 25 273 83443 78814 19 267 25 268 27 260 78814 74784 25 258 27 266 29 254 74784 71193 30 254 34 264 33 259 71193 67910 37 256 41 263 33 267 67910 64864 43 260 47 265 45 277 64864 62030 49 257 53 260 52 262 62030 59260 51 248 55 254 49 261 59260 56355 51 256 60 262 62 268 56355 53352 67 259 70 260 71 267 53352 50494 70 258 75 261 82 266 50494 47932 76 264 80 260 89 260 47932 45638 81 262 85 259 90 260 45638 43556 82 260 86 259 90 262 43556 41651 83 262 87 262 93 264 41651 39897 88 264 90 264 96 266 39897 38273 92 264 92 265 101 267 38273 36763 94 264 96 265 104 267 36763 35354 99 266 100 265 105 267 35354 34002 106 267 104 265 106 268 34002 32641 112 267 110 267 107 268 32641 31243 117 266 114 267 106 269 31243 29810 122 267 114 267 106 272 29810 28333 122 266 114 268 107 272 28333 26800 119 266 113 268 101 270 26800 25208 113 266 110 268 92 271 25208 23550 106 267 105 268 87 274 23550 21833 102 269 99 270 83 278 21833 20055 97 270 90 273 81 282 20055 18204 89 273 82 275 76 283 18204 16272 79 277 75 277 69 283 16272 14305 71 280 66 281 62 286 14305 12414 63 284 59 285 57 288 12414 10699 57 290 52 288 52 288 10699 9179 51 296 46 293 47 288 9179 7834 46 300 42 297 42 290 7834 6647 41 303 38 299 37 292 6647 5600 38 304 35 299 33 296 5600 4681 37 306 32 298 31 298 4681 3879 33*304 29*293 28 292 3879 3178 26*293 23*287 25 285 3178 2555 26 293 23 287 23 287 2555 2005 25 292 22 287 22 289 2005 1547 25 292 22 287 20 291 1547 1196 24 292 21 287 18 291 1196 954 23 292 21 287 15 291 954 807 21 292 19 287 13*291 807 723 18 292 16 287 8*291 723 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