DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/09 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 - - - - - - 45.7 - - 46.6 - - 44.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 61 - - 22 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2099 - - 2359 - - 324 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 709 - - 710 - - 709 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2839 - - 3099 - - 1064 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 994 - - 675 - - 2552 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 214 - - 162 - - 26 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 334 - - 033 - - 047 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 2 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1055 - - 937 - - -247 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1784 - - 2162 - - 1311 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 560 - - 547 - - -674 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2279 - - 2552 - - 1738 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 45.7 - - 46.6 - - 44.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 40.6 - - 39.9 - - 41.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 45.5 - - 46.5 - - 45.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 39.5 - - 38.7 - - 41.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 61 - - 22 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2099 - - 2359 - - 324 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96408 56 253 57 254 57 262 96408 89190 39 248 39 261 37 261 89190 83686 28 244 27 264 31 256 83686 79146 25 246 20 256 24 243 79146 75221 21 228 23 274 20 246 75221 71714 22 219 27 235 29 256 71714 68525 19 212 31 217 24 247 68525 65595 20 239 28 231 31 262 65595 62873 38 232 44 225 45 246 62873 60222 42 220 43 219 50 235 60222 57429 44 244 41 234 50 227 57429 54497 59 250 52 248 50 238 54497 51688 75 240 77 248 72 245 51688 49169 82 231 89 237 84 241 49169 46915 89 233 93 239 91 241 46915 44874 98 238 106 239 101 242 44874 43014 111 237 117 235 114 241 43014 41328 123 237 126 236 137 239 41328 39794 138 238 139 236 149 237 39794 38370 145 237 145 234 148 235 38370 37023 147 237 146 235 149 234 37023 35713 147 238 147 236 149 232 35713 34374 146 238 146 237 149 231 34374 32975 142 238 143 238 147 231 32975 31522 137 237 138 238 145 231 31522 30000 132 237 133 238 140 232 30000 28401 126 239 126 238 134 235 28401 26730 122 240 118 240 125 238 26730 24987 115 240 109 242 112 241 24987 23175 105 242 98 244 100 243 23175 21297 97 246 86 247 86 247 21297 19343 89 248 78 248 73 252 19343 17306 74 248 70 253 64 254 17306 15228 56 249 50 250 45 253 15228 13229 47 256 35 254 33 244 13229 11414 43 266 28 265 21 245 11414 9804 34 276 21 275 16 242 9804 8377 24 299 9 286 9 216 8377 7112 24 333 9 021 8 129 7112 5992 25 344 15 013 10 078 5992 5003 24 006 12 020 10 080 5003 4136 23 009 9 042 11 086 4136 3378 18*342 7*037 10 085 3378 2706 18*337 7*035 8 084 2706 2112 18 334 6 033 7 079 2112 1617 17 333 6 033 6 069 1617 1237 17 333 5 032 6*058 1237 975 16 332 5 032 5*050 975 816 15 332 5 032 4 045 816 726 12 331 5 032 3 043 726 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