DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/06 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 - - - - - - 49.5 - - 47.6 - - 45.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 40 - - 23 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1583 - - 1699 - - 926 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 710 - - 710 - - 709 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2323 - - 2439 - - 1666 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1143 - - 1081 - - 1828 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 169 - - 143 - - 38 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 21 - - 21 - - 20 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 275 - - 278 - - 282 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 744 - - 670 - - 460 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1579 - - 1769 - - 1206 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 358 - - 361 - - 63 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1965 - - 2078 - - 1603 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 49.5 - - 47.6 - - 45.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 44.9 - - 42.3 - - 42.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 49.3 - - 47.7 - - 46.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 44.3 - - 42.0 - - 42.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 40 - - 23 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1583 - - 1699 - - 926 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 96311 41 255 52 256 54 268 96311 89038 26 261 26 264 29 267 89038 83532 20 271 22 286 18 265 83532 78999 18 286 18 293 11 273 78999 75081 18 293 24 282 19 290 75081 71592 21 293 27 286 24 307 71592 68416 28 296 33 302 31 305 68416 65508 34 272 41 294 43 290 65508 62813 39 260 49 267 39 276 62813 60162 36 254 39 265 29 290 60162 57344 40 277 47 283 41 281 57344 54370 61 281 59 279 57 274 54370 51522 72 269 68 272 69 269 51522 48979 73 266 71 270 72 270 48979 46707 78 274 80 270 73 272 46707 44643 88 271 89 268 78 275 44643 42754 93 269 95 267 86 276 42754 41016 98 267 96 267 92 272 41016 39404 100 265 95 268 94 267 39404 37898 102 266 99 271 91 267 37898 36486 109 268 107 274 96 270 36486 35134 117 268 119 275 102 270 35134 33774 119 266 132 274 107 271 33774 32379 115 266 138 270 114 271 32379 30949 112 266 134 266 123 271 30949 29466 117 265 128 265 124 269 29466 27914 114 263 124 266 123 270 27914 26292 109 262 124 266 114 272 26292 24608 106 262 120 269 90 275 24608 22864 101 263 103 271 73 279 22864 21052 92 266 78 273 67 281 21052 19158 80 267 61 274 65 280 19158 17176 65 265 58 273 60 281 17176 15145 55 267 57 276 57 281 15145 13179 51 276 51 279 53 280 13179 11390 46 271 43 278 42 283 11390 9801 43 274 34 272 34 281 9801 8386 41 280 27 274 36 286 8386 7124 39 280 28 283 39 290 7124 6001 37 296 31 293 41 290 6001 5007 35 302 33 298 38 289 5007 4139 29 289 32 293 34 290 4139 3383 26 283 28 284 31 287 3383 2709 24*278 25*280 30 285 2709 2115 23*277 24*279 28*284 2115 1619 22 275 23 278 25*283 1619 1238 21 275 21 278 22 282 1238 976 20 274 20 277 19 281 976 817 18 274 17 277 16 281 817 726 14 273 14 277 12 281 726 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