DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/25 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 - - - - - - 62.6 - - 67.8 - - 61.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 376 - - 284 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2579 - - 2851 - - 1600 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2398 - - 2511 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3319 - - 3591 - - 2340 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 470 - - 897 - - 703 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 403 - - 379 - - 82 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 052 - - 058 - - 056 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -5 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -176 - - -1791 - - -1642 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3495 - - 5382 - - 3982 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5194 - - -5792 - - -7283 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8513 - - 9383 - - 9623 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 88 - - 68 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.6 - - 67.8 - - 61.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.7 - - 46.7 - - 46.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 60.7 - - 66.2 - - 61.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 49.1 - - 46.1 - - 46.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 376 - - 284 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2579 - - 2851 - - 1600 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 52 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 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] 97347 32 244 34 252 28 249 97347 89968 28 244 32 247 26 262 89968 84298 18 236 27 241 22 257 84298 79586 11 232 16 238 20 249 79586 75529 5 244 7 235 16 246 75529 71960 4 276 5 259 12 247 71960 68745 8 294 6 298 9 287 68745 65784 14 285 12 291 15 302 65784 63025 15 287 16 271 18 279 63025 60347 14 298 15 283 15 273 60347 57532 21 256 14 267 14 296 57532 54585 17 251 21 274 28 267 54585 51766 33 246 31 249 26 259 51766 49235 26 238 29 252 36 271 49235 46977 27 262 39 262 42 269 46977 44936 39 268 44 264 37 267 44936 43078 42 260 44 261 31 273 43078 41376 38 262 38 257 33 273 41376 39806 34 268 30 256 33 269 39806 38353 33 274 25 268 30 272 38353 36998 33 278 29 277 32 280 36998 35695 35 277 31 277 30 276 35695 34377 36 277 33 274 26 271 34377 33015 38 274 33 271 24 267 33015 31605 37 266 29 276 24 269 31605 30128 32 267 27 282 23 265 30128 28572 23 270 23 291 19 262 28572 26939 15 274 16 277 13 255 26939 25227 14 284 10 281 8 241 25227 23438 14 280 11 285 5 254 23438 21574 8 316 5 295 5 247 21574 19628 6 117 6 182 8 220 19628 17596 14 106 10 131 6 194 17596 15517 13 090 13 098 11 126 15517 13509 7 065 5 071 5 076 13509 11678 6 007 7 350 6 022 11678 10048 8 356 8 357 9 021 10048 8596 9 008 11 031 13 029 8596 7304 15 025 14 053 14 047 7304 6158 17 041 15 060 13 064 6158 5146 15 054 13 069 11 071 5146 4255 14 055 13*060 12 071 4255 3469 14*053 13*058 17 059 3469 2772 14*052 13 058 17*056 2772 2159 14 052 13 058 16*056 2159 1648 14 052 13 059 16 056 1648 1255 14 052 13 059 15 057 1255 985 13 052 13 059 14 057 985 821 13 052 12 059 12 057 821 727 11 053 11 059 10 057 727 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