DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/27 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 44.4 - - 58.8 - - 67.2 - - 58.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 24 - - 163 - - 110 - - -56 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 107 - - 1651 - - 5506 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 709 - - 1451 - - 3960 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top - - - 847 - - 2391 - - 6246 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 246 - - 1375 - - 2846 - - 177 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 59 - - 267 - - 346 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 17 - - 20 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 204 - - 239 - - 233 - - 223 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 7 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 2 - - 5 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1169 - - -1712 - - -2840 - - -5626 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2016 - - 4103 - - 9086 - - 6354 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5342 - - -3902 - - -4726 - - -8723 ODpotential blCL - - - 6189 - - 6293 - - 10972 - - 9451 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 70 - - 78 - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.4 - - 58.8 - - 67.2 - - 58.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.3 - - 43.4 - - 29.6 - - 33.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.4 - - 58.0 - - 66.7 - - 61.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.5 - - 42.3 - - 29.0 - - 33.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 24 - - 163 - - 110 - - -56 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 107 - - 1651 - - 5506 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 11 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 - - 4 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] 96632 25 090 12 089 11 104 9 075 96632 89447 20 091 13 123 7 109 11 093 89447 83861 12 093 12 144 8 169 2 015 83861 79187 6 104 6 157 5 199 4 202 79187 75134 7 121 9 231 13 225 9 278 75134 71545 4 119 11 211 14 226 22 248 71545 68289 17 296 14 273 17 268 22 261 68289 65290 27 281 22 273 22 250 27 271 65290 62499 33 283 29 276 31 286 32 275 62499 59781 33 272 38 273 43 273 33 264 59781 56944 34 280 39 268 40 266 32 276 56944 54017 35 286 42 276 33 289 39 283 54017 51232 41 294 40 275 41 290 43 283 51232 48719 51 291 45 277 48 280 45 286 48719 46467 61 283 50 273 51 281 54 286 46467 44437 61 279 51 279 56 283 55 284 44437 42600 50 279 54 282 57 284 52 285 42600 40927 51 294 54 288 55 284 52 286 40927 39390 61 289 57 290 54 286 53 281 39390 37967 67 281 58 287 53 285 54 274 37967 36638 54 282 55 288 52 281 53 272 36638 35354 54 303 52 293 50 280 52 272 35354 34049 60 310 52 296 49 278 55 273 34049 32691 61 306 53 296 48 274 58 275 32691 31283 61 303 53 291 50 271 60 274 31283 29808 61 304 53 285 52 277 60 272 29808 28257 57 305 56 285 56 286 58 274 28257 26628 56 298 59 289 57 292 56 278 26628 24924 62 294 61 294 57 295 58 283 24924 23144 65 292 61 295 59 297 60 286 23144 21290 61 295 58 291 61 299 60 290 21290 19357 55 299 54 290 60 297 59 291 19357 17342 51 305 50 291 56 292 57 290 17342 15291 45 310 46 290 47 287 57 285 15291 13321 40 304 40 290 49 278 50 280 13321 11533 34 303 38 297 50 273 41 276 11533 9944 28 302 39 296 44 270 36 275 9944 8531 26 289 35 295 37 264 35 269 8531 7271 29 278 29 298 32*255 36 264 7271 6148 26 268 25 289 24*240 36 262 6148 5150 18 256 26 280 23 238 36 261 5150 4269 17 249 26 272 20 233 36 261 4269 3489 20 239 25 265 20 231 35 259 3489 2790 22 229 24*256 19 230 34 257 2790 2171 22 221 19*243 18 230 33 253 2171 1654 20 213 18 239 17 229 30 247 1654 1258 17 209 17 238 17 228 26 240 1258 985 14*206 16 237 16 228 20 232 985 821 12*205 15 237 15 228 16*228 821 727 8 204 13 236 13 227 8*223 727 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