DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/11 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 - - - 58.9 - - 41.3 - - 39.1 - - 38.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 57 - - 49 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 726 - - 1409 - - 1764 - - 1838 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 711 - - 709 - - 709 - - 709 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1466 - - 2149 - - 2504 - - 2578 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1133 - - 908 - - 1626 - - 2249 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 123 - - 182 - - 188 - - 86 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 23 - - 28 - - 23 BL Wind Direction - - - 294 - - 321 - - 319 - - 327 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 10 - - 14 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -2 - - -1 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 708 - - 1063 - - 1150 - - 1061 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 758 - - 1086 - - 1354 - - 1517 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 256 - - 553 - - 605 - - 339 ODpotential blCL - - - 1210 - - 1596 - - 1899 - - 2239 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 90 - - 180 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.9 - - 41.3 - - 39.1 - - 38.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 57.5 - - 39.0 - - 35.8 - - 34.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.7 - - 41.2 - - 39.1 - - 39.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 56.9 - - 38.2 - - 34.9 - - 34.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 57 - - 49 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 726 - - 1409 - - 1764 - - 1838 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 96358 9 236 8 252 11 258 12 283 96358 89294 6 194 10 260 5 298 5 281 89294 83812 7 109 8 175 9 238 9 280 83812 79228 6 283 7 187 9 251 13 259 79228 75274 13 235 15 232 17 260 18 250 75274 71775 15 238 20 233 27 249 18 267 71775 68595 26 255 26 246 31 236 28 239 68595 65663 28 253 28 245 29 247 25 231 65663 62928 31 256 37 261 45 258 39 262 62928 60266 41 261 57 246 53 251 53 251 60266 57474 61 247 60 241 60 249 57 242 57474 54562 65 240 67 237 71 245 64 245 54562 51775 64 253 69 237 77 240 72 244 51775 49255 70 256 71 243 79 238 78 242 49255 46984 79 252 82 249 86 241 86 243 46984 44923 90 246 93 251 95 243 97 247 44923 43053 94 243 99 246 102 244 105 245 43053 41346 98 242 97 240 110 242 104 245 41346 39774 105 240 115 236 117 241 112 246 39774 38315 109 239 124 230 125 239 116 241 38315 36942 100 229 125 229 130 235 111 236 36942 35609 98 224 126 229 135 231 107 236 35609 34254 99 222 124 229 138 230 107 236 34254 32852 98 222 121 228 135 230 110 234 32852 31402 94 225 121 228 129 231 113 231 31402 29885 91 229 122 228 124 231 114 229 29885 28286 88 228 118 228 112 230 114 230 28286 26606 86 226 112 231 100 231 113 233 26606 24850 88 227 111 232 92 235 109 237 24850 23018 86 235 103 234 91 240 103 242 23018 21115 82 242 87 233 87 245 97 248 21115 19134 66 234 64 232 75 245 100 253 19134 17070 57 233 69 234 68 233 86 252 17070 14979 56 236 64 237 64 233 71 240 14979 12980 52 239 56 237 68 235 61 252 12980 11185 44 242 60 241 61 244 46 278 11185 9606 38 245 62 243 49 255 41 287 9606 8208 38 242 62 242 39 271 32 308 8208 6969 40 239 52 242 26 293 35 327 6969 5878 38 231 39 240 26 316 36 334 5878 4919 35 225 30 247 31 321 32 339 4919 4079 29 227 26 284 35 322 30 335 4079 3338 20 235 25 323 34 321 30 334 3338 2676 14 251 25*323 33*320 29*332 2676 2092 12 275 25*322 32*320 27*330 2092 1604 12*290 24 321 30 320 25 328 1604 1229 12*293 23 320 29 319 23 326 1229 971 12 294 22 320 26 319 21 325 971 815 11 295 19 320 23 319 18 324 815 725 9 296 15 319 18 319 14 324 725 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