DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/28 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 - - - 36.3 - - 42.4 - - 46.8 - - 42.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 147 - - 235 - - 123 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2101 - - 2654 - - 2667 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1711 - - 2312 - - 2038 - - 709 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2841 - - 3394 - - 3407 - - 727 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 677 - - 397 - - 526 - - 2321 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 278 - - 352 - - 288 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 10 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 6 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 108 - - 165 - - 179 - - 167 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 77 - - -285 - - -461 - - -1359 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2764 - - 3679 - - 3868 - - 2086 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8092 - - -8729 - - -7692 - - -7553 ODpotential blCL - - - 10933 - - 12123 - - 11099 - - 8280 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 78 - - 74 - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.3 - - 42.4 - - 46.8 - - 42.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.4 - - 29.4 - - 32.9 - - 36.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.4 - - 41.3 - - 46.1 - - 44.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.2 - - 28.2 - - 31.7 - - 35.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 147 - - 235 - - 123 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2101 - - 2654 - - 2667 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 32 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96315 33 259 25 254 32 240 35 267 96315 89043 34 254 30 271 26 286 25 290 89043 83438 31 260 34 261 40 285 32 278 83438 78798 33 275 31 272 37 276 40 279 78798 74847 39 270 38 278 34 275 39 286 74847 71377 42 282 41 287 35 293 36 289 71377 68211 48 288 55 288 49 293 45 296 68211 65297 56 279 55 280 55 282 56 290 65297 62613 59 280 51 284 54 277 57 284 62613 60009 67 290 57 289 55 287 55 284 60009 57273 77 290 69 292 66 295 61 294 57273 54413 85 285 80 289 82 292 74 295 54413 51676 89 285 91 288 93 290 83 294 51676 49218 94 288 100 288 99 290 93 294 49218 47018 103 290 103 289 101 290 99 294 47018 45023 108 287 104 289 102 291 101 295 45023 43202 110 284 105 288 103 293 100 295 43202 41536 107 283 105 288 102 294 98 295 41536 40008 99 282 99 291 98 296 98 295 40008 38588 93 296 99 301 94 300 95 296 38588 37251 105 307 105 305 95 301 93 297 37251 35950 113 307 107 303 96 300 92 295 35950 34621 112 304 104 300 94 300 86 291 34621 33235 109 302 102 301 93 302 83 292 33235 31794 103 301 100 303 92 304 80 295 31794 30283 94 303 97 305 92 305 78 297 30283 28689 85 303 92 306 89 304 76 298 28689 27011 83 301 86 304 84 302 75 298 27011 25251 84 301 82 302 81 300 70 299 25251 23412 81 300 77 302 78 301 65 297 23412 21499 76 300 72 302 70 302 61 298 21499 19508 67 300 66 302 63 304 53 302 19508 17437 60 301 56 300 55 304 47 301 17437 15327 54 303 48 296 48 296 42 293 15327 13298 43 308 41 297 43 292 38 294 13298 11457 32 318 30 296 31 294 28 297 11457 9830 24 331 16 301 26 271 23 274 9830 8394 19 343 7 314 19 248 28 255 8394 7123 17 352 3 322 15 227 28 236 7123 6000 16 359 0 340 14 213 25 225 6000 5010 14 007 3 154 15 203 25 213 5010 4144 10 006 6*170 14*190 25 199 4144 3385 4*099 7*167 12*182 24 191 3385 2709 9*109 7 166 11 180 20 185 2709 2113 9 109 7 165 11 179 16 180 2113 1617 9 109 6 164 11 179 14 177 1617 1237 9 108 6 163 10 178 12 175 1237 975 8 108 6 163 10 177 11 173 975 816 8 108 6 163 9 177 8*170 816 726 7 108 5 163 8 177 5*167 726 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