DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/25 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 34.5 - - 45.2 - - 49.1 - - 43.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 114 - - 320 - - 197 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 965 - - 2333 - - 3836 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 708 - - 2164 - - 3085 - - 709 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1705 - - 3073 - - 4576 - - 727 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 472 - - 1033 - - 1421 - - 3321 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 196 - - 368 - - 369 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 17 - - 19 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 309 - - 290 - - 291 - - 283 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 6 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1238 - - -2281 - - -1868 - - -5144 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2943 - - 5354 - - 6445 - - 5871 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7216 - - -6131 - - -6837 - - -10739 ODpotential blCL - - - 8921 - - 9204 - - 11413 - - 11466 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 65 - - 90 - - 50 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.5 - - 45.2 - - 49.1 - - 43.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.2 - - 24.1 - - 23.1 - - 20.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.9 - - 43.7 - - 48.1 - - 45.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.3 - - 23.5 - - 22.8 - - 20.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 114 - - 320 - - 197 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 965 - - 2333 - - 3836 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 38 - - 0 - - 59 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 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] 96464 17 075 15 098 15 090 14 067 96464 89305 16 085 11 096 5 145 9 059 89305 83729 7 043 8 155 6 201 5 294 83729 79083 11 313 3 193 6 212 5 209 79083 75034 15 283 10 271 15 265 10 311 75034 71431 24 283 16 306 15 281 16 293 71431 68156 25 288 32 300 21 295 23 313 68156 65137 34 272 39 288 42 292 45 303 65137 62344 38 284 43 274 49 275 52 281 62344 59639 48 293 41 280 47 270 48 280 59639 56804 51 297 45 290 46 281 52 284 56804 53843 59 297 57 297 53 291 50 283 53843 50997 63 294 63 298 60 297 54 293 50997 48428 68 294 74 300 75 297 65 296 48428 46135 80 295 88 297 91 295 78 290 46135 44075 98 293 104 293 102 287 86 287 44075 42205 109 284 109 283 104 282 95 288 42205 40488 100 285 101 281 105 279 103 286 40488 38903 106 291 100 287 108 280 106 282 38903 37432 123 291 110 287 113 280 107 277 37432 36055 125 286 116 282 118 278 106 276 36055 34731 125 287 117 282 119 276 108 276 34731 33394 127 289 120 285 120 277 113 277 33394 32017 130 291 123 286 123 278 116 275 32017 30604 132 292 123 286 125 277 113 273 30604 29139 132 293 120 286 122 277 106 271 29139 27611 131 294 116 286 116 276 97 270 27611 26019 121 292 111 285 110 276 86 274 26019 24358 114 286 105 282 107 274 83 282 24358 22622 110 284 104 281 102 272 88 284 22622 20813 112 285 103 282 94 271 80 286 20813 18928 111 287 99 284 86 272 70 289 18928 16956 96 296 85 286 81 278 65 275 16956 14937 75 297 74 287 74 284 60 271 14937 12992 59 291 71 296 67 287 58 288 12992 11226 51 288 57 294 62 288 53 299 11226 9654 45 291 47 283 60 290 49 300 9654 8255 42 294 43 283 52 290 46 296 8255 7016 40 295 41 288 41 292 40 296 7016 5924 38 297 40 292 36 296 33 302 5924 4960 38 298 39 296 28*295 28 301 4960 4112 38 301 34 297 22*292 23 296 4112 3365 38 301 27*297 21 291 16 288 3365 2697 32 306 19*291 20 291 14 286 2697 2107 21*312 18 290 19 291 13 289 2107 1614 15*309 17 290 19 291 13 290 1614 1235 15 309 17 289 18 291 12 291 1235 974 14 309 16 289 17 291 10 290 974 816 13 309 15 289 16 291 7*288 816 726 11 308 13 288 14 291 4*283 726 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