DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/23 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 - - - 34.4 - - 42.5 - - 47.0 - - 43.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 97 - - 356 - - 279 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2600 - - 2952 - - 3542 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1799 - - 2661 - - 3014 - - 709 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3340 - - 3692 - - 4282 - - 727 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 203 - - 679 - - 890 - - 3905 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 260 - - 413 - - 402 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 15 - - 14 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 010 - - 002 - - 015 - - 047 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -5 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 792 - - -1181 - - -3091 - - -5698 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2548 - - 4873 - - 7374 - - 6426 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 246 - - -13587 - - -13571 - - -15968 ODpotential blCL - - - 3094 - - 17279 - - 17853 - - 16695 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 71 - - 72 - - 50 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.4 - - 42.5 - - 47.0 - - 43.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.2 - - 24.0 - - 17.4 - - 18.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.0 - - 40.9 - - 45.6 - - 44.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.0 - - 22.9 - - 16.9 - - 17.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 97 - - 356 - - 279 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2600 - - 2952 - - 3542 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 87 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96455 19 252 21 270 23 272 24 273 96455 89269 11 274 12 248 18 269 22 270 89269 83735 8 271 11 239 22 265 25 272 83735 79149 7 231 8 257 16 246 20 262 79149 75179 18 254 19 283 21 268 19 277 75179 71641 25 240 26 262 28 270 29 275 71641 68425 25 254 27 258 32 258 35 271 68425 65465 32 268 32 256 26 271 32 279 65465 62724 32 265 32 279 37 278 39 287 62724 60073 37 276 41 278 38 272 43 278 60073 57295 43 265 43 267 46 274 47 275 57295 54389 45 270 50 268 58 268 53 279 54389 51603 59 273 60 266 62 269 59 279 51603 49099 68 269 60 269 67 277 60 280 49099 46861 69 269 74 279 72 278 62 281 46861 44838 78 277 85 275 73 274 64 281 44838 43000 83 275 79 268 70 273 69 280 43000 41325 78 272 74 272 70 278 71 277 41325 39781 79 277 76 282 74 284 72 277 39781 38339 84 282 86 287 81 287 75 280 38339 36984 98 285 90 286 87 285 79 281 36984 35677 105 284 94 284 88 283 84 282 35677 34349 103 286 96 278 85 283 84 284 34349 32971 99 287 94 278 79 283 76 285 32971 31543 96 287 86 280 77 281 71 285 31543 30049 93 285 82 282 79 281 71 286 30049 28472 90 283 78 284 77 283 72 286 28472 26812 89 283 74 286 73 284 70 285 26812 25074 87 286 74 287 73 289 69 285 25074 23258 86 289 68 289 63 292 71 284 23258 21365 80 291 64 293 56 294 67 292 21365 19396 75 294 61 295 57 297 56 300 19396 17341 72 296 61 298 59 300 51 301 17341 15241 67 301 57 305 58 307 48 306 15241 13214 60 309 51 312 50 313 42 315 13214 11375 51 318 41 316 38 316 33 316 11375 9750 41 327 30 321 28 317 25 306 9750 8320 34 338 26 333 23 325 17 306 8320 7061 32 347 26 339 23 335 14 330 7061 5947 31 353 28 343 24 347 15 351 5947 4969 32 356 27 351 14*007 10 024 4969 4117 27*003 17*359 14*013 11 045 4117 3368 17*009 16*001 14 014 13 047 3368 2698 17 010 16 001 14 015 14 047 2698 2106 16 010 16 002 15 016 14 048 2106 1613 16 010 15 002 14 016 14 048 1613 1234 15 010 15 002 14 016 14 048 1234 974 14 010 14 002 14 017 13 047 974 816 13 010 13 002 13 017 11*047 816 726 11 010 12 003 11 017 8*047 726 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