DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/25 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.8 - - 69.5 - - 65.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 308 - - 40 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2850 - - 2737 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2538 - - 711 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3590 - - 3477 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1067 - - 1140 - - 2179 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 389 - - 198 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 19 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 200 - - 207 - - 196 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -5020 - - -3920 - - -4074 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8610 - - 7398 - - 4802 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11615 - - -8776 - - -8850 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15205 - - 12253 - - 9578 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 100 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.8 - - 69.5 - - 65.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 32.7 - - 39.8 - - 47.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 66.2 - - 69.5 - - 67.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 32.0 - - 39.5 - - 47.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 308 - - 40 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2850 - - 2737 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 31 - - 98 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 7 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] 96338 19 250 30 250 35 264 96338 89161 27 273 19 260 19 256 89161 83608 26 278 29 259 25 282 83608 79009 21 281 20 263 24 273 79009 75078 24 305 22 281 26 296 75078 71624 22 299 27 293 23 305 71624 68487 25 307 31 295 34 314 68487 65609 44 311 48 303 47 308 65609 62961 46 302 50 292 53 290 62961 60375 38 303 38 297 41 288 60375 57644 49 325 51 319 56 311 57644 54803 76 325 74 319 70 314 54803 52087 80 316 80 316 77 317 52087 49635 79 316 83 315 84 315 49635 47426 82 318 88 314 89 313 47426 45420 87 319 91 314 89 312 45420 43600 88 320 89 313 86 312 43600 41946 86 320 86 314 83 312 41946 40422 84 318 83 314 83 313 40422 38993 82 317 80 312 83 310 38993 37639 78 318 78 313 82 309 37639 36322 77 321 75 313 83 310 36322 34976 76 321 74 312 83 310 34976 33572 75 318 73 311 79 309 33572 32117 74 315 73 310 72 308 32117 30594 73 313 72 311 68 306 30594 28992 71 313 69 310 65 305 28992 27311 67 312 66 308 62 305 27311 25550 63 306 61 301 59 299 25550 23713 57 301 58 298 59 297 23713 21804 51 301 53 294 58 302 21804 19822 45 301 50 289 49 303 19822 17761 40 294 49 298 43 294 17761 15656 34 295 47 307 48 287 15656 13625 31 300 31 309 30 296 13625 11780 32 305 30 303 22 306 11780 10140 33 304 31 295 30 294 10140 8679 24 299 31 290 32 283 8679 7377 24 284 23 281 28 283 7377 6221 25 254 23 261 25 276 6221 5198 24 225 25 247 25 262 5198 4299 20*209 24 231 25 249 4299 3507 18*203 21*212 25 231 3507 2801 18 201 21*209 27 212 2801 2179 17 200 20 208 26 204 2179 1660 17 199 20 207 24 202 1660 1262 16 198 19 206 21 201 1262 988 15 198 18 206 17 198 988 822 15 198 16 205 14*197 822 727 13 198 13 205 9*196 727 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