DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/29 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 - - - 71.5 - - 71.1 - - 73.3 - - 69.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 45 - - 255 - - 204 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2279 - - 2843 - - 3730 - - 3165 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 712 - - 2481 - - 3035 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3019 - - 3583 - - 4470 - - 3905 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 797 - - 697 - - 935 - - 1693 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 221 - - 370 - - 373 - - 84 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 19 - - 15 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 263 - - 284 - - 282 - - 304 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 3 - - 7 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 744 - - -544 - - -2980 - - -3569 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2275 - - 4127 - - 7451 - - 7474 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2742 - - -4554 - - -7728 - - -9391 ODpotential blCL - - - 5761 - - 8137 - - 12198 - - 13296 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 98 - - 82 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 750 - - 600 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.5 - - 71.1 - - 73.3 - - 69.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 63.8 - - 55.5 - - 43.2 - - 39.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.4 - - 69.8 - - 72.1 - - 70.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 62.4 - - 54.5 - - 42.4 - - 39.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 45 - - 255 - - 204 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2279 - - 2843 - - 3730 - - 3165 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 60 - - 93 - - 28 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 9 - - 6 - - 5 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] 97706 4 143 7 192 13 273 6 350 97706 90336 10 110 10 205 6 250 2 177 90336 84672 10 121 5 186 3 220 0 160 84672 79970 6 094 9 134 3 360 4 360 79970 75921 5 034 11 097 1 129 5 344 75921 72358 3 353 10 050 5 149 6 348 72358 69138 2 085 8 348 7 136 4 304 69138 66166 3 049 6 236 5 198 11 224 66166 63399 5 329 7 190 14 205 13 205 63399 60718 14 286 13 265 10 241 16 241 60718 57923 29 239 30 222 25 246 27 254 57923 55019 21 237 22 250 27 258 23 255 55019 52232 28 279 37 273 32 273 35 275 52232 49719 51 257 51 254 45 257 48 260 49719 47483 55 240 45 241 46 253 53 245 47483 45478 48 234 47 251 54 251 45 240 45478 43660 50 256 54 253 54 250 44 255 43660 41998 71 254 59 256 59 257 68 262 41998 40470 73 249 57 254 78 251 75 259 40470 39042 71 250 78 242 77 230 77 255 39042 37695 72 247 85 236 72 222 75 233 37695 36389 72 241 83 235 69 221 72 228 36389 35054 73 237 78 232 68 224 70 232 35054 33661 71 233 68 230 68 229 68 232 33661 32211 68 231 61 229 67 233 65 231 32211 30691 67 233 61 226 63 237 64 235 30691 29088 68 240 61 224 60 237 68 246 29088 27404 65 248 59 226 59 236 65 253 27404 25641 57 243 59 226 58 238 63 255 25641 23799 51 239 54 229 58 247 58 256 23799 21878 57 254 42 237 58 253 50 264 21878 19875 58 262 61 269 58 266 45 273 19875 17786 56 258 55 273 51 273 38 270 17786 15661 54 256 46 260 41 265 33 268 15661 13620 55 259 48 259 40 267 29 270 13620 11766 50 253 44 268 38 277 27 267 11766 10114 47 248 36 266 35 274 33 264 10114 8644 41 254 33 259 32 259 36 266 8644 7340 38 252 34 258 32 254 33 266 7340 6190 36 249 37 251 29 258 22 271 6190 5177 36 248 35 247 19*266 10 276 5177 4288 34 249 28*253 15*279 10*290 4288 3504 30*257 19*279 15 280 11*299 3504 2801 27*263 19 283 15 282 11 302 2801 2180 25 263 19 285 15 283 12 304 2180 1661 24 263 19 286 15 283 12 305 1661 1263 23 263 19 286 15 284 12 306 1263 989 21 263 18 286 14 284 11 306 989 823 19 263 17 286 14 284 10 306 823 727 15 263 14 286 12 284 8 306 727 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