DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/26 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 - - - 33.2 - - 44.4 - - 47.7 - - 47.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 66 - - 257 - - 110 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 557 - - 1757 - - 2231 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 708 - - 1679 - - 1598 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1297 - - 2497 - - 2971 - - 727 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 427 - - 1098 - - 1346 - - 3742 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 135 - - 312 - - 254 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 12 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 075 - - 256 - - 283 - - 194 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -641 - - -627 - - -983 - - -2007 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1938 - - 3124 - - 3954 - - 2735 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5800 - - -3378 - - -2653 - - -3632 ODpotential blCL - - - 7097 - - 5875 - - 5624 - - 4359 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 88 - - 93 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.2 - - 44.4 - - 47.7 - - 47.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.5 - - 33.2 - - 33.0 - - 37.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.9 - - 43.1 - - 47.1 - - 49.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.1 - - 32.5 - - 32.6 - - 37.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 66 - - 257 - - 110 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 557 - - 1757 - - 2231 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 98 - - 53 - - 73 - - 89 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96740 27 080 16 088 18 105 14 082 96740 89551 20 070 17 099 13 103 11 095 89551 83949 9 077 5 109 6 047 14 097 83949 79261 1 325 7 138 10 225 7 325 79261 75211 5 275 9 276 5 224 9 318 75211 71621 12 298 9 229 13 261 16 271 71621 68361 23 288 19 302 15 296 14 308 68361 65352 26 294 34 284 40 285 35 296 65352 62543 42 281 42 277 47 265 40 279 62543 59798 35 276 43 277 41 275 40 283 59798 56937 43 300 43 282 47 285 47 287 56937 53993 53 297 47 285 47 279 47 279 53993 51182 56 289 52 284 45 283 42 282 51182 48639 58 284 57 281 52 291 53 290 48639 46372 63 283 59 280 58 287 60 283 46372 44330 65 282 59 282 58 281 54 275 44330 42460 67 285 66 283 56 279 50 281 42460 40734 71 283 70 280 57 285 64 292 40734 39147 66 287 72 282 66 289 72 289 39147 37687 72 287 73 280 71 284 74 288 37687 36331 74 278 66 277 68 279 75 287 36331 35032 70 284 62 285 66 278 75 284 35032 33721 73 293 62 292 68 278 72 282 33721 32363 77 295 66 292 67 278 71 282 32363 30960 78 296 69 290 67 281 71 282 30960 29495 75 295 72 290 68 284 70 283 29495 27956 68 295 74 291 71 286 70 282 27956 26339 66 296 73 290 71 283 69 281 26339 24642 66 294 72 290 70 281 69 279 24642 22867 63 293 70 290 67 281 69 278 22867 21019 59 288 66 289 65 282 68 281 21019 19095 56 283 60 287 64 287 64 286 19095 17090 52 277 54 289 60 292 59 290 17090 15048 49 281 48 283 48 291 49 292 15048 13083 41 284 44 282 42 282 41 288 13083 11300 35 286 32 290 38 285 39 284 11300 9722 29 292 29 295 28 289 37 287 9722 8331 26 299 27 295 26 287 32 286 8331 7096 27 297 26 296 29 290 30 279 7096 5996 16 289 30 297 29 292 27 268 5996 5023 17 314 32 301 27 284 22 263 5023 4164 16 303 21 290 22 289 16 257 4164 3406 15 312 13 282 15*290 13 257 3406 2728 12 307 8*271 10*282 11 252 2728 2128 4 304 5*260 9 282 9 246 2128 1627 4*082 5 257 9 282 8 234 1627 1243 4*078 5 256 8 283 8 220 1243 978 4 075 4 255 8 284 7 207 978 818 4 073 4 253 8 284 6*197 818 726 3 073 4 254 7 284 4*194 726 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