DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 0710z - - 1559z - - 1901z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 41.5 - - 48.8 - - 48.3 - - 42.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 77 - - 208 - - 110 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1066 - - 3288 - - 3763 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 707 - - 2739 - - 2765 - - 707 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1806 - - 4028 - - 4503 - - 724 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1036 - - 603 - - 947 - - 3558 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 180 - - 366 - - 314 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 18 - - 17 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 031 - - 036 - - 019 - - 016 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 334 - - 1366 - - 1557 - - -1685 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1472 - - 2662 - - 2946 - - 2409 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -488 - - 390 - - 721 - - -2391 ODpotential blCL - - - 2294 - - 3638 - - 3782 - - 3115 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 95 - - 97 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.5 - - 48.8 - - 48.3 - - 42.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.9 - - 39.9 - - 38.2 - - 34.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.1 - - 47.7 - - 47.7 - - 42.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.1 - - 37.9 - - 36.2 - - 33.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 77 - - 208 - - 110 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1066 - - 3288 - - 3763 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 80 - - 86 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 95707 46 274 53 269 62 264 62 266 95707 88808 32 269 42 269 45 266 48 269 88808 83353 23 267 38 272 36 274 42 280 83353 78775 23 282 36 275 33 276 41 283 78775 74828 21 276 29 279 30 267 37 270 74828 71319 22 285 30 288 29 279 34 273 71319 68130 35 295 38 287 38 289 40 285 68130 65204 44 287 43 278 44 281 43 286 65204 62489 40 275 41 271 44 271 44 282 62489 59843 38 277 40 274 42 267 44 277 59843 57062 44 277 46 276 44 269 44 276 57062 54150 50 273 51 275 45 273 43 277 54150 51353 53 270 55 274 48 278 45 280 51353 48827 50 273 53 272 52 277 48 280 48827 46562 51 277 51 274 53 276 49 278 46562 44510 53 277 51 276 48 276 50 277 44510 42639 51 276 47 277 44 278 47 276 42639 40925 48 281 42 285 41 280 42 280 40925 39349 46 286 41 292 37 287 40 283 39349 37889 45 294 40 303 37 300 35 292 37889 36532 44 296 38 304 39 309 33 309 36532 35239 36 301 30 305 40 313 36 321 35239 33939 27 317 22 328 37 315 36 325 33939 32594 27 339 24 349 34 320 35 325 32594 31199 28 352 25 355 31 324 34 323 31199 29738 29 003 26 349 28 328 32 320 29738 28198 31 005 25 343 26 332 28 317 28198 26578 18 001 22 346 25 338 23 316 26578 24876 17 001 22 353 25 342 21 319 24876 23093 24 352 22 353 25 343 22 320 23093 21232 22 009 19 353 24 344 23 320 21232 19289 18 014 17 360 22 346 22 322 19289 17260 18 010 18 003 18 350 18 317 17260 15184 19 007 18 008 16 351 18 317 15184 13180 17 003 17 012 18 347 21 330 13180 11356 15 009 16 005 19 344 21 336 11356 9735 16 008 15 353 18 345 18 339 9735 8302 15 011 14 011 15 344 16 352 8302 7040 17 026 17 029 16 349 14 003 7040 5934 19 025 21 024 17 354 14 358 5934 4964 21 038 20 026 16*007 12 010 4964 4113 25 046 21*042 17*021 12 020 4113 3363 26 046 21*042 17 021 15 024 3363 2694 29 045 20 039 18 020 19 025 2694 2103 29*043 19 036 17 019 20 023 2103 1610 24*033 18 034 17 018 20 021 1610 1232 23 032 17 033 16 018 19 020 1232 972 21 031 16 032 15 017 17 019 972 814 19 030 15 032 14 017 14*018 814 723 14 029 13 032 12 016 10*016 723 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