DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/26 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.4 - - 88.4 - - 71.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 234 - - 138 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2933 - - 4958 - - 804 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2511 - - 3733 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3673 - - 5698 - - 1544 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 742 - - 2138 - - 980 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 362 - - 362 - - 92 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 23 - - 31 - - 21 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 236 - - 222 - - 003 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 13 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 15 - - 9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2406 - - -1669 - - 194 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6079 - - 7368 - - 1350 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4936 - - -4512 - - -3937 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8609 - - 10210 - - 5481 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 77 - - 89 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1440 - - 1560 - - 1640 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.4 - - 88.4 - - 71.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.1 - - 58.3 - - 67.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.3 - - 87.8 - - 71.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.6 - - 58.0 - - 66.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 234 - - 138 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2933 - - 4958 - - 804 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 8 - - 56 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - 14 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] 96342 27 243 34 252 36 261 96342 89062 23 230 33 254 31 261 89062 83522 25 252 35 249 40 258 83522 78976 26 242 31 246 33 251 78976 75070 25 250 30 245 28 263 75070 71612 26 262 31 260 29 263 71612 68478 30 271 37 274 36 264 68478 65603 42 264 43 272 36 269 65603 62948 45 266 39 269 38 281 62948 60393 43 265 39 284 51 295 60393 57734 49 281 51 294 59 296 57734 54962 64 284 68 291 66 295 54962 52291 66 284 72 283 71 285 52291 49868 66 287 70 281 69 278 49868 47676 69 293 67 285 66 276 47676 45668 70 295 68 288 66 282 45668 43821 64 293 66 288 65 286 43821 42123 55 293 62 289 65 290 42123 40560 59 295 57 289 66 299 40560 39117 64 289 57 293 61 302 39117 37766 62 281 61 298 55 293 37766 36456 62 281 66 299 53 278 36456 35116 61 283 66 293 53 272 35116 33718 60 288 65 290 53 276 33718 32266 60 292 63 288 53 272 32266 30744 61 293 63 289 53 272 30744 29142 63 295 63 290 52 276 29142 27461 59 295 63 289 52 281 27461 25699 58 291 62 287 55 284 25699 23858 57 292 60 284 59 279 23858 21948 59 291 57 281 64 271 21948 19958 60 279 55 279 63 264 19958 17882 57 273 53 270 62 254 17882 15771 42 273 49 264 63 251 15771 13745 30 273 49 259 59 254 13745 11899 34 260 55 259 47 252 11899 10248 34 252 56 264 40 246 10248 8775 32 258 49 265 37 244 8775 7463 32 253 42 254 34 244 7463 6295 32 251 35*236 30 248 6295 5260 33 252 33*226 25 257 5260 4350 32*249 33 224 20 272 4350 3547 25*239 32 223 17 291 3547 2830 24 237 32 221 16 311 2830 2198 24 235 31 220 17 326 2198 1672 23 235 31 219 22*358 1672 1270 22 235 30 219 23*001 1270 993 21 235 28 219 23 004 993 824 20 235 26 218 21 004 824 728 16 234 21 218 16 004 728 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