DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/11 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.0 - - 67.9 - - 64.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 373 - - 234 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2217 - - 2869 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2120 - - 2449 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2957 - - 3609 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 661 - - 996 - - 3487 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 380 - - 355 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 112 - - 143 - - 138 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3470 - - -4874 - - -5519 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6427 - - 8483 - - 6248 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10203 - - -10474 - - -11650 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13160 - - 14083 - - 12378 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 86 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.0 - - 67.9 - - 64.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.8 - - 33.6 - - 40.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 59.0 - - 66.4 - - 66.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 34.9 - - 32.8 - - 40.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 373 - - 234 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2217 - - 2869 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 13 - - 42 - - 55 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 96945 37 261 42 258 45 278 96945 89613 30 259 34 269 39 276 89613 83986 27 254 30 269 32 263 83986 79346 27 268 34 270 41 269 79346 75387 34 269 36 272 38 273 75387 71902 41 276 39 274 38 279 71902 68739 38 272 40 273 39 275 68739 65807 37 277 42 280 43 280 65807 63073 44 283 51 278 49 281 63073 60425 49 278 50 272 44 278 60425 57647 50 269 49 276 43 278 57647 54746 46 272 53 278 53 282 54746 51984 51 288 56 278 62 282 51984 49520 59 289 58 283 60 279 49520 47326 58 280 61 285 54 278 47326 45338 61 270 62 282 57 283 45338 43527 48 280 57 275 65 284 43527 41880 56 296 52 283 63 289 41880 40369 68 300 57 294 62 297 40369 38960 76 301 63 295 69 296 38960 37629 76 300 65 296 71 292 37629 36333 74 298 64 296 68 292 36333 35005 68 296 63 292 63 294 35005 33620 61 295 61 285 59 295 33620 32178 56 294 58 281 50 290 32178 30667 52 293 53 284 44 273 30667 29073 48 294 49 288 37 274 29073 27396 47 296 48 287 35 273 27396 25635 44 295 44 278 33 267 25635 23796 37 296 42 274 28 269 23796 21879 32 302 31 276 23 270 21879 19879 24 296 20 281 24 272 19879 17796 25 276 20 272 27 269 17796 15676 20 276 22 272 26 256 15676 13633 19 273 21 259 23 235 13633 11772 16 263 18 238 22 226 11772 10118 14 224 21 218 21 227 10118 8652 17 210 22 220 21 234 8652 7351 16 210 21 238 23 234 7351 6195 14 227 18 237 22 224 6195 5173 10 249 14 227 19 211 5173 4277 8 265 9*186 16 185 4277 3491 2*177 11*149 15 157 3491 2791 8*113 11 146 14 153 2791 2172 9 112 11 144 13 150 2172 1656 9 111 11 142 13 147 1656 1260 9 111 10 141 12 144 1260 987 9 111 10 140 11 141 987 822 9 111 9 139 9*140 822 727 8 112 9 139 6*138 727 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