DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/27 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 - - - 34.6 - - 38.0 - - 41.6 - - 40.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 78 - - 136 - - 65 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1917 - - 2616 - - 3518 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 709 - - 2054 - - 2197 - - 709 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2657 - - 3356 - - 4258 - - 727 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 390 - - 275 - - 988 - - 5041 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 220 - - 295 - - 262 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 20 - - 19 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 008 - - 350 - - 334 - - 313 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 7 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -1 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1133 - - 1270 - - 1586 - - -1000 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1524 - - 2086 - - 2673 - - 1727 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 745 - - 692 - - 709 - - -2228 ODpotential blCL - - - 1912 - - 2664 - - 3549 - - 2955 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.6 - - 38.0 - - 41.6 - - 40.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.9 - - 31.9 - - 32.9 - - 35.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.3 - - 37.4 - - 41.4 - - 41.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.8 - - 30.7 - - 31.7 - - 34.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 78 - - 136 - - 65 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1917 - - 2616 - - 3518 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 99 - - 87 - - 11 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96305 39 258 32 248 38 245 42 253 96305 89037 31 250 31 255 35 263 35 260 89037 83448 23 252 34 259 38 265 36 278 83448 78852 20 268 28 251 36 264 40 278 78852 74925 23 270 26 259 30 261 30 265 74925 71436 31 268 27 273 29 277 28 284 71436 68267 35 271 29 291 38 282 38 286 68267 65379 37 265 45 273 42 275 47 282 65379 62726 36 256 39 261 45 272 50 270 62726 60155 43 276 40 268 42 266 45 270 60155 57452 58 277 49 280 47 278 58 282 57452 54630 72 272 67 276 68 279 73 276 54630 51922 78 266 80 271 82 275 81 272 51922 49467 77 263 85 270 89 272 88 272 49467 47249 75 265 87 268 92 268 94 272 47249 45219 75 269 86 265 92 266 97 273 45219 43350 79 277 84 269 93 270 99 273 43350 41625 88 279 90 276 97 273 99 275 41625 40041 99 278 104 278 106 277 110 281 40041 38585 104 277 109 276 115 278 120 282 38585 37222 105 277 106 274 115 276 122 281 37222 35902 104 277 104 274 114 277 121 281 35902 34554 102 275 104 274 113 277 117 280 34554 33148 98 273 103 272 112 276 117 279 33148 31689 95 269 101 270 111 274 116 280 31689 30163 91 265 99 267 107 273 109 278 30163 28559 86 263 97 266 101 270 103 274 28559 26876 85 266 94 265 95 267 98 273 26876 25115 84 267 91 265 90 268 95 277 25115 23279 84 267 91 266 88 271 91 281 23279 21368 79 274 92 267 85 272 89 282 21368 19373 76 276 92 273 81 278 87 281 19373 17291 70 269 77 281 77 286 84 285 17291 15168 65 262 61 285 73 286 80 290 15168 13127 69 289 55 297 68 296 76 299 13127 11285 53 300 45 306 59 309 66 309 11285 9675 38 309 35 305 40 313 53 317 9675 8268 31 324 31 305 35 297 41 320 8268 7028 18 326 27 306 41 308 37 319 7028 5933 14 316 20 297 39 322 32 321 5933 4969 11 328 22 311 26*328 29 325 4969 4120 12 002 24*335 24*330 28 326 4120 3371 21*019 21*349 22 331 26 327 3371 2700 21*010 21 350 19 334 25 327 2700 2107 21 009 20 350 18 336 22 327 2107 1613 20 007 20 350 17 336 19 327 1613 1234 20 007 19 351 16 337 16 325 1234 974 18 006 18 350 16 338 12 321 974 816 17 005 17 351 14 338 9*318 816 726 13 005 14 350 12 338 5*313 726 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