DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/29 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 - - - 56.9 - - 58.1 - - 58.2 - - 53.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 104 - - 150 - - 89 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1746 - - 3775 - - 4162 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1321 - - 2980 - - 2965 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2486 - - 4515 - - 4902 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3281 - - 3111 - - 3681 - - 7060 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 243 - - 353 - - 312 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 20 - - 22 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 326 - - 310 - - 302 - - 310 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 6 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -4 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -138 - - 1157 - - 767 - - -3335 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2624 - - 3358 - - 4135 - - 4063 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1994 - - 22 - - -430 - - -4297 ODpotential blCL - - - 4480 - - 4493 - - 5332 - - 5025 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 88 - - 77 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 110 - - 90 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.9 - - 58.1 - - 58.2 - - 53.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.9 - - 45.9 - - 42.7 - - 38.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.5 - - 57.5 - - 57.9 - - 54.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.6 - - 44.6 - - 41.4 - - 37.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 104 - - 150 - - 89 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1746 - - 3775 - - 4162 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 19 - - 52 - - 6 - - 42 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 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] 97442 27 236 28 256 30 269 27 278 97442 90000 17 247 20 244 21 262 18 266 90000 84378 9 266 8 238 11 245 11 271 84378 79733 3 323 3 251 4 222 13 263 79733 75728 9 014 4 238 7 315 6 304 75728 72182 6 302 2 262 11 278 10 006 72182 68962 9 257 4 288 14 257 14 304 68962 65999 6 246 6 217 13 228 16 257 65999 63227 8 274 6 315 3 169 9 227 63227 60510 23 288 24 276 15 291 16 294 60510 57652 28 260 24 260 24 259 22 271 57652 54660 24 253 24 250 25 253 27 252 54660 51787 41 262 34 260 37 270 35 272 51787 49204 51 260 46 261 47 265 44 272 49204 46904 55 262 48 259 52 266 53 273 46904 44830 64 266 51 265 60 270 60 270 44830 42940 76 266 62 268 69 267 65 269 42940 41204 79 261 71 267 72 264 70 271 41204 39600 76 261 75 266 75 264 77 272 39600 38110 78 264 78 269 83 267 83 272 38110 36716 81 263 82 268 91 268 88 271 36716 35377 75 260 82 266 93 268 91 270 35377 34026 74 263 82 268 96 269 91 268 34026 32635 78 263 88 271 102 270 88 266 32635 31208 78 263 91 270 108 271 85 266 31208 29729 76 265 89 269 110 271 87 267 29729 28179 73 265 81 269 101 272 89 264 28179 26551 73 263 78 271 88 271 88 262 26551 24840 74 263 80 272 79 271 83 267 24840 23052 74 265 83 272 76 271 75 269 23052 21190 72 269 83 273 74 270 69 268 21190 19244 69 270 78 273 76 270 69 270 19244 17210 58 273 65 274 67 271 64 273 17210 15141 46 273 50 276 51 276 50 274 15141 13160 38 269 40 275 40 278 39 282 13160 11365 32 261 33 283 37 283 34 288 11365 9772 34 259 27 290 30 288 28 295 9772 8365 35 273 21 291 19 293 24 311 8365 7126 29 300 18 299 19 298 23 319 7126 6027 22 303 19 308 22 302 23 319 6027 5051 19 302 20*310 23*303 23 319 5051 4189 16 312 20*310 23*302 23 318 4189 3426 16 324 20 310 23 302 23 318 3426 2743 16*329 20 310 23 302 22 317 2743 2139 16*327 20 310 23 302 22 316 2139 1634 15 326 20 310 22 301 21 315 1634 1247 15 326 20 310 22 301 19 314 1247 980 14 325 19 309 21 301 16 313 980 819 13 325 18 309 19 300 13*311 819 727 11 324 14 309 15 300 9*310 727 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