DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/08 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 - - - 41.3 - - 52.1 - - 55.9 - - 48.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 108 - - 31 - - -48 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 622 - - 1312 - - 1638 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 709 - - 710 - - 710 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1362 - - 2052 - - 2378 - - 727 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 407 - - 534 - - 1082 - - 1032 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 151 - - 225 - - 174 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 16 - - 17 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 218 - - 225 - - 219 - - 192 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -398 - - -1162 - - -622 - - -387 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1760 - - 3214 - - 3000 - - 1114 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8361 - - -8520 - - -7509 - - -8075 ODpotential blCL - - - 9723 - - 10572 - - 9887 - - 8802 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 63 - - 68 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.3 - - 52.1 - - 55.9 - - 48.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.4 - - 40.7 - - 45.3 - - 46.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.1 - - 51.6 - - 55.8 - - 50.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.2 - - 39.4 - - 44.1 - - 45.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 108 - - 31 - - -48 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 622 - - 1312 - - 1638 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 25 - - 0 - - 0 - - 26 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 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] 95915 22 315 18 302 24 298 22 294 95915 88820 31 290 25 300 22 306 21 305 88820 83369 36 287 24 294 17 310 20 315 83369 78839 42 289 26 281 18 278 22 287 78839 74927 45 280 30 276 29 287 23 285 74927 71469 43 273 40 272 41 287 32 290 71469 68353 45 269 44 270 46 276 40 280 68353 65492 44 257 45 268 44 271 41 267 65492 62816 43 264 46 268 44 267 41 271 62816 60206 54 269 52 269 48 273 49 281 60206 57477 63 264 58 270 55 271 48 276 57477 54619 66 260 62 266 54 264 42 277 54619 51861 70 259 61 261 51 267 47 279 51861 49364 71 260 59 270 54 270 55 273 49364 47115 72 263 59 270 58 266 57 268 47115 45065 68 263 53 270 56 270 58 285 45065 43194 65 264 60 276 59 269 61 289 43194 41483 68 261 70 273 58 270 62 286 41483 39902 67 255 67 267 56 278 56 283 39902 38427 62 253 59 264 60 290 54 294 38427 37049 62 270 60 278 63 297 59 304 37049 35730 68 269 67 281 59 298 61 308 35730 34397 65 256 67 274 53 302 60 311 34397 33020 61 253 62 267 52 305 57 312 33020 31598 50 265 38 261 56 299 54 311 31598 30113 46 276 26 285 56 289 46 308 30113 28549 46 284 34 322 47 279 46 300 28549 26906 47 289 38 325 41 285 51 292 26906 25183 43 291 37 316 40 296 49 286 25183 23380 45 282 38 302 41 303 47 283 23380 21503 48 284 36 295 39 298 44 286 21503 19545 46 281 32 294 37 292 40 288 19545 17502 42 278 34 301 36 293 34 291 17502 15416 32 292 32 304 27 298 26 297 15416 13405 30 304 25 300 19 285 18 278 13405 11574 31 295 16 300 18 266 21 248 11574 9944 33 291 6 279 17 224 26 238 9944 8496 32 287 11 279 16 230 24 237 8496 7214 27 278 23 284 26 279 21 258 7214 6082 20 275 26 270 30 272 26 270 6082 5083 18 268 26 258 31 262 33 263 5083 4204 19 265 25 252 31 256 36 256 4204 3431 22 242 25 242 28 244 32 242 3431 2742 27 233 25 235 23*233 31 229 2742 2136 26 235 23*232 19*222 31 219 2136 1631 23*231 18*226 19 219 29 207 1631 1245 16*219 17 225 18 218 26 201 1245 979 15 218 16 224 17 217 21 196 979 818 14 218 15 224 15 217 18*195 818 726 11 217 12 224 12 216 11*192 726 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