DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/01 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 - - 0703z - - 1002z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 45.6 - - 51.3 - - 49.4 - - 48.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 33 - - 91 - - 10 - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 854 - - 1108 - - 717 - - 384 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 709 - - 710 - - 710 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1594 - - 1848 - - 1457 - - 1124 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 616 - - 522 - - 827 - - 576 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 129 - - 195 - - 85 - - 63 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 15 - - 14 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 058 - - 079 - - 070 - - 071 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 532 - - 723 - - 532 - - 348 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1062 - - 1125 - - 925 - - 776 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 263 - - 470 - - 213 - - 100 ODpotential blCL - - - 1331 - - 1378 - - 1244 - - 1024 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 210 - - 130 - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.6 - - 51.3 - - 49.4 - - 48.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.7 - - 49.0 - - 47.9 - - 47.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.5 - - 50.9 - - 49.5 - - 48.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.1 - - 48.1 - - 47.5 - - 47.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 33 - - 91 - - 10 - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 854 - - 1108 - - 717 - - 384 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 - - 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] 96560 27 244 31 258 23 245 36 254 96560 89303 22 257 27 251 32 251 31 262 89303 83716 13 251 20 261 24 252 24 263 83716 79093 10 267 21 263 19 269 14 255 79093 75129 13 276 16 258 19 272 17 286 75129 71646 9 294 14 248 20 267 19 282 71646 68491 17 269 22 273 21 259 15 280 68491 65567 21 264 27 279 23 279 22 291 65567 62837 27 278 30 273 29 272 27 281 62837 60181 30 275 24 268 33 250 27 277 60181 57402 27 269 23 272 28 258 33 277 57402 54519 35 273 29 271 39 266 39 272 54519 51775 46 266 40 277 39 265 41 268 51775 49313 46 261 47 267 35 273 38 265 49313 47121 42 262 45 256 44 272 35 272 47121 45173 44 268 38 262 53 277 45 285 45173 43430 56 266 48 281 63 282 61 290 43430 41835 56 262 66 283 70 277 77 283 41835 40343 52 262 70 288 66 278 73 279 40343 38930 54 268 67 289 58 276 69 281 38930 37589 58 276 58 280 59 267 58 279 37589 36284 61 278 58 272 53 265 53 274 36284 34950 60 278 58 268 45 267 53 268 34950 33558 54 276 57 260 46 267 54 264 33558 32111 49 273 58 254 50 268 49 253 32111 30596 47 266 55 250 54 265 52 238 30596 29000 47 259 55 248 55 260 47 237 29000 27323 49 257 54 248 53 254 44 241 27323 25564 48 260 49 247 52 244 44 244 25564 23724 39 260 34 245 50 245 42 243 23724 21809 35 260 30 248 47 252 39 240 21809 19815 33 254 31 252 42 253 37 238 19815 17738 31 262 29 256 34 264 39 236 17738 15619 30 266 29 254 24 266 38 239 15619 13579 34 252 31 248 18 255 36 247 13579 11725 44 252 32 244 23 248 36 249 11725 10081 44 255 35 248 27 246 36 243 10081 8620 38 255 37 254 31 237 36 238 8620 7320 33 263 35 254 30 231 31 236 7320 6165 21 261 29 241 27 226 23 234 6165 5142 7 299 25 227 24 222 24 228 5142 4242 5 241 20 210 17 214 27 226 4242 3450 8 163 15 184 9 186 24 221 3450 2746 18 085 14 115 10 107 12 182 2746 2131 22 066 17*083 18 073 14 107 2131 1625 20*061 17*080 17*072 19 078 1625 1241 17*059 16 079 16*070 19*074 1241 977 16 058 15 078 15 070 17*072 977 818 14 058 14 078 13 069 15 071 818 726 11 057 11 077 10 068 11 070 726 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