DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/27 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.2 - - 64.4 - - 64.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 419 - - 195 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3676 - - 3359 - - 335 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3266 - - 2729 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4416 - - 4099 - - 1075 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 766 - - 802 - - 3631 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 468 - - 352 - - 32 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 150 - - 154 - - 163 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 5 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - -9 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3213 - - -2592 - - -6132 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7629 - - 6692 - - 7207 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10174 - - -10012 - - -13437 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14590 - - 14111 - - 14512 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 99 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.2 - - 64.4 - - 64.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.6 - - 37.9 - - 36.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 64.1 - - 63.2 - - 65.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 34.7 - - 37.4 - - 35.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 419 - - 195 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3676 - - 3359 - - 335 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 94 - - 94 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 97596 9 169 11 187 8 276 97596 90253 9 184 7 187 3 173 90253 84594 7 182 4 198 3 003 84594 79909 7 131 3 212 2 265 79909 75876 5 066 1 259 2 332 75876 72310 5 355 5 304 11 338 72310 69093 6 334 8 313 11 327 69093 66132 11 315 10 321 12 323 66132 63367 20 299 16 302 19 309 63367 60689 23 296 26 294 30 289 60689 57897 28 284 27 285 24 287 57897 54981 31 293 30 292 32 293 54981 52191 37 289 41 285 46 288 52191 49693 41 291 46 284 52 283 49693 47468 49 291 43 290 50 281 47468 45463 55 290 46 291 52 285 45463 43648 58 285 51 288 54 286 43648 41992 58 284 52 291 51 289 41992 40463 56 284 52 295 47 295 40463 39032 54 285 49 296 44 297 39032 37679 50 286 47 298 42 296 37679 36365 47 289 45 301 41 295 36365 35024 46 288 43 298 37 297 35024 33627 43 287 40 294 36 299 33627 32176 39 287 38 290 38 296 32176 30657 38 285 38 289 37 292 30657 29059 37 283 35 291 33 290 29059 27385 36 283 34 293 27 290 27385 25631 36 284 35 289 24 289 25631 23797 34 281 31 285 23 287 23797 21886 33 279 25 286 22 283 21886 19888 27 286 24 293 20 283 19888 17795 15 292 17 286 22 283 17795 15657 7 290 14 280 21 276 15657 13600 8 223 11 273 21 277 13600 11734 12 197 10 241 14 267 11734 10079 10 201 11 230 9 228 10079 8611 1 226 18 224 10 222 8611 7309 4 188 13 194 12 204 7309 6155 8 183 10 155 18 191 6155 5141 11*158 16 141 18 161 5141 4256 13*151 15*145 18 147 4256 3478 13 150 14*146 17 148 3478 2781 13 150 14 152 17 152 2781 2165 13 149 13 154 16 155 2165 1652 13 149 13 156 15 159 1652 1257 13 149 13 157 13*161 1257 986 12 149 12 158 11*162 986 821 12 149 12 158 10 163 821 727 11 149 10 158 7 164 727 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