DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/12 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 44.0 - - 46.0 - - 41.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 160 - - 71 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2961 - - 4087 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2399 - - 2720 - - 709 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3701 - - 4827 - - 727 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1594 - - 1761 - - 3702 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 328 - - 287 - - 14 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 14 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 292 - - 247 - - 184 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -465 - - 661 - - -940 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4166 - - 4167 - - 1667 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3321 - - -1190 - - -2062 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7022 - - 6017 - - 2789 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 64 - - 79 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 44.0 - - 46.0 - - 41.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 28.5 - - 30.5 - - 36.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 43.2 - - 45.7 - - 42.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 27.4 - - 29.3 - - 36.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 160 - - 71 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2961 - - 4087 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 15 - - 25 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96226 6 262 7 298 12 264 96226 89102 7 169 7 237 5 307 89102 83581 4 192 6 217 7 241 83581 78976 12 202 8 205 10 239 78976 74986 19 243 12 266 12 298 74986 71422 28 230 25 247 21 260 71422 68189 24 224 24 246 27 258 68189 65221 25 254 29 251 24 264 65221 62459 34 239 25 269 22 280 62459 59762 35 281 32 281 26 283 59762 56916 48 266 47 273 38 275 56916 53949 53 249 53 260 49 277 53949 51114 50 250 52 261 62 274 51114 48560 52 264 51 265 65 275 48560 46273 63 269 64 276 72 274 46273 44202 70 262 71 271 73 275 44202 42321 68 258 66 266 75 282 42321 40606 60 254 61 284 79 290 40606 39028 52 274 78 291 89 295 39028 37566 74 288 88 286 95 294 37566 36203 83 281 84 284 99 297 36203 34907 78 277 80 298 117 303 34907 33606 72 288 97 314 127 303 33606 32256 80 304 120 318 129 303 32256 30852 91 310 132 319 128 305 30852 29384 103 308 114 317 121 305 29384 27842 108 303 100 306 113 300 27842 26222 107 295 100 297 113 297 26222 24524 96 289 98 296 107 299 24524 22753 95 299 84 299 92 300 22753 20914 88 305 72 290 77 297 20914 18999 79 301 55 299 63 293 18999 17000 70 304 53 294 58 290 17000 14957 66 308 55 291 69 286 14957 12991 56 308 51 295 76 278 12991 11211 45 305 42 299 61 267 11211 9636 36 301 31 292 30 255 9636 8242 30 298 25 271 27 242 8242 7012 26 300 22 259 28 232 7012 5923 25 303 20 255 28 227 5923 4961 24 303 16*249 27 218 4961 4114 20*300 15*248 25 209 4114 3368 16*293 15 248 24 204 3368 2699 16 293 14 247 24 201 2699 2107 16 292 14 247 23 198 2107 1613 15 292 13 247 22 195 1613 1235 15 292 12 247 20 192 1235 974 14 292 12 246 16 188 974 816 13 291 11 246 14*187 816 726 11 291 10 246 8*184 726 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