DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/10 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 - - - 66.0 - - 73.5 - - 75.8 - - 69.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 160 - - 55 - - -47 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 674 - - 2260 - - 2934 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 711 - - 1880 - - 1666 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1414 - - 3000 - - 3674 - - 729 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 630 - - 1600 - - 1458 - - 3634 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 137 - - 296 - - 240 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 14 - - 25 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 222 - - 199 - - 191 - - 178 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 6 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -1 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 169 - - 471 - - 890 - - -300 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1245 - - 2529 - - 2784 - - 1029 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3063 - - -764 - - -398 - - -1779 ODpotential blCL - - - 4477 - - 3764 - - 4072 - - 2508 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 91 - - 87 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 840 - - 1770 - - 2510 - - 2130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.0 - - 73.5 - - 75.8 - - 69.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 62.7 - - 64.5 - - 65.6 - - 66.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.9 - - 72.5 - - 75.6 - - 71.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 62.1 - - 63.7 - - 64.8 - - 66.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 160 - - 55 - - -47 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 674 - - 2260 - - 2934 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 74 - - 65 - - 49 - - 87 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 13 - - 13 - - 15 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] 96399 8 261 12 294 9 258 20 270 96399 89305 3 318 9 265 13 297 15 304 89305 83844 3 272 9 243 12 275 12 296 83844 79295 9 227 11 236 14 263 12 293 79295 75351 8 286 11 233 14 250 17 264 75351 71864 24 260 20 265 20 243 19 241 71864 68704 29 248 24 263 29 264 19 258 68704 65795 27 261 38 258 35 261 27 254 65795 63092 37 260 39 247 38 251 33 253 63092 60468 39 255 39 248 39 255 45 253 60468 57726 45 250 46 255 54 261 52 255 57726 54856 58 252 59 256 62 263 56 258 54856 52085 65 252 72 259 76 254 63 255 52085 49579 75 259 85 256 76 250 71 257 49579 47344 87 259 94 252 86 256 88 259 47344 45338 86 254 90 252 92 253 98 258 45338 43520 73 258 78 257 85 256 96 258 43520 41851 75 268 86 265 84 261 96 260 41851 40302 82 270 93 265 95 262 103 257 40302 38852 86 270 92 264 100 259 109 254 38852 37490 82 270 86 263 99 256 111 252 37490 36173 77 268 77 260 96 255 111 252 36173 34833 76 264 70 258 90 254 106 252 34833 33444 71 262 67 257 83 254 96 249 33444 32006 62 262 64 255 79 254 91 246 32006 30502 58 263 60 255 73 253 89 243 30502 28918 59 264 58 258 69 251 88 243 28918 27253 56 263 58 264 62 252 85 247 27253 25509 51 260 58 265 50 250 75 250 25509 23692 48 258 56 258 47 250 68 252 23692 21804 46 254 55 253 51 251 58 257 21804 19839 40 251 53 258 50 254 47 252 19839 17790 33 251 48 261 47 262 44 256 17790 15699 31 249 41 261 42 264 41 258 15699 13682 31 250 34 260 37 254 37 252 13682 11844 27 255 31 258 35 244 36 238 11844 10205 22 278 27 248 35 236 38 227 10205 8744 14 287 24 231 36 230 39 227 8744 7441 13 250 23 226 35 219 38 224 7441 6280 18 237 23 230 34 214 38 214 6280 5252 26 232 23 229 31 211 40 208 5252 4348 27 233 21 227 28*203 41 203 4348 3552 24 234 19*221 27*195 41 201 3552 2838 23 241 16*208 26 193 40 198 2838 2206 24 238 14 200 25 190 38 194 2206 1678 22*233 14 197 25 189 34 189 1678 1273 15*223 13 196 24 188 29 185 1273 994 14 222 13 195 22 187 23 181 994 825 13 221 12 195 20 187 20*180 825 728 10 220 11 195 16 186 13*178 728 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