DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/18 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 - - - 35.6 - - 47.1 - - 55.4 - - 50.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 96 - - 188 - - 112 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1153 - - 1972 - - 2778 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 709 - - 1743 - - 2053 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1893 - - 2712 - - 3518 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 487 - - 485 - - 560 - - 1824 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 200 - - 298 - - 282 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 16 - - 14 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 186 - - 210 - - 231 - - 274 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -839 - - -698 - - -973 - - -1807 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2732 - - 3411 - - 4491 - - 2535 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10781 - - -7168 - - -5929 - - -5838 ODpotential blCL - - - 12674 - - 9880 - - 9447 - - 6566 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 84 - - 74 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.6 - - 47.1 - - 55.4 - - 50.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.4 - - 34.8 - - 38.4 - - 41.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.2 - - 46.2 - - 54.8 - - 53.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.3 - - 33.6 - - 37.3 - - 40.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 96 - - 188 - - 112 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1153 - - 1972 - - 2778 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 16 - - 34 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 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] 96589 13 266 6 283 8 247 14 258 96589 89450 5 212 7 198 12 268 8 302 89450 83972 3 069 5 292 5 230 4 245 83972 79401 7 063 6 254 5 265 10 311 79401 75446 12 032 1 169 5 269 10 302 75446 71929 16 353 14 359 10 340 14 011 71929 68724 20 325 21 343 25 331 30 347 68724 65791 15 311 16 320 26 297 30 321 65791 63072 12 341 12 325 17 327 23 318 63072 60406 30 340 33 338 26 340 26 323 60406 57586 40 331 39 333 40 339 32 332 57586 54629 44 326 47 328 45 330 44 325 54629 51794 45 324 48 324 50 326 45 324 51794 49243 47 322 48 324 52 324 54 334 49243 46960 52 321 52 322 55 328 66 329 46960 44904 56 320 56 323 65 328 69 331 44904 43032 56 318 60 325 66 326 79 337 43032 41305 54 318 66 325 70 330 96 335 41305 39704 53 322 64 325 87 334 101 329 39704 38223 55 327 65 333 90 332 93 327 38223 36847 61 333 77 339 95 337 91 332 36847 35529 69 337 93 341 103 340 98 337 35529 34192 71 337 102 341 106 341 105 339 34192 32806 68 334 106 341 104 340 103 338 32806 31372 61 331 101 339 102 338 96 335 31372 29878 54 326 85 337 101 338 92 330 29878 28307 50 320 70 330 96 338 92 328 28307 26660 44 316 63 323 86 337 87 330 26660 24939 39 312 54 318 79 336 73 334 24939 23149 38 314 45 317 69 335 60 332 23149 21296 40 318 41 312 50 335 51 327 21296 19371 43 321 40 313 43 326 36 323 19371 17362 45 321 39 318 41 323 33 319 17362 15305 46 317 38 318 38 320 36 320 15305 13317 45 311 40 311 37 317 36 321 13317 11506 44 305 43 304 37 312 34 317 11506 9895 42 298 42 300 40 308 35 314 9895 8464 36 289 38 302 39 308 34 313 8464 7196 34 278 32 305 33 305 29 312 7196 6073 21 274 30 293 29 302 23 309 6073 5081 24 265 25 277 24 291 21 300 5081 4207 29 246 23 259 20*270 21 290 4207 3436 32 224 22*248 16*234 19 279 3436 2747 34 208 18*225 15 233 17 261 2747 2141 29*197 17 210 15 231 16 264 2141 1635 23*187 16 208 14 230 15 271 1635 1248 22 186 16 207 14 229 14 275 1248 981 21 185 15 206 13 228 12 276 981 819 19 184 14 206 12 228 9*276 819 727 16 184 12 205 10 228 5*274 727 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