DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/29 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 52.2 - - 59.9 - - 61.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 7 - - -14 - - -45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 758 - - 106 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 710 - - 710 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1498 - - 846 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1069 - - 3555 - - 3032 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 95 - - 37 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 10 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 188 - - 194 - - 192 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1849 - - -4622 - - -6523 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3347 - - 5468 - - 7251 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11590 - - -12707 - - -13621 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13088 - - 13553 - - 14349 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 160 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 52.2 - - 59.9 - - 61.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 40.4 - - 38.8 - - 32.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 52.4 - - 60.8 - - 63.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 39.2 - - 37.6 - - 32.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 7 - - -14 - - -45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 758 - - 106 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 62 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 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] 96469 20 239 31 256 29 271 96469 89210 21 252 20 258 27 271 89210 83655 19 264 16 284 20 260 83655 79039 19 271 30 296 21 282 79039 75050 19 278 32 279 30 284 75050 71541 26 303 26 271 32 287 71541 68387 33 303 27 277 35 285 68387 65496 35 297 28 282 36 289 65496 62811 43 298 33 291 38 288 62811 60205 52 292 47 288 42 284 60205 57478 56 282 55 282 47 286 57478 54632 61 280 63 281 61 287 54632 51904 70 281 74 280 74 283 51904 49436 76 282 81 279 81 279 49436 47209 79 281 82 277 81 276 47209 45181 79 281 80 277 79 276 45181 43332 78 282 76 279 72 278 43332 41647 81 276 76 280 63 277 41647 40102 81 273 82 274 57 278 40102 38667 76 273 81 268 55 279 38667 37319 71 276 73 269 57 278 37319 36017 68 277 67 272 57 274 36017 34695 65 276 63 273 54 277 34695 33325 62 274 57 272 51 278 33325 31904 59 278 52 274 45 276 31904 30415 58 285 52 283 42 278 30415 28844 56 286 50 286 43 282 28844 27191 56 287 47 277 45 286 27191 25453 51 287 46 273 45 285 25453 23635 47 278 45 272 49 278 23635 21741 46 276 44 275 52 268 21741 19772 43 283 44 275 44 252 19772 17721 41 290 41 278 36 248 17721 15624 38 284 35 279 31 261 15624 13595 35 277 29 269 26 277 13595 11742 37 263 32 262 30 279 11742 10089 37 243 36 253 36 271 10089 8619 35 239 37 247 37 264 8619 7314 33 235 37 245 34 258 7314 6159 28 225 32 240 29 246 6159 5142 22 221 27 223 27 234 5142 4252 22 223 27 203 28 210 4252 3472 26 220 25 199 30 199 3472 2776 26 211 22 198 29 197 2776 2162 24 203 20 197 28 196 2162 1649 18*193 17 196 26 195 1649 1256 14*189 15 195 23 194 1256 985 13 188 13*195 19 193 985 821 11 187 11*194 16*193 821 727 9 186 9 194 10*192 727 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