DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/20 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 - - - 47.8 - - 55.0 - - 59.9 - - 57.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 166 - - 399 - - 272 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3387 - - 4250 - - 4385 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2694 - - 3696 - - 3649 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4127 - - 4990 - - 5125 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 878 - - 573 - - 725 - - 3815 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 340 - - 483 - - 430 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 27 - - 120 - - 16 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 1 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 098 - - 197 - - 201 - - 165 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -1 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2047 - - -3711 - - -4803 - - -7891 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6174 - - 8701 - - 9929 - - 8619 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10052 - - -10894 - - -12385 - - -15179 ODpotential blCL - - - 14179 - - 15884 - - 17510 - - 15907 blCL maxRH - - - 46 - - 63 - - 62 - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.8 - - 55.0 - - 59.9 - - 57.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.6 - - 19.5 - - 18.9 - - 22.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.9 - - 53.1 - - 58.4 - - 58.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.4 - - 18.3 - - 17.7 - - 21.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 166 - - 399 - - 272 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3387 - - 4250 - - 4385 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 97263 24 250 31 232 38 245 35 253 97263 89901 38 273 27 264 27 263 33 275 89901 84238 38 261 32 248 30 253 33 258 84238 79551 27 240 37 247 40 248 38 255 79551 75530 14 266 26 254 29 254 21 262 75530 71971 22 284 20 258 24 271 12 296 71971 68730 25 279 18 286 23 271 18 288 68730 65745 27 243 23 266 28 269 25 295 65745 62983 21 292 21 288 27 276 35 297 62983 60314 44 292 35 299 34 280 38 298 60314 57524 37 284 41 296 35 286 42 295 57524 54621 41 296 46 298 41 301 45 293 54621 51831 54 297 53 299 49 303 48 295 51831 49302 58 303 55 297 54 301 53 297 49302 47040 64 308 56 300 57 299 58 299 47040 45002 69 309 58 303 58 300 61 299 45002 43146 72 306 60 306 60 305 63 298 43146 41440 70 303 59 306 64 307 62 305 41440 39873 63 302 56 316 61 308 66 311 39873 38433 62 310 67 321 57 311 70 315 38433 37095 71 320 69 323 62 317 73 320 37095 35804 83 319 71 325 75 324 75 320 35804 34485 82 316 73 322 78 327 74 320 34485 33111 75 317 73 320 78 328 72 321 33111 31684 73 320 76 316 76 328 72 323 31684 30190 77 319 78 316 74 326 72 323 30190 28615 72 326 77 317 71 324 69 322 28615 26962 62 328 74 318 67 322 64 320 26962 25231 60 322 70 319 60 319 60 320 25231 23422 58 319 65 320 57 316 55 322 23422 21536 58 315 58 319 55 315 51 320 21536 19567 59 313 52 318 52 313 47 314 19567 17513 58 311 47 319 47 312 46 309 17513 15416 55 310 46 318 40 311 44 304 15416 13400 51 309 48 315 40 313 40 298 13400 11571 48 307 47 313 39 306 38 299 11571 9943 43 308 39 308 41 296 33 309 9943 8498 35 312 33 303 36 306 22 283 8498 7218 29 314 27 302 29 305 19 280 7218 6083 22 323 17 302 15*298 19 273 6083 5083 11*341 2*254 5*211 14 258 5083 4208 4*023 1*229 5 206 8 208 4208 3439 2 093 1 219 5 201 8 181 3439 2752 2 107 1 201 5 200 8 176 2752 2145 3 110 1 187 5 198 8 173 2145 1638 3 111 1 171 5 196 8 170 1638 1249 3 114 1 152 5 194 8 168 1249 982 2 115 1 145 4 194 8 167 982 820 2 113 1 146 4 193 7*166 820 727 2 112 0 137 4 194 5*165 727 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