DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/09 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 - - - 55.4 - - 65.7 - - 69.9 - - 63.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 19 - - 130 - - 140 - - -42 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 510 - - 1632 - - 2406 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 710 - - 1354 - - 1894 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1250 - - 2372 - - 3146 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 374 - - 756 - - 1209 - - 1404 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 101 - - 252 - - 285 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 20 - - 24 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 210 - - 208 - - 203 - - 188 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 7 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -779 - - -228 - - 219 - - -79 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2029 - - 2600 - - 2928 - - 807 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8177 - - -5188 - - -298 - - -3106 ODpotential blCL - - - 9427 - - 7560 - - 3444 - - 3834 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 82 - - 92 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 570 - - 920 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.4 - - 65.7 - - 69.9 - - 63.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.0 - - 56.6 - - 59.2 - - 61.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.6 - - 65.1 - - 69.2 - - 64.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.0 - - 55.5 - - 58.9 - - 61.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 19 - - 130 - - 140 - - -42 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 510 - - 1632 - - 2406 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 29 - - 66 - - 76 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 9 - - 11 - - 12 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] 96350 8 322 16 291 9 277 22 297 96350 89217 9 334 13 266 24 305 14 320 89217 83698 14 320 12 239 23 285 19 309 83698 79137 17 300 11 259 12 261 15 293 79137 75204 22 289 20 303 10 265 13 265 75204 71711 30 269 27 285 21 267 20 266 71711 68552 34 262 33 268 32 270 32 273 68552 65659 40 260 42 255 44 259 44 264 65659 62981 45 260 45 256 48 251 48 256 62981 60380 53 263 50 264 50 259 51 255 60380 57647 60 257 58 266 56 264 54 259 57647 54784 67 253 65 262 61 262 58 259 54784 52021 67 255 67 256 62 262 62 259 52021 49513 64 259 60 256 61 261 63 258 49513 47259 58 260 56 256 57 254 61 259 47259 45218 57 261 53 254 52 255 65 261 45218 43360 56 254 53 258 53 260 61 256 43360 41663 48 253 51 261 54 266 50 261 41663 40112 45 250 51 263 56 269 52 272 40112 38674 42 254 46 256 49 263 55 272 38674 37322 44 270 41 262 41 262 50 269 37322 36013 46 272 39 266 36 266 43 264 36013 34682 44 266 38 264 33 269 39 257 34682 33302 43 263 36 262 32 267 35 255 33302 31872 43 261 35 264 32 264 34 257 31872 30378 43 264 33 266 33 261 35 260 30378 28808 42 267 35 266 35 263 36 262 28808 27162 41 264 38 268 37 264 36 264 27162 25436 44 263 37 269 38 267 36 268 25436 23631 46 260 37 267 39 268 35 271 23631 21746 42 255 38 263 40 270 34 273 21746 19777 38 251 38 258 39 273 32 272 19777 17723 36 254 37 258 36 265 31 263 17723 15627 34 256 38 262 34 256 31 255 15627 13606 35 254 45 263 34 261 30 252 13606 11768 36 254 53 257 45 262 32 257 11768 10133 35 255 54 252 49 253 37 264 10133 8680 33 251 50 248 49 251 41 264 8680 7387 31 244 46 237 46 253 39 257 7387 6237 29 241 41 234 41 252 34 249 6237 5217 27 247 37 239 35 245 33 243 5217 4317 25 249 35 241 30 234 32 237 4317 3522 31 252 32 237 27*220 32 229 3522 2811 38 248 28*228 26*210 35 217 2811 2184 35 236 22*210 26 205 36 206 2184 1663 30*223 21 208 25 202 33 199 1663 1264 23*212 20 207 25 200 29 194 1264 989 20 210 19 206 23 199 23 190 989 823 18 209 18 205 21 198 20*189 823 727 14 208 14 205 17 197 13*188 727 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