DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/28 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 - - - 43.9 - - 51.8 - - 52.4 - - 48.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 139 - - 303 - - 170 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1206 - - 2781 - - 3514 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 709 - - 2473 - - 2768 - - 709 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1946 - - 3521 - - 4254 - - 727 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 510 - - 700 - - 1064 - - 2309 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 223 - - 381 - - 340 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 10 - - 8 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 043 - - 034 - - 066 - - 038 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 2 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 12 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3534 - - -4597 - - -4908 - - -7851 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5480 - - 8119 - - 9163 - - 8578 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10938 - - -10700 - - -10967 - - -15266 ODpotential blCL - - - 12884 - - 14221 - - 15221 - - 15993 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 93 - - 83 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.9 - - 51.8 - - 52.4 - - 48.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.8 - - 18.8 - - 14.7 - - 14.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.1 - - 50.2 - - 51.3 - - 50.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.6 - - 18.6 - - 14.4 - - 13.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 139 - - 303 - - 170 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1206 - - 2781 - - 3514 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 71 - - 32 - - 13 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96496 9 072 12 096 15 144 12 162 96496 89291 15 102 17 134 6 163 8 130 89291 83725 19 111 16 157 10 210 4 208 83725 79085 5 152 9 183 12 196 10 209 79085 75065 4 231 12 231 13 231 9 230 75065 71489 3 209 17 243 17 244 14 240 71489 68245 9 244 16 234 20 232 17 272 68245 65278 15 271 16 272 15 244 19 276 65278 62531 21 284 21 266 17 265 19 267 62531 59843 24 292 26 276 28 280 27 258 59843 57028 33 288 34 276 37 283 34 271 57028 54123 31 275 33 272 39 272 41 263 54123 51334 34 279 32 271 37 271 42 261 51334 48791 38 279 41 290 48 287 53 282 48791 46514 50 288 59 288 57 288 60 280 46514 44465 65 285 68 281 61 288 59 285 44465 42611 65 276 66 277 69 292 69 295 42611 40921 56 267 61 276 76 292 86 295 40921 39371 52 288 58 283 79 292 87 292 39371 37941 61 297 69 292 84 292 90 291 37941 36606 66 302 76 292 88 292 94 293 36606 35315 72 304 75 291 86 291 93 292 35315 33999 79 304 76 292 82 290 90 288 33999 32630 72 303 78 291 79 288 88 283 32630 31209 54 278 77 288 77 285 87 281 31209 29724 61 266 74 286 78 283 86 283 29724 28163 59 269 69 284 80 282 81 284 28163 26529 57 273 67 277 81 282 74 282 26529 24822 55 271 71 278 79 282 70 280 24822 23039 55 272 73 284 73 283 67 280 23039 21184 57 277 64 287 67 282 64 280 21184 19253 54 279 56 286 61 278 61 279 19253 17241 51 289 53 281 54 269 59 277 17241 15190 46 285 50 273 57 265 60 272 15190 13210 36 267 49 272 50 270 59 274 13210 11408 43 265 46 259 39 286 41 269 11408 9806 43 260 41 235 38 268 33 268 9806 8383 24 277 28 215 39 245 40 276 8383 7120 13 283 20 210 36 233 36 263 7120 6005 15 282 20 230 22 211 21 237 6005 5024 16 297 8 230 9*168 11 212 5024 4163 9 318 3*092 6*102 6 192 4163 3403 7 053 9*041 7 085 4 139 3403 2723 13 062 10 037 9 064 7 076 2723 2124 18*049 10 035 9 059 11 060 2124 1624 17*045 10 033 10 057 14 052 1624 1241 17 044 10 031 10 055 16 047 1241 977 16 043 10 031 10 055 15 044 977 817 15 043 10 030 9 054 12*041 817 726 12 042 9 030 9 053 8*038 726 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