DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/07 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 - - - 37.1 - - 42.0 - - 46.6 - - 46.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 210 - - 328 - - 172 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2227 - - 2712 - - 3375 - - 2446 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1946 - - 2451 - - 2674 - - 709 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2967 - - 3452 - - 4115 - - 3186 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 920 - - 773 - - 615 - - 981 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 316 - - 389 - - 337 - - 85 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 8 - - 8 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 8 - - 7 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 068 - - 077 - - 079 - - 104 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -625 - - -1445 - - -2497 - - -3436 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3592 - - 4898 - - 6612 - - 6622 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9825 - - -10543 - - -10830 - - -12191 ODpotential blCL - - - 12792 - - 13995 - - 14945 - - 15377 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 91 - - 100 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.1 - - 42.0 - - 46.6 - - 46.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.4 - - 23.4 - - 20.5 - - 20.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.1 - - 40.3 - - 45.6 - - 46.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.4 - - 22.4 - - 19.9 - - 19.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 210 - - 328 - - 172 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2227 - - 2712 - - 3375 - - 2446 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 81 - - 64 - - 100 - - 97 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 96543 31 241 40 228 43 243 45 256 96543 89243 30 248 30 250 42 251 38 247 89243 83622 29 259 23 249 30 266 36 246 83622 78979 25 247 19 249 25 251 31 251 78979 74981 27 274 21 253 27 252 32 260 74981 71444 33 281 25 272 30 251 37 277 71444 68245 33 273 34 284 29 267 36 273 68245 65294 35 275 40 283 33 274 41 280 65294 62548 40 281 44 279 40 283 40 279 62548 59864 43 278 48 275 50 285 47 285 59864 57048 44 273 47 269 54 282 50 280 57048 54116 48 280 46 273 54 277 50 277 54116 51312 59 286 51 280 54 274 51 280 51312 48801 63 281 56 279 55 278 52 281 48801 46565 59 276 55 275 56 281 52 279 46565 44544 55 275 52 272 57 279 53 282 44544 42702 56 277 53 274 58 278 54 285 42702 41024 60 282 59 280 59 280 56 286 41024 39491 69 286 66 282 65 282 60 281 39491 38073 75 287 69 282 68 281 58 279 38073 36743 78 287 70 285 67 282 54 285 36743 35459 79 286 71 286 65 287 50 292 35459 34156 76 285 71 285 64 289 50 299 34156 32801 69 282 67 282 61 287 49 300 32801 31396 66 280 63 282 55 289 47 298 31396 29922 64 280 61 284 52 293 47 294 29922 28368 62 280 57 286 49 288 54 291 28368 26732 58 282 53 286 42 280 61 290 26732 25012 60 289 53 288 48 283 59 290 25012 23216 61 293 54 290 51 287 56 286 23216 21349 56 292 53 290 49 289 48 282 21349 19399 52 295 47 290 51 289 44 279 19399 17356 46 298 41 296 41 293 38 282 17356 15268 43 298 42 296 29 292 33 284 15268 13255 41 290 38 293 24 289 24 285 13255 11425 39 286 32 294 24 292 18 276 11425 9802 41 284 30 288 27 288 21 274 9802 8368 35 298 30 292 29 286 24 284 8368 7097 23 307 16 307 22 291 25 287 7097 5973 17 313 8 336 7 288 22 298 5973 4985 9 004 5 037 4*098 5 266 4985 4125 11 066 8*082 7*082 9 125 4125 3373 13*072 8*081 7 081 10*109 3373 2702 13*070 9 079 8 079 10*106 2702 2109 13 069 9 078 8 078 10 105 2109 1615 13 068 9 076 8 078 10 104 1615 1236 13 067 9 075 8 077 10 103 1236 975 12 067 8 075 7 077 9 102 975 817 12 067 8 074 7 077 8 102 817 726 10 066 7 075 7 076 7 102 726 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