DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/06 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 - - - 47.0 - - 50.9 - - 52.2 - - 49.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 148 - - 394 - - 319 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1843 - - 3353 - - 4300 - - 4040 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1545 - - 2998 - - 3647 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2583 - - 4093 - - 5040 - - 4780 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1149 - - 701 - - 846 - - 1768 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 269 - - 445 - - 449 - - 66 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 18 - - 17 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 309 - - 321 - - 328 - - 322 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -3 - - -4 - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 79 - - -112 - - -511 - - -247 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2504 - - 4205 - - 5551 - - 5027 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3837 - - -3506 - - -5082 - - -690 ODpotential blCL - - - 6420 - - 7599 - - 10122 - - 5470 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 81 - - 74 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.0 - - 50.9 - - 52.2 - - 49.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.9 - - 35.3 - - 30.6 - - 30.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.4 - - 49.0 - - 50.7 - - 49.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.7 - - 34.4 - - 30.2 - - 29.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 148 - - 394 - - 319 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1843 - - 3353 - - 4300 - - 4040 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 44 - - 24 - - 0 - - 51 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 96493 28 266 29 237 33 251 34 260 96493 89160 23 265 21 253 31 256 33 270 89160 83588 14 244 22 276 22 267 22 260 83588 78982 6 222 21 270 21 284 19 281 78982 75006 7 275 13 260 19 272 24 271 75006 71483 11 268 10 253 12 245 19 245 71483 68278 13 265 15 295 16 268 28 269 68278 65327 23 269 25 273 22 263 32 254 65327 62576 21 263 31 284 33 285 31 279 62576 59900 30 285 37 277 42 282 43 293 59900 57105 40 281 38 263 46 275 47 288 57105 54182 48 277 44 283 50 277 51 279 54182 51365 58 277 58 284 56 279 53 276 51365 48817 62 273 62 273 59 276 58 277 48817 46538 64 270 64 264 64 272 62 275 46538 44491 62 273 61 265 65 266 65 274 44491 42649 69 278 62 269 63 267 68 273 42649 40978 75 276 70 281 67 279 66 273 40978 39440 76 278 83 284 76 281 70 276 39440 38011 81 283 87 281 81 283 74 278 38011 36673 83 284 85 280 83 285 76 281 36673 35381 78 284 79 279 82 288 80 285 35381 34068 76 286 76 281 83 289 84 288 34068 32702 75 287 77 282 84 288 86 289 32702 31283 75 286 77 282 84 287 86 290 31283 29796 73 285 75 281 82 288 85 291 29796 28229 72 283 74 281 81 289 85 293 28229 26583 71 282 72 282 79 291 85 295 26583 24859 69 282 71 282 74 289 83 297 24859 23058 70 285 69 285 69 287 80 296 23058 21186 68 287 68 291 66 289 75 294 21186 19239 67 296 66 295 65 297 72 295 19239 17213 75 303 60 299 67 301 66 292 17213 15146 73 305 59 302 68 305 64 297 15146 13155 66 308 60 303 64 300 60 300 13155 11347 58 308 57 302 60 300 55 299 11347 9742 48 306 53 306 51 303 55 297 9742 8321 44 297 46 309 41 303 40 302 8321 7071 46 296 38 310 33 300 26 299 7071 5972 42 298 32 309 26*305 17 305 5972 5003 36 299 26 311 18*324 15*316 5003 4149 31 302 19*319 18 326 15*318 4149 3394 26 309 19*320 18 327 15 320 3394 2718 21*310 19 320 18 329 15 321 2718 2121 19*309 19 321 18 330 14 322 2121 1622 19 309 19 322 18 330 14 324 1622 1240 18 309 18 322 17 330 14 324 1240 977 17 308 17 322 17 330 13 324 977 817 16 308 16 321 16 331 12 324 817 726 13 308 14 322 14 330 9 324 726 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