DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/17 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 17.7 - - 23.4 - - 26.9 - - 27.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 182 - - 325 - - 196 - - 44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1807 - - 3707 - - 4046 - - 3369 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1589 - - 3207 - - 3250 - - 708 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2547 - - 4447 - - 4786 - - 4109 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2286 - - 732 - - 503 - - 783 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 281 - - 433 - - 378 - - 220 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 10 - - 10 - - 4 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 8 - - 7 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 307 - - 295 - - 229 - - 202 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - -2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -253 - - 379 - - 677 - - 601 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2801 - - 4068 - - 4109 - - 3508 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1317 - - -14510 - - -13604 - - -12196 ODpotential blCL - - - 3864 - - 18957 - - 18390 - - 16305 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 79 - - 87 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 17.7 - - 23.4 - - 26.9 - - 27.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 8.3 - - 8.3 - - 11.6 - - 15.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 16.9 - - 22.0 - - 25.8 - - 27.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 7.1 - - 7.3 - - 10.6 - - 14.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 182 - - 325 - - 196 - - 44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1807 - - 3707 - - 4046 - - 3369 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 21 - - 15 - - 46 - - 54 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 96569 5 246 14 266 20 263 15 261 96569 89412 5 236 4 153 13 242 15 294 89412 83898 1 016 6 099 9 197 13 295 83898 79290 3 030 2 069 7 117 11 267 79290 75278 7 346 7 298 6 013 2 239 75278 71707 5 317 14 265 12 284 13 328 71707 68461 6 306 11 278 12 276 17 319 68461 65464 14 290 15 289 19 307 25 309 65464 62667 23 289 19 297 28 299 23 306 62667 59944 20 290 21 296 28 306 32 316 59944 57095 27 306 21 302 34 306 34 317 57095 54125 33 308 33 308 33 309 36 324 54125 51283 39 310 37 311 39 317 51 330 51283 48732 42 307 44 313 48 323 56 317 48732 46460 44 311 48 313 56 318 50 314 46460 44398 46 316 55 312 56 321 53 318 44398 42508 47 319 54 310 65 326 59 315 42508 40774 50 321 52 317 70 319 63 314 40774 39178 55 323 61 330 74 323 73 317 39178 37702 60 329 82 335 92 329 86 318 37702 36323 69 337 103 339 105 328 91 316 36323 34997 95 340 125 338 112 329 95 316 34997 33655 111 338 133 339 121 329 97 315 33655 32267 109 339 132 338 123 328 96 315 32267 30838 115 348 121 336 113 329 91 314 30838 29350 128 350 98 332 90 325 82 314 29350 27790 131 347 95 331 81 315 74 312 27790 26153 131 347 100 332 75 314 69 309 26153 24438 129 347 97 334 64 316 62 312 24438 22655 124 346 92 340 59 320 57 315 22655 20793 109 345 87 343 61 317 58 309 20793 18844 92 342 77 339 60 313 51 306 18844 16814 75 337 63 334 55 309 46 307 16814 14751 58 327 52 324 49 304 49 306 14751 12772 47 321 46 316 48 303 50 306 12772 10982 38 318 41 313 44 305 49 306 10982 9407 31 318 35 312 37 307 38 296 9407 8025 27 321 27 311 27 305 28 297 8025 6808 25 329 20 311 19 294 22 291 6808 5739 21 323 15 313 12*274 18 273 5739 4802 15 315 9*299 8*231 14*228 4802 3986 13 323 9*297 7 228 12*208 3986 3267 14 326 8 297 7 227 11 204 3267 2623 14*320 8 296 7 228 11 202 2623 2054 12*309 8 295 7 227 10 200 2054 1579 12 308 8 295 7 229 10 200 1579 1215 12 307 8 293 6 230 9 198 1215 964 11 306 8 294 6 230 9 198 964 812 11 306 8 294 6 230 9 197 812 724 10 306 7 293 5 230 7 197 724 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