DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/04 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 53.6 - - 47.4 - - 43.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 63 - - 61 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1518 - - 1833 - - 2037 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 710 - - 710 - - 709 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2258 - - 2573 - - 2777 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 649 - - 1613 - - 2251 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 198 - - 206 - - 95 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 21 - - 25 - - 25 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 286 - - 278 - - 282 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 12 - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 800 - - 1172 - - 1112 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1458 - - 1401 - - 1665 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 147 - - 629 - - 380 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2111 - - 1944 - - 2397 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 53.6 - - 47.4 - - 43.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.7 - - 43.9 - - 39.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 53.3 - - 47.2 - - 43.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.6 - - 42.8 - - 38.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 63 - - 61 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1518 - - 1833 - - 2037 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 93 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 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] 96858 31 274 32 277 34 268 96858 89598 24 266 27 265 25 294 89598 84042 14 276 16 264 21 284 84042 79462 13 308 10 309 15 283 79462 75539 9 315 12 322 11 314 75539 72061 8 296 13 301 15 318 72061 68891 6 282 13 274 18 289 68891 65959 8 316 8 282 13 256 65959 63214 15 297 11 283 10 251 63214 60528 17 275 14 262 15 264 60528 57719 19 278 22 270 21 275 57719 54811 33 256 37 281 31 277 54811 52033 31 249 45 263 43 275 52033 49527 36 250 47 249 51 259 49527 47278 37 238 42 243 50 254 47278 45235 37 248 42 245 50 250 45235 43368 61 247 59 251 55 248 43368 41667 85 239 87 244 78 246 41667 40122 78 225 106 226 104 233 40122 38694 72 214 103 216 116 222 38694 37344 71 212 100 217 113 218 37344 36030 72 213 95 217 110 219 36030 34687 73 215 92 218 108 221 34687 33286 74 217 91 221 106 223 33286 31830 75 218 91 222 103 227 31830 30302 74 220 89 221 102 230 30302 28692 69 220 87 220 100 228 28692 27002 60 220 83 221 95 224 27002 25234 58 221 80 224 92 224 25234 23387 59 221 77 227 90 227 23387 21464 59 219 77 228 87 232 21464 19466 54 213 78 230 74 239 19466 17403 46 216 71 236 56 242 17403 15307 55 247 52 236 48 240 15307 13281 46 251 46 229 47 238 13281 11433 31 236 48 230 49 239 11433 9791 30 220 49 232 50 242 9791 8336 39 224 53 234 50 245 8336 7052 35 223 52 234 44 255 7052 5933 32 221 47 237 37 268 5933 4963 30 220 39 250 34 276 4963 4115 27 225 31 270 33 278 4115 3366 23 245 29 276 32*280 3366 2698 22*276 29*277 30*281 2698 2107 22*284 28*277 29 282 2107 1614 22 285 27 278 26 282 1614 1235 21 286 25 278 24 282 1235 975 20 286 24 278 21 282 975 816 19 286 21 278 19 282 816 726 15 286 16 278 14 281 726 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