DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/08 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 - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 48.6 - - 64.1 - - 71.1 - - 66.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 114 - - 284 - - 191 - - -59 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 666 - - 1767 - - 3854 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 710 - - 1717 - - 3092 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1406 - - 2507 - - 4594 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 391 - - 799 - - 2544 - - 4628 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 176 - - 323 - - 368 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 19 - - 24 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 159 - - 171 - - 184 - - 177 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 6 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2359 - - -3943 - - -3522 - - -5718 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3765 - - 6450 - - 8116 - - 6447 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9118 - - -6686 - - -5486 - - -8520 ODpotential blCL - - - 10524 - - 9193 - - 10080 - - 9248 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 81 - - 75 - - 46 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.6 - - 64.1 - - 71.1 - - 66.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.2 - - 38.7 - - 38.2 - - 40.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.1 - - 62.8 - - 70.3 - - 68.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.1 - - 37.9 - - 37.4 - - 40.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 114 - - 284 - - 191 - - -59 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 666 - - 1767 - - 3854 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 22 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96913 48 235 56 245 55 238 65 250 96913 89520 40 239 43 251 43 246 47 243 89520 83897 31 245 40 244 39 258 34 251 83897 79255 25 247 33 234 38 246 33 267 79255 75262 24 258 26 233 27 249 30 262 75262 71717 28 273 28 257 29 265 30 262 71717 68491 35 275 34 267 34 264 34 277 68491 65525 39 269 35 269 38 263 38 271 65525 62777 40 268 36 271 37 261 34 259 62777 60101 41 270 38 272 31 270 28 260 60101 57288 41 268 42 272 32 284 32 276 57288 54358 39 269 43 269 39 284 35 283 54358 51557 38 273 41 267 42 274 34 283 51557 49032 41 273 38 267 39 263 33 273 49032 46773 39 266 37 268 39 263 30 272 46773 44736 36 261 36 266 43 265 32 273 44736 42892 37 265 36 265 42 265 31 273 42892 41218 42 269 34 255 40 262 30 275 41218 39686 41 259 34 249 39 249 32 274 39686 38265 37 254 36 241 37 247 31 270 38265 36933 35 258 29 242 36 243 30 268 36933 35648 32 262 28 253 35 240 29 262 35648 34343 29 257 32 259 35 242 26 256 34343 32987 30 257 34 258 34 245 27 253 32987 31581 31 257 31 255 32 244 31 251 31581 30110 29 256 29 257 30 242 33 250 30110 28560 28 261 29 264 28 251 31 251 28560 26930 30 263 29 265 28 256 29 255 26930 25218 31 255 27 259 26 251 28 249 25218 23428 29 256 28 250 27 247 28 250 23428 21562 26 255 29 243 31 239 25 252 21562 19614 19 237 28 229 31 233 24 253 19614 17582 18 219 28 216 32 236 26 256 17582 15507 19 230 32 215 35 237 28 253 15507 13505 24 238 31 217 40 227 32 251 13505 11681 26 246 30 229 37 221 40 233 11681 10060 29 243 35 234 34 224 39 224 10060 8618 27 237 29 228 36 226 40 223 8618 7335 27 236 26 223 36 220 42 217 7335 6194 30 233 27 224 34 212 39 210 6194 5185 28 221 30 223 29*200 36 204 5185 4295 26 208 31 214 26*189 33 196 4295 3508 26 199 30 202 26 186 32 192 3508 2804 25 192 26*189 25 184 31 189 2804 2181 28 175 21*173 25 182 30 186 2181 1661 24*166 20 172 24 182 28 183 1661 1263 18*159 20 171 24 181 25 181 1263 988 17 159 19 170 23 181 21 179 988 822 16 158 17 170 21 180 17*178 822 727 13 158 15 170 17 180 11*177 727 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