DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/19 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 60.4 - - 69.5 - - 61.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 134 - - 123 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 968 - - 2216 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 710 - - 1687 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1708 - - 2956 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 406 - - 4198 - - 904 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 214 - - 266 - - 7 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 7 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 171 - - 162 - - 132 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1583 - - -3057 - - -4060 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3291 - - 6013 - - 4789 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4979 - - -4402 - - -7806 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6687 - - 7358 - - 8534 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 70 - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 30 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 60.4 - - 69.5 - - 61.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 48.7 - - 45.7 - - 43.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 59.7 - - 68.6 - - 65.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 47.4 - - 44.9 - - 43.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 134 - - 123 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 968 - - 2216 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 38 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 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] 96580 11 239 15 251 7 281 96580 89471 4 172 11 220 9 273 89471 83986 4 340 3 196 7 266 83986 79423 7 288 6 314 15 322 79423 75490 4 009 5 312 10 319 75490 71986 15 004 10 006 2 342 71986 68791 15 314 17 328 13 330 68791 65849 19 274 18 304 21 320 65849 63106 12 277 22 287 20 313 63106 60435 28 282 28 284 30 315 60435 57650 26 272 26 288 34 310 57650 54741 18 303 32 322 37 322 54741 51927 45 322 37 321 53 338 51927 49390 63 321 65 332 66 326 49390 47139 76 323 79 323 65 328 47139 45098 77 320 75 324 68 336 45098 43227 73 328 79 336 87 338 43227 41518 95 337 104 336 105 334 41518 39952 113 330 118 328 115 330 39952 38498 111 323 120 321 111 329 38498 37135 90 330 107 342 106 334 37135 35826 99 339 121 344 112 338 35826 34498 106 340 115 340 113 339 34498 33117 101 337 113 335 108 336 33117 31681 94 335 99 332 105 336 31681 30177 86 333 90 332 92 336 30177 28601 77 333 84 331 76 335 28601 26956 66 332 81 331 72 334 26956 25239 60 332 72 336 59 332 25239 23447 56 333 58 340 47 334 23447 21583 54 328 51 341 36 330 21583 19638 44 321 47 337 34 325 19638 17606 34 317 42 337 34 323 17606 15527 29 314 30 331 28 334 15527 13520 25 313 26 325 20 321 13520 11691 19 318 18 308 20 293 11691 10064 22 298 13 291 20 288 10064 8619 18 279 16 274 18 275 8619 7336 14 290 14 243 18 255 7336 6196 13 295 10 244 19 243 6196 5186 9 307 6 228 19 229 5186 4294 6 292 8 226 19 219 4294 3506 7 243 7*212 18 210 3506 2801 10 220 7*185 16 199 2801 2178 12*195 7 163 14 179 2178 1660 11*174 7 160 13 163 1660 1262 10 171 7 157 12 154 1262 988 10 170 7 154 11 149 988 822 9 169 6 153 9*142 822 727 8 169 6 152 6*132 727 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