DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/16 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 - - - - - - 24.7 - - 24.4 - - 18.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 257 - - 246 - - 55 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2932 - - 2856 - - 1855 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2541 - - 2467 - - 707 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3672 - - 3596 - - 2595 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3086 - - 1762 - - 1488 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 372 - - 363 - - 191 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 32 - - 30 - - 28 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 300 - - 298 - - 295 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 15 - - 13 - - 15 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1758 - - 1646 - - 958 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1914 - - 1950 - - 1637 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 1165 - - 1142 - - 624 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2507 - - 2454 - - 1971 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 24.7 - - 24.4 - - 18.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 18.9 - - 18.5 - - 14.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 23.9 - - 23.4 - - 18.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 17.7 - - 17.4 - - 13.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 257 - - 246 - - 55 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2932 - - 2856 - - 1855 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 103 - - 103 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96625 21 257 18 248 26 264 96625 89417 12 247 6 241 13 258 89417 83839 9 254 4 283 9 273 83839 79188 3 287 3 235 11 293 79188 75180 5 350 4 179 8 311 75180 71629 8 067 1 019 4 353 71629 68388 8 351 7 324 11 312 68388 65398 14 294 15 291 12 278 65398 62608 11 275 13 299 15 277 62608 59872 14 264 21 281 20 266 59872 56985 23 255 25 257 22 256 56985 53952 39 256 31 250 25 253 53952 51030 44 243 37 248 30 254 51030 48394 44 233 37 248 32 257 48394 46036 41 232 35 249 32 256 46036 43900 38 228 32 248 32 257 43900 41945 35 226 29 248 32 260 41945 40144 32 233 27 248 32 262 40144 38474 34 239 26 248 31 264 38474 36917 37 237 27 246 31 267 36917 35461 38 232 27 244 30 269 35461 34064 38 224 27 242 28 268 34064 32658 38 217 27 243 27 269 32658 31211 39 213 27 246 27 274 31211 29731 41 212 27 246 28 281 29731 28206 41 214 27 241 29 286 28206 26638 40 214 26 248 33 284 26638 25042 34 217 25 271 30 272 25042 23404 21 251 25 289 23 268 23404 21704 22 266 29 296 25 270 21704 19932 24 261 26 298 27 275 19932 18088 23 290 27 316 27 285 18088 16177 29 299 33 318 34 300 16177 14244 30 303 39 324 32 297 14244 12391 47 324 43 327 31 293 12391 10711 48 322 41 333 32 299 10711 9217 42 327 44 329 30 309 9217 7890 40 331 42 326 30 314 7890 6709 32 320 36 330 29 313 6709 5660 32 319 31 324 28 313 5660 4734 33 318 30 317 30 309 4734 3926 34*313 31*310 33 303 3926 3218 34*310 32*302 32*299 3218 2587 34 301 32 300 32*298 2587 2028 33 299 32 298 30 296 2028 1563 32 298 31 296 29 294 1563 1205 31 296 30 295 27 293 1205 959 30 296 28 295 24 293 959 810 27 296 25 294 22 292 810 724 22 295 20 294 17 292 724 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