DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/28 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 - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.6 - - 55.4 - - 56.8 - - 55.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 82 - - 79 - - 55 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1836 - - 2182 - - 2320 - - 1468 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1068 - - 1428 - - 710 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2576 - - 2922 - - 3060 - - 2208 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 703 - - 744 - - 586 - - 1427 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 226 - - 240 - - 219 - - 84 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 7 - - 9 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 15 - - 6 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 289 - - 285 - - 316 - - 039 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 2 - - -1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1102 - - 1129 - - 1016 - - 495 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1474 - - 1793 - - 2044 - - 1713 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 620 - - 603 - - 540 - - -35 ODpotential blCL - - - 1956 - - 2319 - - 2520 - - 2243 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.6 - - 55.4 - - 56.8 - - 55.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.7 - - 50.1 - - 50.4 - - 50.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.2 - - 54.9 - - 56.5 - - 55.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.4 - - 48.8 - - 49.1 - - 49.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 82 - - 79 - - 55 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1836 - - 2182 - - 2320 - - 1468 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 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] 97529 28 234 34 261 25 266 26 268 97529 90072 13 250 21 246 24 258 25 265 90072 84424 13 289 6 194 18 247 18 271 84424 79817 6 295 2 306 7 271 7 296 79817 75848 2 025 4 314 5 278 7 359 75848 72315 0 357 1 113 9 235 11 328 72315 69115 8 345 2 012 7 243 12 276 69115 66175 15 316 10 339 6 297 9 249 66175 63440 16 290 9 310 8 317 6 251 63440 60758 16 272 20 244 23 245 17 260 60758 57919 29 225 36 225 31 255 25 265 57919 54946 34 222 34 239 39 255 40 256 54946 52096 32 242 34 244 44 256 39 253 52096 49525 45 262 43 253 57 255 50 263 49525 47240 60 261 59 255 66 255 68 262 47240 45193 69 256 70 251 70 257 75 261 45193 43330 75 250 72 249 73 257 83 261 43330 41617 73 244 65 251 76 255 92 258 41617 40037 70 251 61 259 78 254 97 257 40037 38573 72 259 64 265 77 255 102 257 38573 37207 74 261 69 266 77 256 110 257 37207 35898 79 261 70 264 78 259 116 256 35898 34570 83 259 68 261 80 260 120 255 34570 33189 81 257 68 257 80 258 117 254 33189 31758 76 257 68 254 74 255 101 248 31758 30262 71 257 68 254 72 256 92 246 30262 28687 68 261 66 253 73 259 87 251 28687 27034 64 263 64 251 70 260 86 253 27034 25302 60 258 61 252 70 257 82 255 25302 23492 62 256 59 255 74 255 77 259 23492 21611 61 260 60 259 73 258 71 264 21611 19655 48 264 56 268 63 261 62 266 19655 17611 39 271 53 273 51 262 50 264 17611 15521 40 276 51 272 37 263 37 252 15521 13502 38 273 39 270 34 259 32 243 13502 11659 37 274 35 275 32 254 29 236 11659 10015 37 277 32 282 31 255 25 240 10015 8556 32 279 28 288 27 260 23 247 8556 7260 24 281 22 285 21 262 21 242 7260 6110 19 278 17 271 18 260 18 234 6110 5096 17 280 17 261 17 261 12 229 5096 4209 16 292 15 280 10 276 5 208 4209 3436 17 290 15*286 6*312 1 078 3436 2750 17*289 15*286 6*314 2*051 2750 2144 17*289 15 286 6 316 2*044 2144 1638 17 289 15 285 6 316 2 042 1638 1249 16 289 15 285 6 316 2 038 1249 982 15 289 14 285 5 317 1 032 982 819 14 289 13 285 5 317 1 036 819 727 11 289 11 284 5 318 1 034 727 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