DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/13 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.8 - - 67.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 277 - - 291 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5035 - - 6620 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4165 - - 5419 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5775 - - 7360 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3073 - - 1026 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 456 - - 506 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 20 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 333 - - 330 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 215 - - 784 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5560 - - 6576 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -248 - - 175 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6023 - - 7185 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 83 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 60 - - 10 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.8 - - 67.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 42.9 - - 40.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.4 - - 65.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 42.1 - - 40.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 277 - - 291 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5035 - - 6620 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 96 - - 34 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 98032 7 055 2 095 98032 90604 0 129 3 237 90604 84861 5 214 10 244 84861 80098 4 005 5 186 80098 76002 7 305 4 352 76002 72381 9 241 6 256 72381 69103 1 085 1 262 69103 66080 17 319 5 344 66080 63276 20 287 18 299 63276 60565 15 305 19 277 60565 57725 20 317 18 309 57725 54781 27 307 32 309 54781 51989 34 308 36 302 51989 49471 38 303 35 305 49471 47211 35 312 42 307 47211 45164 47 317 46 308 45164 43295 56 315 57 312 43295 41582 65 311 70 316 41582 40006 73 308 85 316 40006 38544 76 307 88 313 38544 37177 81 313 87 312 37177 35862 92 319 86 313 35862 34527 97 319 88 315 34527 33139 95 317 88 316 33139 31697 94 317 86 313 31697 30186 94 319 84 312 30186 28596 91 321 79 315 28596 26933 85 322 70 316 26933 25195 73 321 64 315 25195 23380 66 318 61 315 23380 21490 62 318 57 316 21490 19519 59 316 54 315 19519 17459 56 316 52 314 17459 15362 46 316 50 316 15362 13350 40 314 44 316 13350 11532 34 306 39 313 11532 9925 30 309 35 316 9925 8501 23 315 28*316 8501 7240 22 315 21*318 7240 6120 21*318 21 320 6120 5126 18*326 20 327 5126 4250 18 329 20 330 4250 3474 18 332 20 333 3474 2779 18 334 20 335 2779 2165 18 335 20 337 2165 1652 17 337 19 338 1652 1258 17 337 19 338 1258 986 16 338 18 339 986 822 15 338 17 340 822 727 13 338 15 340 727 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