DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/06 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 - - - - - - 55.6 - - 58.3 - - 54.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 90 - - 109 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4552 - - 6493 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3234 - - 4793 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5292 - - 7233 - - 727 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3046 - - 1261 - - 7897 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 320 - - 382 - - 17 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 15 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 272 - - 287 - - 301 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 8 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1578 - - 482 - - -6143 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3714 - - 6752 - - 6870 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 589 - - -5038 - - -7048 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4703 - - 12271 - - 7775 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 96 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 55.6 - - 58.3 - - 54.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 41.9 - - 31.1 - - 27.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 55.1 - - 57.7 - - 55.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 40.7 - - 29.9 - - 26.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 90 - - 109 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4552 - - 6493 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 84 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 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] 97963 6 228 7 262 14 291 97963 90565 10 219 11 256 16 283 90565 84856 14 247 13 245 15 259 84856 80117 14 223 14 225 14 234 80117 76014 15 250 14 265 16 267 76014 72372 24 238 27 250 23 257 72372 69072 21 259 23 268 24 269 69072 66052 29 258 34 265 32 263 66052 63250 34 258 41 253 39 262 63250 60519 44 270 46 258 51 262 60519 57667 55 270 53 264 56 260 57667 54703 63 262 63 264 62 261 54703 51859 70 260 71 258 72 264 51859 49292 79 259 81 259 84 259 49292 47005 86 254 87 256 90 255 47005 44948 89 250 91 253 95 255 44948 43073 93 249 99 251 102 255 43073 41343 101 253 107 251 108 253 41343 39736 118 258 116 253 116 252 39736 38240 135 258 131 253 130 251 38240 36839 142 256 144 252 144 250 36839 35492 146 254 150 251 152 248 35492 34128 148 254 152 251 157 248 34128 32718 148 254 152 251 160 249 32718 31262 142 254 148 251 158 249 31262 29749 133 253 140 249 149 248 29749 28166 124 252 133 249 139 247 28166 26511 119 251 130 249 131 248 26511 24784 107 252 123 252 127 251 24784 22987 95 250 110 255 109 255 22987 21123 89 248 94 254 85 257 21123 19188 86 249 82 252 68 258 19188 17168 70 252 71 252 59 256 17168 15106 49 251 59 246 50 256 15106 13124 40 256 44 250 46 263 13124 11329 33 269 34 266 45 268 11329 9743 28 274 30 276 30 275 9743 8348 16 271 19*288 18 280 8348 7115 13 272 16*291 16 288 7115 6017 12*272 16 290 17 294 6017 5043 10*271 16 289 17 297 5043 4183 9 272 15 288 18 298 4183 3422 9 272 15 286 18 300 3422 2740 9 273 15 285 18 301 2740 2137 8 273 14 284 17 301 2137 1633 8 273 14 283 17 302 1633 1246 8 274 13 283 16 302 1246 980 8 273 13 282 14 302 980 819 7 273 12 282 12*301 819 726 7 273 11 281 9*301 726 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