DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/26 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 - - - - - - 83.1 - - 85.3 - - 80.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 300 - - 171 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4263 - - 5710 - - 2648 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3608 - - 4434 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5003 - - 6450 - - 3388 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1190 - - 2113 - - 3906 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 444 - - 408 - - 80 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 7 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 114 - - 111 - - 148 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 6 - - 17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4266 - - -2104 - - -2251 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9269 - - 8554 - - 5639 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9873 - - -4525 - - -4053 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14876 - - 10975 - - 7441 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 94 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.1 - - 85.3 - - 80.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 45.0 - - 50.3 - - 58.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.2 - - 84.1 - - 80.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.9 - - 49.5 - - 58.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 300 - - 171 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4263 - - 5710 - - 2648 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 89 - - 75 - - 82 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 10 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] 98591 5 151 7 035 16 055 98591 91180 10 079 9 095 12 045 91180 85467 10 089 12 097 7 054 85467 80706 10 111 12 098 10 072 80706 76583 11 110 8 098 8 061 76583 72944 5 099 6 068 9 058 72944 69659 8 080 7 096 7 041 69659 66652 6 049 6 073 5 052 66652 63876 6 140 2 259 2 030 63876 61185 6 181 8 211 3 252 61185 58376 9 224 10 229 6 236 58376 55473 18 220 21 225 19 237 55473 52721 26 230 25 224 25 242 52721 50252 35 224 27 226 34 237 50252 48044 37 213 35 212 40 222 48044 46053 43 213 42 210 40 217 46053 44233 53 212 52 208 43 213 44233 42556 61 212 56 206 44 212 42556 40996 60 209 54 203 44 212 40996 39535 51 207 48 199 41 209 39535 38156 48 204 41 192 37 199 38156 36819 48 198 37 186 33 191 36819 35457 48 190 36 185 25 189 35457 34041 46 187 33 184 23 184 34041 32574 44 195 28 191 25 175 32574 31035 39 205 24 210 25 162 31035 29412 34 211 19 228 25 166 29412 27706 31 213 17 232 26 184 27706 25921 28 213 20 224 22 197 25921 24059 20 200 23 211 17 230 24059 22121 10 159 18 189 18 229 22121 20100 9 104 7 084 12 209 20100 17996 8 095 16 053 3 094 17996 15856 6 073 15 050 16 042 15856 13795 8 074 10 087 23 060 13795 11923 11 068 12 104 24 081 11923 10265 15 061 14 082 18 095 10265 8792 16 063 16 076 16 089 8792 7483 16 077 15*086 13 079 7483 6322 12 095 8*107 6 091 6322 5292 10*112 8 110 7 107 5292 4383 10*114 8 111 7 117 4383 3578 10 114 8 111 8*129 3578 2857 10 114 8 112 9*140 2857 2219 10 114 8 112 10 148 2219 1687 9 113 7 111 10 149 1687 1279 9 113 7 112 10 150 1279 997 9 113 7 111 10 150 997 826 8 113 7 111 9 150 826 728 8 113 6 112 7 150 728 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