DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/01 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 - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.1 - - 82.9 - - 76.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 336 - - 172 - - 13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3843 - - 5746 - - 2409 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3330 - - 4466 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4583 - - 6486 - - 3149 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1313 - - 1910 - - 2701 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 446 - - 410 - - 142 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 066 - - 037 - - 046 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 9 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 7 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3499 - - -1052 - - -3486 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8082 - - 7539 - - 6636 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7156 - - -2633 - - -6201 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11739 - - 9119 - - 9350 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 99 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 490 - - 50 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.1 - - 82.9 - - 76.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.2 - - 52.4 - - 49.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.2 - - 81.8 - - 76.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.3 - - 51.6 - - 49.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 336 - - 172 - - 13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3843 - - 5746 - - 2409 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 54 - - 96 - - 67 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - 7 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] 98485 18 085 6 046 14 059 98485 91013 12 051 9 077 13 043 91013 85283 11 074 17 074 14 061 85283 80537 16 078 19 072 19 063 80537 76449 20 070 19 077 15 055 76449 72841 21 056 19 077 10 055 72841 69571 22 047 21 059 14 052 69571 66565 15 033 18 033 18 018 66565 63795 14 020 15 014 15 347 63795 61129 20 351 16 353 13 327 61129 58335 25 341 20 333 17 348 58335 55425 34 328 35 331 31 329 55425 52664 39 307 47 311 38 319 52664 50188 37 291 44 301 43 311 50188 47963 35 289 47 294 48 309 47963 45946 35 294 47 285 54 292 45946 44109 36 292 45 280 51 287 44109 42423 35 295 40 280 48 291 42423 40864 47 307 42 298 48 296 40864 39403 54 302 48 300 49 298 39403 38024 53 293 51 297 49 298 38024 36688 52 290 50 295 49 298 36688 35328 52 289 49 294 48 300 35328 33914 51 290 47 296 48 302 33914 32448 49 290 47 297 49 301 32448 30913 48 291 48 296 50 300 30913 29298 41 293 48 297 51 302 29298 27603 39 299 47 301 50 309 27603 25826 38 307 46 301 49 312 25826 23968 38 309 44 304 46 312 23968 22033 38 297 39 307 44 318 22033 20019 30 287 36 307 42 320 20019 17921 32 297 30 310 40 317 17921 15787 30 300 26 304 38 316 15787 13734 23 303 24 292 35 312 13734 11868 22 308 20 298 27 314 11868 10212 20 315 21 309 21 316 10212 8742 20 304 14 301 20 299 8742 7434 20 304 5*289 11 290 7434 6273 14 303 2*358 7 325 6273 5246 6*360 3 021 8 024 5246 4342 8*057 6 036 11 041 4342 3545 9 063 9 039 14*047 3545 2831 9 066 10 039 15*048 2831 2201 9 067 11 039 16 047 2201 1675 9 068 11 039 16 047 1675 1271 9 069 11 039 15 046 1271 993 9 070 11 039 14 045 993 825 9 069 11 038 13 045 825 728 8 070 10 038 10 045 728 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