DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/18 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 - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.5 - - 77.6 - - 82.8 - - 81.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 85 - - 135 - - 201 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1542 - - 3693 - - 4886 - - 5129 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 711 - - 2881 - - 3913 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2282 - - 4433 - - 5626 - - 5869 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3002 - - 2017 - - 5260 - - 3901 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 223 - - 342 - - 411 - - 112 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 10 - - 12 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 202 - - 184 - - 200 - - 214 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -7 - - 10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -54 - - 1050 - - 76 - - -2 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2336 - - 3383 - - 5551 - - 5871 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1957 - - -84 - - -1439 - - -1263 ODpotential blCL - - - 4239 - - 4517 - - 7065 - - 7132 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 85 - - 70 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 1240 - - 1450 - - 1080 - - 600 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.5 - - 77.6 - - 82.8 - - 81.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 65.4 - - 64.9 - - 60.7 - - 58.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.0 - - 76.7 - - 81.4 - - 82.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 64.0 - - 63.5 - - 60.0 - - 57.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 85 - - 135 - - 201 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1542 - - 3693 - - 4886 - - 5129 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 28 - - 41 - - 0 - - 15 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 12 - - 10 - - 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] 98440 21 071 19 078 27 082 22 064 98440 91107 32 093 19 103 19 075 25 076 91107 85445 30 090 20 102 15 101 19 088 85445 80725 22 091 19 104 16 113 16 103 80725 76649 14 101 18 107 10 116 14 089 76649 73039 9 118 12 111 10 146 3 031 73039 69769 4 123 10 131 13 153 8 227 69769 66751 6 208 10 179 9 165 13 214 66751 63951 10 206 13 203 10 218 15 240 63951 61247 13 212 18 232 13 238 18 243 61247 58422 21 251 27 243 24 249 23 245 58422 55476 28 243 31 237 30 243 25 245 55476 52650 29 245 28 245 32 245 29 264 52650 50104 29 241 28 246 28 251 29 267 50104 47834 20 246 18 253 21 252 25 266 47834 45801 20 253 15 284 11 271 15 267 45801 43974 6 267 7 332 1 354 4 279 43974 42309 10 020 12 038 11 082 4 156 42309 40760 26 028 17 041 12 048 1 250 40760 39302 28 021 18 025 13 006 9 325 39302 37921 26 017 19 006 17 348 14 335 37921 36582 24 015 22 006 18 346 16 339 36582 35217 21 016 22 009 16 348 18 334 35217 33798 19 019 19 011 15 349 17 327 33798 32329 19 017 16 008 15 344 17 321 32329 30798 19 016 14 003 16 336 18 318 30798 29191 20 014 13 005 17 330 18 320 29191 27507 20 009 14 009 16 331 16 321 27507 25745 16 024 13 016 12 345 13 321 25745 23904 7 017 12 351 13 349 14 329 23904 21989 5 348 11 329 16 001 17 354 21989 19998 5 331 6 305 16 357 23 358 19998 17920 9 316 6 302 13 334 18 003 17920 15800 12 312 9 322 13 330 14 001 15800 13759 7 296 11 320 13 332 21 351 13759 11903 4 230 8 294 13 312 20 340 11903 10257 3 221 6 265 11 297 12 313 10257 8795 6 290 5 302 8 293 7 292 8795 7492 3 276 3 325 5 290 6 261 7492 6332 2 194 1 224 4*267 7*228 6332 5302 4 179 5*192 4*221 7*220 5302 4391 5 181 6*190 6 205 8 218 4391 3585 6 191 6 186 6 201 8 215 3585 2863 6*196 6 185 6 199 8 213 2863 2224 6*202 6 182 6 196 8 212 2224 1690 5 202 6 180 7 195 8 211 1690 1280 5 202 6 180 7 195 8 210 1280 998 5 203 6 179 6 194 8 209 998 827 5 202 5 179 6 193 7 210 827 729 4 202 5 179 6 193 6 209 729 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