DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/05 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 - - - 57.5 - - 62.9 - - 65.0 - - 66.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 69 - - 112 - - 77 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1725 - - 3525 - - 3665 - - 2938 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 710 - - 2637 - - 2481 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2465 - - 4265 - - 4405 - - 3678 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1785 - - 433 - - 813 - - 1313 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 210 - - 314 - - 283 - - 76 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 18 - - 19 - - 5 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 006 - - 030 - - 005 - - 084 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 0 - - 2 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -2 - - -2 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 877 - - 1384 - - 816 - - -210 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1588 - - 2882 - - 3589 - - 3888 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 412 - - 764 - - 251 - - -6993 ODpotential blCL - - - 2053 - - 3501 - - 4154 - - 10671 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - 95 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 20 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.5 - - 62.9 - - 65.0 - - 66.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.1 - - 52.8 - - 51.9 - - 52.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.0 - - 62.2 - - 64.4 - - 67.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.9 - - 51.5 - - 50.6 - - 50.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 69 - - 112 - - 77 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1725 - - 3525 - - 3665 - - 2938 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 99 - - 79 - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - 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] 98236 10 254 16 268 17 256 22 293 98236 90784 7 246 11 229 19 263 19 285 90784 85070 5 240 6 184 12 258 11 295 85070 80360 5 226 3 345 3 241 4 316 80360 76301 7 154 3 304 1 019 2 329 76301 72706 2 122 5 213 3 288 6 316 72706 69457 5 188 7 232 3 222 7 259 69457 66472 3 229 12 219 5 237 7 259 66472 63706 6 296 13 216 14 241 14 268 63706 61033 10 264 10 229 19 227 16 245 61033 58230 24 266 22 265 20 248 20 257 58230 55293 36 249 32 259 30 261 25 265 55293 52480 40 246 40 255 37 262 35 265 52480 49951 37 242 44 249 47 254 43 267 49951 47675 37 247 47 245 50 252 57 257 47675 45637 42 245 47 240 55 242 55 220 45637 43823 41 252 40 237 48 225 36 227 43823 42170 56 271 47 275 35 252 39 251 42170 40642 86 264 71 272 54 278 60 243 40642 39208 79 260 70 264 63 260 64 234 39208 37849 75 263 72 260 60 253 59 234 37849 36526 71 256 60 253 52 250 50 234 36526 35174 67 251 55 245 47 246 51 231 35174 33762 63 256 52 238 45 243 49 228 33762 32296 57 262 52 240 40 238 46 228 32296 30764 50 271 45 258 32 226 44 231 30764 29152 40 259 41 271 26 237 44 237 29152 27457 40 244 34 243 27 263 46 244 27457 25680 40 241 40 240 25 248 46 248 25680 23823 33 242 37 237 27 235 44 251 23823 21891 27 244 28 244 24 250 42 255 21891 19883 20 247 21 244 20 256 32 250 19883 17798 17 249 21 248 20 265 19 255 17798 15679 14 246 19 253 20 263 21 257 15679 13634 15 252 17 261 19 266 24 257 13634 11770 21 261 18 270 20 270 23 265 11770 10112 24 262 20 270 20 272 20 271 10112 8642 24 265 20 267 18 272 17 268 8642 7338 23 274 19 267 17 273 15 270 7338 6184 20 288 14 279 13 263 10 270 6184 5170 10 321 5*308 1*253 3 107 5170 4283 9 027 3*032 2*017 5*080 4283 3500 9 023 3 035 2 014 5*079 3500 2799 10*010 3 033 3 009 4 080 2799 2178 11*007 3 030 3 003 3 084 2178 1660 11 006 3 026 3 000 3 086 1660 1262 11 006 3 024 3 358 2 088 1262 988 10 005 3 023 3 358 2 092 988 823 10 005 3 024 3 356 2 095 823 727 8 006 3 024 3 355 1 094 727 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