DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/14 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.9 - - 83.0 - - 80.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 192 - - 194 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3928 - - 6568 - - 5580 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3177 - - 5167 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4668 - - 7308 - - 6320 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2508 - - 2751 - - 2567 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 378 - - 446 - - 110 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 163 - - 161 - - 167 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 9 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 403 - - 472 - - -303 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4266 - - 6836 - - 6624 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -316 - - -116 - - -1712 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4984 - - 7424 - - 8032 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 75 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1040 - - 420 - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.9 - - 83.0 - - 80.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.4 - - 55.3 - - 53.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.7 - - 81.8 - - 81.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.5 - - 54.6 - - 53.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 192 - - 194 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3928 - - 6568 - - 5580 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 25 - - 2 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - 9 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] 97945 9 134 5 352 8 089 97945 90555 7 129 1 059 4 087 90555 84878 3 061 5 117 1 336 84878 80156 4 357 3 049 5 012 80156 76098 4 077 2 349 9 032 76098 72520 7 072 4 038 11 022 72520 69287 8 067 4 039 7 352 69287 66317 6 027 3 027 5 291 66317 63558 6 332 3 280 8 270 63558 60879 8 285 9 252 10 277 60879 58085 9 272 9 236 9 250 58085 55187 11 257 7 244 9 237 55187 52410 11 232 13 247 14 238 52410 49895 14 207 18 233 22 241 49895 47644 13 199 17 238 19 247 47644 45617 12 238 16 262 16 275 45617 43775 14 253 18 276 23 293 43775 42082 17 293 23 277 31 293 42082 40514 26 289 29 290 36 290 40514 39049 25 281 34 293 35 289 39049 37671 22 293 34 285 38 292 37671 36341 24 287 30 278 41 292 36341 34990 17 269 28 277 44 292 34990 33586 14 269 29 279 43 291 33586 32133 14 271 23 272 41 293 32133 30616 16 270 19 264 37 295 30616 29024 16 275 16 265 26 288 29024 27359 13 279 15 272 19 283 27359 25616 12 268 15 266 19 289 25616 23793 12 270 16 269 23 299 23793 21895 12 270 17 275 21 300 21895 19914 17 275 19 278 22 292 19914 17847 18 276 23 283 24 287 17847 15736 16 267 28 283 25 278 15736 13699 13 255 24 274 25 272 13699 11844 10 234 18 258 21 272 11844 10198 7 193 6 223 14 255 10198 8742 8 177 7 158 8 200 8742 7449 9 177 9*159 9*169 7449 6298 9 172 9*160 10*166 6298 5275 9*170 9 160 11 167 5275 4371 8*167 9 161 11 167 4371 3570 8 166 10 161 11 167 3570 2852 7 164 9 161 12 167 2852 2216 7 163 9 161 12 167 2216 1686 6 160 9 162 11 168 1686 1278 6 160 9 162 11 167 1278 997 5 158 9 161 11 168 997 826 5 158 8 161 9 167 826 729 5 158 8 161 7 167 729 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