DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/09 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1553z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.1 - - 61.6 - - 56.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 21 - - 44 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1123 - - 847 - - 1343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 711 - - 711 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1863 - - 1587 - - 2083 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2001 - - 1416 - - 1010 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 130 - - 144 - - 111 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 272 - - 000 - - 023 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 3 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -7 - - 1 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 782 - - 695 - - 832 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1081 - - 892 - - 1251 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 230 - - 300 - - 353 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1633 - - 1287 - - 1730 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1110 - - 380 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.1 - - 61.6 - - 56.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.3 - - 59.7 - - 53.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 66.1 - - 61.3 - - 56.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.7 - - 59.0 - - 52.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 21 - - 44 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1123 - - 847 - - 1343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 91 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - 8 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] 98197 20 233 19 249 15 249 98197 90740 17 241 11 221 20 244 90740 84998 12 231 12 203 17 250 84998 80255 6 194 7 247 10 283 80255 76189 7 106 5 262 6 312 76189 72606 9 080 3 220 4 277 72606 69368 2 304 6 274 4 335 69368 66377 6 267 11 298 13 311 66377 63587 15 244 17 287 19 281 63587 60873 9 234 15 233 20 255 60873 58017 11 280 12 248 24 255 58017 55048 35 254 35 255 33 266 55048 52219 38 246 38 259 45 270 52219 49667 37 263 50 261 52 267 49667 47373 51 253 56 252 42 261 47373 45294 55 244 48 249 34 266 45294 43389 47 251 39 250 39 271 43389 41628 53 262 49 266 52 271 41628 39995 79 256 67 265 61 267 39995 38485 83 249 84 260 70 267 38485 37084 80 250 94 256 84 266 37084 35745 80 249 98 253 86 263 35745 34390 81 247 96 252 82 261 34390 32986 80 245 92 253 80 260 32986 31540 78 246 86 256 77 261 31540 30037 76 248 78 260 70 263 30037 28468 74 254 71 262 61 265 28468 26829 73 259 63 262 58 268 26829 25113 73 257 52 264 58 269 25113 23319 69 258 47 267 55 270 23319 21450 55 262 42 267 50 272 21450 19499 37 265 38 267 44 276 19499 17461 27 262 34 272 39 278 17461 15380 28 257 31 274 36 278 15380 13374 23 272 27 269 31 275 13374 11553 20 275 24 269 29 274 11553 9940 19 284 24 268 28 275 9940 8509 23 287 23 271 25 281 8509 7237 25 285 24 276 24 290 7237 6106 22 282 23 284 20 299 6106 5105 20 281 21 288 14 308 5105 4224 19 280 18 296 8 350 4224 3448 18 278 15 309 13 034 3448 2756 18 276 13 329 20 033 2756 2147 18*275 13 343 21*026 2147 1640 17*273 14*357 21*025 1640 1251 15 272 14*359 20 023 1251 983 14 271 14 001 18 022 983 820 12 271 13 001 16 022 820 727 10 270 11 001 12 021 727 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