DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/01 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.0 - - 66.9 - - 64.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 5 - - 39 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 624 - - 2928 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 711 - - 711 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1364 - - 3668 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1923 - - 1814 - - 3839 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 75 - - 223 - - 17 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 21 - - 23 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 236 - - 247 - - 241 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 500 - - 1765 - - -640 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 864 - - 1903 - - 1368 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -26 - - 614 - - -1474 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1390 - - 3054 - - 2202 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 99 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 250 - - 760 - - 740 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.0 - - 66.9 - - 64.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.2 - - 60.6 - - 60.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 62.2 - - 66.8 - - 65.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.9 - - 59.5 - - 59.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 5 - - 39 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 624 - - 2928 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 97 - - 92 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - 11 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] 97641 8 208 8 339 8 085 97641 90281 3 135 9 161 10 327 90281 84607 3 046 8 147 7 259 84607 79885 4 126 1 140 2 153 79885 75815 9 145 2 228 4 080 75815 72214 13 131 6 197 3 122 72214 68957 5 123 8 167 8 149 68957 65975 6 221 8 196 6 184 65975 63213 11 211 11 202 12 209 63213 60531 9 200 9 210 11 227 60531 57731 10 235 12 239 18 243 57731 54814 22 242 18 244 21 242 54814 52010 25 238 24 235 27 231 52010 49479 27 237 29 228 25 223 49479 47208 31 210 41 233 32 241 47208 45149 44 196 49 218 47 235 45149 43279 42 186 55 203 53 220 43279 41566 58 207 56 203 47 209 41566 39977 79 195 67 203 43 215 39977 38498 94 178 69 196 56 220 38498 37117 93 174 60 196 64 215 37117 35792 92 183 62 206 64 210 35792 34453 80 194 73 206 58 208 34453 33071 70 199 83 202 47 224 33071 31648 70 209 81 199 47 230 31648 30165 73 209 74 203 44 236 30165 28605 70 206 67 211 36 243 28605 26967 65 206 50 223 32 249 26967 25248 64 207 48 228 34 256 25248 23449 62 206 46 233 32 256 23449 21574 59 206 41 241 29 257 21574 19617 52 220 38 241 32 262 19617 17575 38 230 37 248 36 257 17575 15493 37 233 38 252 36 257 15493 13485 36 234 35 251 34 258 13485 11657 38 235 35 256 32 259 11657 10033 39 235 35 260 32 259 10033 8591 37 237 32 260 33 259 8591 7310 33 238 31 256 33 259 7310 6173 32 242 31 254 33 259 6173 5166 32 246 30 252 31 254 5166 4279 32 246 29*251 28 251 4279 3497 32 245 28*251 24 250 3497 2797 32 244 26 250 23 249 2797 2178 31 242 23 247 22 248 2178 1660 29*240 22 246 21 246 1660 1262 25*237 20 245 18 244 1262 989 22 236 19 245 16 243 989 823 19 235 17 244 13*242 823 727 15 235 13 244 9*241 727 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