DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/16 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.9 - - 68.3 - - 66.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 61 - - 57 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2275 - - 2107 - - 992 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1252 - - 711 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3015 - - 2847 - - 1732 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2125 - - 2166 - - 2323 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 229 - - 218 - - 73 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 193 - - 194 - - 233 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1235 - - 1289 - - 579 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1780 - - 1558 - - 1153 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 554 - - 568 - - 36 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2461 - - 2279 - - 1696 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 670 - - 550 - - 550 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.9 - - 68.3 - - 66.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.2 - - 63.6 - - 63.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.6 - - 68.0 - - 66.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.0 - - 62.4 - - 63.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 61 - - 57 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2275 - - 2107 - - 992 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 101 - - 96 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 13 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] 98398 24 078 19 095 19 080 98398 91021 17 086 20 099 17 077 91021 85354 19 109 19 102 16 080 85354 80633 14 103 15 113 14 100 80633 76550 12 130 13 109 12 098 76550 72926 9 152 9 127 8 096 72926 69641 8 193 9 205 2 162 69641 66626 13 173 11 198 9 223 66626 63836 11 244 10 203 14 216 63836 61127 21 265 19 257 17 249 61127 58291 35 249 29 247 29 244 58291 55334 31 257 28 253 34 247 55334 52480 41 262 38 260 36 254 52480 49893 46 254 46 254 44 260 49893 47581 40 245 49 250 51 259 47581 45505 36 258 48 239 59 254 45505 43630 46 243 42 235 59 237 43630 41919 42 218 43 246 48 240 41919 40341 40 251 54 256 57 259 40341 38878 51 262 65 251 79 257 38878 37515 58 255 63 241 80 249 37515 36205 56 248 59 244 72 241 36205 34870 50 242 57 244 65 240 34870 33478 50 241 57 243 61 238 33478 32031 51 237 57 246 59 236 32031 30516 50 234 54 252 58 239 30516 28921 46 235 47 246 51 245 28921 27249 42 233 47 248 40 247 27249 25498 38 230 39 246 40 241 25498 23668 35 225 39 241 37 244 23668 21765 32 216 38 246 31 252 21765 19784 27 229 33 244 29 258 19784 17721 25 244 31 245 25 264 17721 15617 25 243 25 247 24 270 15617 13585 24 241 21 243 20 274 13585 11735 17 248 19 244 16 286 11735 10094 13 237 17 243 12 297 10094 8639 11 237 15 243 10 313 8639 7349 9 238 15 237 8 316 7349 6203 9 230 14 230 7 299 6203 5190 12 216 14 213 6 279 5190 4297 15 208 14 200 6 266 4297 3510 14*204 14*197 8 258 3510 2806 14*200 13*196 8 254 2806 2183 12 194 12 195 8*249 2183 1664 12 192 11 194 7*239 1664 1265 11 191 11 193 6 233 1265 990 11 190 10 193 6 231 990 823 10 189 10 192 5 229 823 728 9 189 8 192 4 228 728 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