DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/02 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 52.5 - - 54.9 - - 54.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 252 - - 168 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6365 - - 8541 - - 7074 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5163 - - 6571 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7105 - - 9281 - - 7814 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2298 - - 868 - - 1472 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 482 - - 460 - - 95 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 343 - - 333 - - 314 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - -4 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 640 - - 1223 - - 176 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6466 - - 8059 - - 7638 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -383 - - 872 - - -4652 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7488 - - 8409 - - 12466 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 88 - - 100 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 52.5 - - 54.9 - - 54.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 26.7 - - 21.9 - - 23.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 51.2 - - 53.9 - - 54.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 25.5 - - 20.8 - - 22.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 252 - - 168 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6365 - - 8541 - - 7074 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 51 - - 100 - - 42 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 97748 18 253 17 266 21 260 97748 90283 17 246 20 250 21 267 90283 84545 13 223 18 239 18 264 84545 79807 9 194 12 226 12 262 79807 75740 8 225 6 215 8 231 75740 72133 10 214 9 240 10 238 72133 68853 17 215 19 234 20 240 68853 65827 23 213 23 236 22 247 65827 62997 22 221 30 231 28 239 62997 60245 24 241 32 240 27 242 60245 57367 30 257 30 252 25 258 57367 54374 34 260 33 257 35 265 54374 51517 35 261 36 262 36 258 51517 48938 41 265 41 263 36 264 48938 46621 45 262 44 267 37 271 46621 44523 45 258 45 265 38 274 44523 42608 40 259 41 267 40 276 42608 40849 39 271 36 265 42 284 40849 39227 38 270 30 285 41 290 39227 37727 33 275 38 300 40 298 37727 36334 38 282 44 303 44 309 36334 35005 35 279 44 306 47 315 35005 33672 30 288 45 319 51 323 33672 32307 31 303 52 332 57 329 32307 30901 34 313 60 336 61 332 30901 29434 35 317 63 337 60 333 29434 27888 33 314 62 339 58 336 27888 26267 27 299 58 341 54 334 26267 24575 25 289 52 340 47 335 24575 22812 25 294 42 331 45 339 22812 20975 22 306 31 326 42 344 20975 19060 22 320 27 326 37 338 19060 17067 24 323 26 322 28 324 17067 15035 24 324 23 325 25 325 15035 13075 21 320 24 334 26 328 13075 11289 17 318 20 325 25 332 11289 9713 13 306 13*321 18 319 9713 8328 13*309 12*322 13*312 8328 7098 13*322 12 323 12*311 7098 6003 12 337 11 327 11 312 6003 5031 11 344 10 331 10 313 5031 4172 11 347 10 335 9 313 4172 3413 11 348 10 338 8 314 3413 2733 10 349 9 341 8 315 2733 2132 10 349 9 343 7 316 2132 1630 9 350 9 344 7 316 1630 1244 9 350 8 346 6 316 1244 980 9 350 8 347 6 317 980 818 8 350 8 346 6 317 818 726 7 350 7 346 5 317 726 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