DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/10 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 - - - - - - 66.8 - - 68.2 - - 64.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 415 - - 278 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6654 - - 7961 - - 5670 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5619 - - 6455 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7394 - - 8701 - - 6410 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 930 - - 794 - - 2754 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 571 - - 531 - - 107 W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 342 - - 324 - - 339 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2020 - - -1904 - - -3207 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9414 - - 10605 - - 9618 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7746 - - -8135 - - -10126 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15140 - - 16836 - - 16536 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 68 - - 80 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.8 - - 68.2 - - 64.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 27.7 - - 23.8 - - 25.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 64.6 - - 66.5 - - 65.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 26.6 - - 22.6 - - 23.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 415 - - 278 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6654 - - 7961 - - 5670 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 21 - - 38 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 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] 97928 10 182 12 196 13 264 97928 90515 10 195 12 192 9 222 90515 84799 9 186 9 200 6 205 84799 80051 9 188 4 182 3 190 80051 75955 9 194 7 231 4 268 75955 72339 5 190 10 208 10 250 72339 69069 4 262 4 237 7 257 69069 66053 12 255 16 251 17 288 66053 63258 15 279 18 230 21 256 63258 60538 24 278 20 281 17 268 60538 57699 31 254 32 266 30 278 57699 54765 26 263 27 268 32 271 54765 51966 47 276 50 278 42 271 51966 49453 62 264 62 264 50 266 49453 47199 65 253 59 251 56 265 47199 45151 58 251 60 257 63 266 45151 43272 57 268 67 264 69 265 43272 41538 74 275 70 264 70 262 41538 39933 88 266 70 263 70 263 39933 38446 94 255 70 267 74 264 38446 37063 85 253 83 265 81 261 37063 35740 81 260 91 262 86 258 35740 34406 94 265 105 260 92 256 34406 33026 99 263 108 260 99 254 33026 31598 97 264 100 264 100 254 31598 30103 91 268 91 266 92 258 30103 28533 91 274 84 266 85 259 28533 26886 79 272 77 269 84 265 26886 25161 70 276 72 269 68 265 25161 23360 60 269 67 267 66 259 23360 21482 58 261 63 268 66 260 21482 19519 52 264 63 267 63 266 19519 17468 49 260 65 269 57 269 17468 15374 49 266 53 275 51 277 15374 13358 52 274 44 278 45 280 13358 11532 48 278 37 279 31 283 11532 9921 37 290 23*283 19 281 9921 8501 23*303 8*307 8 290 8501 7242 9*332 8 310 8*309 7242 6121 9 335 8 315 9*326 6121 5127 9 338 8 322 10 333 5127 4249 9 342 9 327 11 338 4249 3473 10 343 9 330 12 340 3473 2777 10 345 9 333 12 341 2777 2163 10 346 9 335 13 342 2163 1650 10 347 9 336 13 343 1650 1256 10 348 9 337 12 344 1256 985 10 347 9 338 12 344 985 821 10 348 9 338 10 344 821 727 9 348 8 338 8 345 727 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