DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/25 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 - - - - - - 82.3 - - 83.7 - - 79.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 368 - - 236 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6129 - - 6900 - - 3264 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5153 - - 5535 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6869 - - 7640 - - 4004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1196 - - 1028 - - 2595 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 536 - - 482 - - 98 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 088 - - 099 - - 109 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2379 - - -2523 - - -4728 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9249 - - 10163 - - 8732 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7093 - - -8302 - - -10476 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13962 - - 15942 - - 14480 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 77 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.3 - - 83.7 - - 79.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 44.2 - - 41.6 - - 43.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.2 - - 82.2 - - 79.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.1 - - 40.4 - - 42.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 368 - - 236 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6129 - - 6900 - - 3264 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 9 - - 47 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 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] 98623 19 111 10 098 13 054 98623 91137 17 093 15 116 7 068 91137 85363 16 075 13 103 10 097 85363 80575 12 082 13 078 14 103 80575 76467 7 073 11 066 15 085 76467 72846 8 113 6 075 11 051 72846 69575 13 117 4 120 8 356 69575 66575 9 077 4 089 5 309 66575 63797 5 303 5 007 4 354 63797 61096 10 231 10 243 8 260 61096 58276 11 231 15 239 14 233 58276 55357 17 241 21 240 21 243 55357 52587 29 240 28 232 28 241 52587 50120 35 245 35 238 35 240 50120 47936 44 238 46 242 41 243 47936 45970 52 227 58 238 56 242 45970 44187 63 230 71 229 79 236 44187 42550 74 228 75 227 87 231 42550 41020 80 227 74 227 87 225 41020 39571 79 228 73 227 89 222 39571 38192 63 232 70 229 87 226 38192 36850 54 232 66 230 74 235 36850 35484 48 233 58 232 55 236 35484 34064 48 234 48 237 41 238 34064 32592 45 247 47 240 37 246 32592 31051 43 250 44 243 37 246 31051 29430 41 253 40 246 33 250 29430 27727 37 260 35 253 26 263 27727 25941 32 259 27 266 23 272 25941 24075 24 243 25 271 18 275 24075 22135 18 238 25 266 15 281 22135 20114 14 242 23 263 15 288 20114 18008 12 256 18 263 17 293 18008 15862 13 279 10 286 14 311 15862 13798 12 318 11 005 13 332 13798 11919 12 338 20 011 9 358 11919 10249 15 000 17 016 11 021 10249 8767 5 018 6*043 11 037 8767 7454 8*083 7*092 9 053 7454 6291 10*086 8 095 8 074 6291 5264 10 087 8 097 8 094 5264 4359 10 087 9 099 10*105 4359 3559 10 088 9 100 11*108 3559 2842 10 089 9 101 12 109 2842 2209 10 089 10 102 12 109 2209 1680 10 090 10 102 12 110 1680 1274 10 090 10 102 12 110 1274 995 10 090 9 102 11 110 995 825 9 091 9 103 10 110 825 728 9 091 8 103 8 110 728 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