DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/12 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.9 - - 79.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 338 - - 100 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4599 - - 6491 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3916 - - 4658 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5339 - - 7231 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2163 - - 1754 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 474 - - 362 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 28 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 236 - - 226 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 12 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -8 - - -7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2554 - - -1049 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7894 - - 8281 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5871 - - -4285 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11210 - - 11516 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 93 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.9 - - 79.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 45.8 - - 45.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.1 - - 79.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 44.8 - - 44.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 338 - - 100 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4599 - - 6491 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 71 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 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] 98082 3 210 7 263 98082 90652 3 030 5 274 90652 84927 6 033 6 235 84927 80167 6 306 2 238 80167 76050 4 319 2 325 76050 72419 6 284 6 303 72419 69142 15 309 9 284 69142 66133 16 286 14 298 66133 63335 17 292 17 285 63335 60615 25 301 21 283 60615 57781 27 288 27 284 57781 54850 30 284 31 287 54850 52068 37 276 43 290 52068 49571 43 278 52 279 49571 47331 49 280 52 274 47331 45300 51 284 47 274 45300 43455 52 293 49 284 43455 41780 60 293 59 287 41780 40249 59 287 62 280 40249 38829 52 286 56 273 38829 37490 49 292 50 272 37490 36190 49 294 48 276 36190 34862 50 294 49 280 34862 33480 49 293 49 281 33480 32046 48 294 49 277 32046 30544 48 294 49 272 30544 28963 45 291 48 273 28963 27301 38 289 47 278 27301 25556 34 294 45 282 25556 23732 38 292 43 287 23732 21830 44 297 41 289 21830 19844 44 291 37 285 19844 17776 30 274 37 266 17776 15670 24 264 39 259 15670 13640 26 260 37 262 13640 11793 27 253 35 271 11793 10154 25 231 34 268 10154 8700 24 217 33 251 8700 7410 23 214 30*232 7410 6262 24*229 30*229 6262 5243 21*237 29 228 5243 4344 20 238 29 227 4344 3548 20 238 29 226 3548 2835 18 235 29 226 2835 2204 17 234 28 225 2204 1677 16 234 27 225 1677 1273 16 233 27 225 1273 994 15 233 25 225 994 825 14 233 23 225 825 728 12 232 18 224 728 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