DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/24 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 - - - 0654z - - 0702z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.4 - - 70.1 - - 74.6 - - 73.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 56 - - 77 - - 86 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1468 - - 2320 - - 4579 - - 2700 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 711 - - 1472 - - 3271 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2208 - - 3060 - - 5319 - - 3440 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1051 - - 2369 - - 2051 - - 2054 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 183 - - 240 - - 323 - - 93 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 8 - - 7 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 9 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 302 - - 323 - - 343 - - 010 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 0 - - -3 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 622 - - 806 - - 1366 - - -1799 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1586 - - 2254 - - 3954 - - 5239 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 201 - - 334 - - -928 - - -4404 ODpotential blCL - - - 2007 - - 2726 - - 6247 - - 7844 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 99 - - 74 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 270 - - 400 - - 260 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.4 - - 70.1 - - 74.6 - - 73.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 62.8 - - 62.6 - - 59.8 - - 53.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.1 - - 69.5 - - 74.1 - - 74.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 62.3 - - 61.6 - - 58.4 - - 52.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 56 - - 77 - - 86 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1468 - - 2320 - - 4579 - - 2700 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 98 - - 97 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 12 - - 9 - - 8 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] 98554 16 108 15 079 15 100 11 088 98554 91041 15 103 8 112 7 073 7 039 91041 85280 11 049 10 105 3 090 9 030 85280 80518 7 076 8 055 10 090 8 056 80518 76425 8 091 4 062 7 082 10 047 76425 72818 8 028 6 053 3 033 11 026 72818 69557 7 044 5 068 1 099 8 008 69557 66556 6 054 3 117 1 343 3 333 66556 63763 3 293 4 239 5 268 6 289 63763 61053 5 212 11 201 12 229 13 253 61053 58225 11 245 9 225 15 249 15 248 58225 55293 24 248 21 245 20 240 19 239 55293 52511 32 243 27 250 24 247 22 251 52511 50033 40 231 37 241 34 253 32 258 50033 47831 48 226 46 233 46 239 42 249 47831 45846 54 229 58 236 51 236 50 240 45846 44041 69 232 69 234 55 238 51 233 44041 42379 79 229 72 231 56 243 50 249 42379 40836 85 225 72 228 59 237 60 253 40836 39390 89 223 74 226 57 231 62 243 39390 38018 88 223 71 229 49 237 61 235 38018 36682 83 222 70 226 50 243 58 231 36682 35315 76 218 67 223 51 241 52 244 35315 33891 61 219 59 226 53 240 55 252 33891 32414 52 240 53 234 52 238 56 248 32414 30870 45 241 50 244 51 234 54 243 30870 29247 44 229 44 238 47 235 50 242 29247 27547 46 225 44 225 44 236 45 245 27547 25769 43 228 47 228 46 239 42 249 25769 23914 39 231 40 236 44 250 38 253 23914 21984 32 230 35 236 39 260 34 262 21984 19973 29 233 31 228 30 267 33 272 19973 17876 22 237 29 233 22 263 29 281 17876 15741 20 239 26 231 23 256 21 291 15741 13688 21 234 19 227 26 262 15 286 13688 11822 24 214 14 248 18 273 15 295 11822 10171 21 215 13 274 12 297 14 325 10171 8709 17 245 12 285 13 336 16 353 8709 7409 18 266 13 295 11 342 19 002 7409 6254 11 275 13 316 10*340 18 008 6254 5233 10 313 11 335 10*339 15 012 5233 4333 11 319 10 334 10 340 10 015 4333 3540 11 320 8*335 9 342 9*016 3540 2829 8*320 6*329 9 344 9*014 2829 2199 5*308 6 324 8 345 9 012 2199 1674 4 302 5 321 8 346 10 010 1674 1270 4 300 5 321 8 346 9 009 1270 993 4 300 5 320 7 347 9 008 993 824 4 300 5 320 7 347 8 008 824 728 3 299 4 320 6 347 7 008 728 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