DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/05 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 - - - - - - 79.2 - - 77.4 - - 76.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 118 - - -4 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3157 - - 891 - - 116 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2444 - - 712 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3897 - - 1631 - - 856 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1280 - - 4093 - - 3694 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 315 - - 98 - - 37 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 25 - - 16 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 207 - - 226 - - 212 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -319 - - -636 - - -791 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4216 - - 2267 - - 1647 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3541 - - -2124 - - -2283 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7438 - - 3755 - - 3139 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 96 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 120 - - 1690 - - 2260 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.2 - - 77.4 - - 76.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.0 - - 69.6 - - 71.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.7 - - 78.1 - - 77.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.7 - - 68.7 - - 70.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 118 - - -4 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3157 - - 891 - - 116 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 65 - - 83 - - 87 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 15 - - 17 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] 98658 11 079 15 075 11 074 98658 91203 10 144 3 066 16 055 91203 85474 12 133 6 076 15 045 85474 80720 9 102 8 075 13 034 80720 76631 11 076 10 076 10 062 76631 73026 12 079 9 088 6 081 73026 69772 11 078 9 088 5 092 69772 66787 7 058 8 060 5 052 66787 64015 7 016 6 058 6 354 64015 61330 10 332 5 011 14 325 61330 58529 14 316 10 321 12 308 58529 55621 15 290 18 300 14 298 55621 52844 18 285 25 290 22 296 52844 50350 21 276 32 274 32 269 50350 48136 22 262 28 243 37 269 48136 46147 26 270 28 259 41 263 46147 44342 37 259 37 247 45 259 44342 42686 39 241 39 238 49 263 42686 41144 36 235 41 244 54 271 41144 39690 35 237 42 244 56 272 39690 38311 34 243 40 241 53 270 38311 36971 32 239 37 241 49 255 36971 35603 26 237 36 242 51 246 35603 34178 25 241 35 242 51 243 34178 32697 20 241 33 239 51 247 32697 31146 15 245 31 238 52 252 31146 29514 15 246 31 237 49 256 29514 27804 19 249 32 238 44 253 27804 26016 25 254 34 241 40 249 26016 24152 31 257 34 248 36 252 24152 22215 34 255 32 256 31 259 22215 20196 32 251 31 259 24 260 20196 18090 32 254 30 264 26 276 18090 15947 35 256 31 275 25 285 15947 13885 39 260 30 276 26 308 13885 12007 39 255 31 268 26 316 12007 10331 36 247 34 259 23 298 10331 8842 34 238 33 252 27 260 8842 7520 32 233 32 244 28 255 7520 6347 31 235 32 234 29 242 6347 5310 31 232 32 228 29 232 5310 4396 29*224 30 225 28 226 4396 3587 27*211 29 225 26 222 3587 2863 27 208 28 225 24 220 2863 2223 26 207 25 225 21 219 2223 1690 25 206 22*226 18 216 1690 1280 24 205 20*226 14 214 1280 998 23 205 17 226 11*212 998 827 21 204 15 225 9*211 827 729 16 204 11 224 7 212 729 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