DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/19 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.7 - - 74.6 - - 68.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 17 - - 26 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2216 - - 1519 - - 1205 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 712 - - 712 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2956 - - 2259 - - 1945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1303 - - 2108 - - 1577 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 177 - - 161 - - 80 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 23 - - 22 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 226 - - 239 - - 298 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 15 - - 13 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -3 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1261 - - 924 - - 430 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1695 - - 1335 - - 1515 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 385 - - -37 - - -905 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2571 - - 2296 - - 2850 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 95 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2350 - - 1970 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.7 - - 74.6 - - 68.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.3 - - 70.8 - - 64.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.8 - - 74.7 - - 69.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.4 - - 70.1 - - 63.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 17 - - 26 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2216 - - 1519 - - 1205 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 99 - - 79 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 15 - - 13 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] 98113 8 164 3 189 4 004 98113 90710 9 128 7 167 6 108 90710 85055 15 099 10 148 6 103 85055 80351 12 094 6 144 5 034 80351 76295 5 095 9 095 2 129 76295 72717 4 114 9 115 7 163 72717 69470 6 134 10 158 8 165 69470 66494 6 184 10 191 10 218 66494 63760 8 243 13 200 17 208 63760 61128 13 248 9 249 10 229 61128 58381 34 243 28 256 23 261 58381 55520 39 230 37 241 31 247 55520 52781 33 227 42 231 40 242 52781 50332 34 220 42 215 38 233 50332 48141 27 213 34 214 39 228 48141 46135 17 247 29 223 45 237 46135 44296 40 259 39 249 43 237 44296 42612 53 238 44 248 43 239 42612 41059 49 228 49 242 48 231 41059 39602 37 214 34 219 42 206 39602 38228 27 210 23 218 40 194 38228 36899 27 228 27 223 34 208 36899 35543 28 239 30 226 34 218 35543 34127 30 257 31 226 36 224 34127 32654 31 260 31 224 41 237 32654 31110 29 249 32 216 42 244 31110 29482 28 240 32 210 41 243 29482 27770 27 240 33 216 39 238 27770 25977 31 246 34 224 39 238 25977 24106 35 251 29 230 38 253 24106 22161 32 250 21 237 35 265 22161 20140 31 247 21 252 32 272 20140 18037 30 253 27 263 28 271 18037 15895 37 225 28 273 23 258 15895 13824 38 229 24 276 22 243 13824 11936 39 242 16 269 28 252 11936 10258 36 249 21 239 36 249 10258 8769 29 245 29 233 34 248 8769 7446 28 230 31 236 34 251 7446 6272 33 226 31 238 33 253 6272 5238 37 237 31 239 25 246 5238 4331 36 238 30 238 19 248 4331 3534 33*234 29 238 17 259 3534 2821 29*230 28*238 14 288 2821 2193 26 227 26*238 15*298 2193 1669 24 225 24 239 15*299 1669 1268 22 225 22 239 14 298 1268 992 20 224 19 240 13 298 992 824 18 224 17 240 12 298 824 728 14 223 13 240 9 297 728 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