DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/18 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 - - - - - - 74.8 - - 72.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 27 - - 1 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1139 - - 666 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 712 - - 712 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1879 - - 1406 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1469 - - 2543 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 144 - - 67 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 226 - - 204 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 789 - - 386 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1090 - - 1020 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 210 - - -348 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1669 - - 1754 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2610 - - 1700 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.8 - - 72.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.0 - - 70.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.8 - - 72.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.3 - - 69.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 27 - - 1 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1139 - - 666 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 16 - - - 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] 97959 9 124 4 115 97959 90588 9 096 3 104 90588 84943 2 137 1 198 84943 80245 2 220 8 159 80245 76196 6 127 8 149 76196 72629 3 139 5 114 72629 69398 2 227 2 251 69398 66424 8 207 7 247 66424 63695 2 234 13 256 63695 61075 17 237 17 244 61075 58326 19 221 22 237 58326 55469 27 241 38 241 55469 52750 37 250 38 235 52750 50294 38 246 34 247 50294 48077 42 240 41 258 48077 46065 50 239 54 249 46065 44238 53 235 54 237 44238 42572 46 239 59 240 42572 41037 46 257 56 243 41037 39602 52 258 51 238 39602 38240 60 250 51 236 38240 36912 60 245 51 236 36912 35553 58 238 51 236 35553 34133 53 233 48 233 34133 32656 49 232 44 228 32656 31107 47 230 41 221 31107 29475 40 227 38 217 29475 27762 38 236 34 221 27762 25966 34 236 33 227 25966 24091 31 226 30 218 24091 22142 34 210 29 209 22142 20113 33 209 29 206 20113 17999 30 217 29 203 17999 15846 37 213 29 199 15846 13779 37 219 25 197 13779 11907 34 221 23 199 11907 10246 37 222 28 204 10246 8773 36 227 34 213 8773 7465 34 234 35 218 7465 6302 31 238 33 218 6302 5271 30 236 29 215 5271 4362 32 229 26 211 4362 3559 31 227 24 209 3559 2842 28 226 23 209 2842 2207 24*227 22 210 2207 1679 20*226 18*208 1679 1274 17 226 15*205 1274 995 15 226 12 204 995 825 13 226 11 203 825 728 10 226 7 203 728 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