DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 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 - - - - - - 87.2 - - 88.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 353 - - 233 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6292 - - 7150 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5265 - - 5727 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7032 - - 7890 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1939 - - 1248 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 534 - - 487 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 044 - - 069 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1696 - - -1322 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8729 - - 9213 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4600 - - -6309 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11632 - - 14199 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 68 - - 70 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 87.2 - - 88.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 51.4 - - 50.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 85.2 - - 86.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.4 - - 49.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 353 - - 233 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6292 - - 7150 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - - 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] 98455 14 064 9 342 98455 91020 14 045 7 082 91020 85284 10 047 14 098 85284 80516 13 051 18 074 80516 76423 16 046 19 041 76423 72835 14 047 15 030 72835 69603 11 043 12 033 69603 66619 10 034 10 018 66619 63842 12 014 11 336 63842 61155 14 337 15 313 61155 58367 14 315 14 306 58367 55486 20 316 20 302 55486 52751 25 304 25 294 52751 50324 29 306 26 304 50324 48176 40 298 31 304 48176 46244 57 273 45 279 46244 44477 57 274 51 271 44477 42830 56 278 51 271 42830 41285 55 278 49 276 41285 39824 53 280 48 280 39824 38439 50 282 44 288 38439 37092 46 284 43 288 37092 35714 45 285 45 288 35714 34275 47 288 45 289 34275 32778 42 296 41 299 32778 31212 31 301 34 310 31212 29572 25 299 27 318 29572 27860 22 317 25 312 27860 26068 21 303 23 306 26068 24193 16 307 19 314 24193 22248 9 346 9 358 22248 20228 8 043 10 032 20228 18119 12 051 11 035 18119 15962 11 053 10 054 15962 13882 10 045 10 083 13882 11994 10 036 10 097 11994 10322 11 039 10 080 10322 8841 19 026 10*060 8841 7527 19*025 10*064 7527 6360 16*032 10 066 6360 5323 13 043 11 067 5323 4407 13 044 11 069 4407 3597 12 046 11 070 3597 2872 12 046 11 072 2872 2230 12 047 11 072 2230 1694 12 047 11 073 1694 1282 11 048 11 073 1282 999 11 048 11 074 999 827 10 048 10 074 827 729 10 048 9 074 729 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