DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/31 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 - - - - - - 67.9 - - 79.8 - - 80.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 29 - - 105 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 382 - - 2748 - - 3494 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 711 - - 1965 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1122 - - 3488 - - 4234 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1282 - - 2705 - - 1961 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 93 - - 272 - - 85 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 14 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 001 - - 134 - - 171 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -5 - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3413 - - -4858 - - -4043 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4535 - - 8347 - - 8278 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9128 - - -9454 - - -9165 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10250 - - 12942 - - 13399 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 40 - - 100 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.9 - - 79.8 - - 80.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.8 - - 45.8 - - 46.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.6 - - 79.0 - - 80.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.5 - - 45.0 - - 46.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 29 - - 105 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 382 - - 2748 - - 3494 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 98 - - 78 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - 6 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] 98611 7 138 11 064 2 018 98611 91105 13 100 5 060 8 024 91105 85355 9 068 9 081 10 051 85355 80587 12 063 13 084 14 055 80587 76471 14 054 16 077 15 054 76471 72828 11 053 13 056 15 041 72828 69537 14 051 10 046 15 026 69537 66537 14 045 12 030 14 017 66537 63777 12 012 13 006 14 001 63777 61108 15 346 15 347 16 347 61108 58325 21 327 20 322 18 328 58325 55437 27 312 22 312 22 314 55437 52689 28 294 27 302 25 309 52689 50228 24 303 27 305 30 303 50228 48031 27 300 32 301 24 299 48031 46050 31 284 31 280 27 300 46050 44252 25 289 21 292 26 298 44252 42600 23 268 24 288 29 279 42600 41055 18 251 27 265 19 265 41055 39598 17 237 22 250 11 265 39598 38217 26 228 13 260 7 267 38217 36879 24 234 17 266 8 295 36879 35515 19 256 19 255 14 283 35515 34095 15 253 20 267 20 280 34095 32621 16 253 23 293 27 280 32621 31076 19 268 23 292 26 282 31076 29448 21 276 24 283 24 281 29448 27738 23 283 25 278 25 272 27738 25946 22 282 25 289 26 278 25946 24077 20 282 26 295 25 278 24077 22136 11 269 27 289 23 274 22136 20112 9 272 25 279 21 273 20112 18004 8 272 23 275 21 271 18004 15857 10 259 21 276 23 285 15857 13790 11 255 22 273 26 300 13790 11916 11 258 21 273 29 304 11916 10253 12 267 20 268 30 311 10253 8775 19 266 17 258 26 313 8775 7460 21 259 12 266 17 298 7460 6294 11 250 9 274 9 273 6294 5263 2 190 5 272 6 218 5263 4359 2 079 1 233 7*192 4359 3560 2 094 2*129 6*183 3560 2844 2 095 3*124 6 176 2844 2210 3 058 3 130 5 171 2210 1681 4 022 4 133 5 166 1681 1275 7*002 4 138 5 165 1275 995 7*001 4 142 4 163 995 825 7 001 3 141 4 162 825 728 6 001 3 143 3 161 728 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