DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/03 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 54.4 - - 62.8 - - 66.5 - - 66.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 99 - - 216 - - 171 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1110 - - 5492 - - 4979 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 710 - - 4413 - - 3885 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1850 - - 6232 - - 5719 - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1907 - - 1550 - - 1901 - - 6864 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 204 - - 438 - - 390 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 26 - - 31 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 212 - - 215 - - 225 - - 206 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 10 - - 17 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -10 - - 7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1410 - - 219 - - -1090 - - -5257 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3260 - - 6013 - - 6810 - - 5985 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3881 - - -1541 - - -2968 - - -6700 ODpotential blCL - - - 5731 - - 7773 - - 8687 - - 7428 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 100 - - 93 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 120 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.4 - - 62.8 - - 66.5 - - 66.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.8 - - 39.0 - - 39.1 - - 42.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.0 - - 61.9 - - 66.0 - - 68.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.6 - - 37.7 - - 38.3 - - 42.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 99 - - 216 - - 171 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1110 - - 5492 - - 4979 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 56 - - 100 - - 72 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 97731 13 263 21 276 16 274 16 276 97731 90334 16 247 18 250 13 282 13 275 90334 84649 7 259 14 227 14 266 15 277 84649 79899 4 255 14 207 16 246 17 263 79899 75784 6 258 11 210 15 239 15 266 75784 72129 10 261 12 242 16 227 17 260 72129 68809 20 252 19 238 20 232 24 252 68809 65751 24 242 18 255 25 245 23 263 65751 62915 29 257 27 263 27 256 23 267 62915 60160 31 259 31 257 29 265 22 275 60160 57277 30 254 29 263 34 268 32 275 57277 54290 33 276 33 266 38 266 33 270 54290 51440 37 278 36 262 36 270 36 279 51440 48876 48 277 37 265 40 268 39 276 48876 46581 48 273 32 273 32 260 42 284 46581 44513 43 274 38 289 39 284 49 289 44513 42644 47 287 50 286 54 282 51 280 42644 40935 51 283 59 283 56 273 46 271 40935 39354 53 285 67 284 56 272 45 286 39354 37891 64 289 74 283 61 282 55 292 37891 36537 70 290 77 281 74 289 63 294 36537 35246 72 291 78 283 80 288 72 294 35246 33943 75 292 78 282 78 285 77 291 33943 32597 77 293 76 282 74 285 76 290 32597 31205 76 292 75 284 71 285 74 291 31205 29750 73 293 73 288 68 283 72 292 29750 28220 69 296 68 290 63 286 68 290 28220 26612 65 305 61 296 59 290 66 288 26612 24926 56 305 60 302 58 289 64 289 24926 23161 50 303 57 301 58 286 62 290 23161 21322 50 307 52 298 58 285 60 287 21322 19404 49 307 52 292 60 284 65 287 19404 17403 47 304 54 290 65 283 68 291 17403 15359 40 298 58 291 65 282 61 292 15359 13383 32 290 57 282 51 284 52 290 13383 11584 30 281 48 269 51 286 46 284 11584 9985 25 282 36 256 52 284 41 271 9985 8562 26 282 29 250 47 276 37 264 8562 7294 21 271 26*239 42 264 33 259 7294 6165 16 256 26*221 37*249 30 250 6165 5164 17 253 27 216 34*238 28 238 5164 4280 21 247 27 215 33 230 27 233 4280 3498 23 233 27 215 32 224 26 229 3498 2797 25 223 26 214 31 222 25 226 2797 2177 24*218 26 213 31 221 24 222 2177 1659 20*213 25 213 30 220 22 218 1659 1262 19 212 24 212 29 219 19 214 1262 988 18 212 23 212 28 219 16 211 988 822 16 211 21 212 25 218 13*209 822 727 13 211 17 211 20 218 8*206 727 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