DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/10 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.7 - - 87.5 - - 83.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 105 - - 20 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3725 - - 4337 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2838 - - 2273 - - 713 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4465 - - 5077 - - 730 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1212 - - 2464 - - 4881 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 330 - - 247 - - 22 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 21 - - 24 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 214 - - 216 - - 186 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - -8 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 801 - - 1268 - - -1535 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3664 - - 3809 - - 2266 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2945 - - -208 - - -3459 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7410 - - 5285 - - 4189 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 84 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2580 - - 2930 - - 3530 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.7 - - 87.5 - - 83.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.6 - - 72.7 - - 74.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 86.2 - - 87.4 - - 85.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.2 - - 71.4 - - 74.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 105 - - 20 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3725 - - 4337 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 25 - - 37 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - 19 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] 98739 30 080 21 083 15 088 98739 91260 18 082 22 079 19 077 91260 85524 17 075 22 079 18 075 85524 80791 13 072 15 078 20 063 80791 76730 8 093 10 065 20 047 76730 73152 10 098 9 077 13 046 73152 69913 12 088 12 081 14 080 69913 66933 12 073 13 074 15 085 66933 64185 6 117 10 059 15 077 64185 61536 9 124 2 091 6 021 61536 58791 6 108 4 165 4 213 58791 55946 4 248 9 246 11 244 55946 53226 14 232 20 222 25 246 53226 50776 23 236 29 241 28 246 50776 48558 30 251 33 246 41 252 48558 46528 39 260 39 246 44 252 46528 44671 41 256 38 248 38 260 44671 42968 39 249 27 247 35 265 42968 41388 35 246 23 233 32 262 41388 39904 28 243 26 230 28 247 39904 38507 26 227 26 231 19 249 38507 37156 29 212 22 246 16 249 37156 35778 32 207 24 253 15 251 35778 34343 32 212 25 260 16 266 34343 32853 25 231 23 262 20 270 32853 31293 24 231 21 265 22 265 31293 29651 28 240 23 261 28 266 29651 27927 35 261 26 250 37 266 27927 26123 36 258 31 244 40 261 26123 24244 37 247 39 252 37 256 24244 22295 37 238 41 253 33 248 22295 20272 32 235 41 244 29 248 20272 18171 25 229 38 239 30 255 18171 16032 30 230 37 238 33 258 16032 13970 37 230 38 234 35 254 13970 12091 33 234 39 230 37 252 12091 10415 31 237 36 228 38 247 10415 8923 31 237 33 227 38 237 8923 7595 31 237 30 225 35 226 7595 6416 28 234 29 222 31 216 6416 5371 25*228 28*220 29 209 5371 4448 22*218 26*217 29 205 4448 3631 22 215 25 216 29 203 3631 2898 22 214 25 216 28 202 2898 2249 21 213 24 216 27 201 2249 1707 21 212 23 215 25 198 1707 1290 20 212 22 215 21 194 1290 1003 19 212 21 215 17 190 1003 829 18 211 18 214 14*188 829 729 15 211 15 214 8*186 729 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