DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/02 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 - - - - - - 80.6 - - 81.5 - - 78.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 381 - - 254 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 8023 - - 8080 - - 4423 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 6682 - - 6503 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 8763 - - 8820 - - 5163 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 507 - - 548 - - 2888 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 593 - - 520 - - 118 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 068 - - 064 - - 080 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1524 - - -1461 - - -4388 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 10288 - - 10282 - - 9551 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9256 - - -8810 - - -12627 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 18019 - - 17630 - - 17790 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 55 - - 59 - - 46 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.6 - - 81.5 - - 78.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 37.9 - - 38.9 - - 39.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.7 - - 80.0 - - 78.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 36.7 - - 37.7 - - 38.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 381 - - 254 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 8023 - - 8080 - - 4423 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 98542 16 080 16 102 15 078 98542 91051 16 093 9 095 15 063 91051 85320 18 111 17 092 11 060 85320 80587 23 119 17 083 14 073 80587 76515 24 088 17 090 18 082 76515 72926 24 064 20 092 15 069 72926 69685 20 057 21 079 11 089 69685 66691 17 043 19 058 16 066 66691 63909 12 019 18 032 16 031 63909 61223 15 021 13 001 10 004 61223 58415 23 002 19 349 16 007 58415 55497 28 338 28 333 27 343 55497 52729 35 308 33 335 36 334 52729 50253 34 309 38 318 39 327 50253 48061 36 318 48 317 43 315 48061 46093 44 310 50 306 41 314 46093 44282 46 319 41 304 40 332 44282 42612 64 324 42 322 47 338 42612 41064 81 325 50 338 51 338 41064 39612 77 326 50 346 50 338 39612 38239 67 328 42 337 49 337 38239 36905 65 332 33 327 43 332 36905 35545 57 344 28 332 33 334 35545 34130 51 351 25 344 26 360 34130 32665 47 351 27 349 28 013 32665 31133 36 347 28 348 27 013 31133 29518 21 355 24 356 25 018 29518 27821 19 030 23 002 23 022 27821 26040 21 036 23 010 23 029 26040 24174 24 040 24 023 24 037 24174 22226 23 046 25 032 23 039 22226 20190 20 048 22 028 18 039 20190 18064 25 054 18 020 15 032 18064 15892 22 064 15 039 11 031 15892 13800 15 051 12 040 6 022 13800 11906 17 038 17 037 9 022 11906 10228 18*041 19*040 13 033 10228 8745 12*061 12*054 13 038 8745 7439 12 064 12 056 14 046 7439 6283 12 066 12 058 15 052 6283 5258 13 067 12 062 15*061 5258 4353 13 069 12 065 15*069 4353 3554 13 070 12 068 15 076 3554 2838 13 070 12 070 15 080 2838 2205 13 071 12 071 15 082 2205 1678 13 071 12 072 15 083 1678 1273 13 071 12 074 15 084 1273 994 13 072 12 074 14 086 994 825 12 072 11 074 12 086 825 728 11 072 10 074 10 086 728 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