DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/01 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 - - - 49.4 - - 51.3 - - 53.5 - - 51.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 157 - - 132 - - 35 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3164 - - 3875 - - 5676 - - 289 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2526 - - 2950 - - 2922 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3904 - - 4615 - - 6416 - - 1029 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2960 - - 3418 - - 3766 - - 6701 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 331 - - 335 - - 254 - - 39 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 10 - - 12 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 341 - - 336 - - 312 - - 313 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 7 - - 8 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -4 - - -2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1229 - - 892 - - 1177 - - -3484 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2675 - - 3724 - - 5239 - - 4514 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -34 - - 239 - - 314 - - -4202 ODpotential blCL - - - 3938 - - 4376 - - 6102 - - 5231 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 98 - - 99 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 130 - - 120 - - 110 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.4 - - 51.3 - - 53.5 - - 51.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.4 - - 37.6 - - 33.1 - - 34.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.7 - - 50.4 - - 53.4 - - 52.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.1 - - 36.4 - - 31.9 - - 33.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 157 - - 132 - - 35 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3164 - - 3875 - - 5676 - - 289 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 20 - - 93 - - 97 - - 69 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 97518 14 235 22 238 21 266 19 267 97518 90104 13 240 14 234 21 254 16 259 90104 84452 9 214 10 238 18 231 13 253 84452 79785 6 212 4 246 10 215 11 227 79785 75749 1 117 3 242 6 228 7 196 75749 72156 2 321 5 232 7 224 5 248 72156 68888 11 257 9 219 9 272 9 283 68888 65867 15 240 13 240 19 254 18 260 65867 63041 15 265 19 251 21 245 20 252 63041 60271 16 261 22 259 24 261 24 263 60271 57380 24 262 29 252 35 257 35 274 57380 54408 34 269 35 260 40 259 39 265 54408 51582 46 270 42 268 43 263 39 260 51582 49034 48 270 47 272 44 263 42 263 49034 46746 49 274 50 273 46 265 47 265 46746 44666 56 272 55 270 51 267 52 267 44666 42763 60 267 63 265 59 266 59 270 42763 41011 67 266 71 264 66 265 66 270 41011 39388 80 265 81 261 72 264 73 265 39388 37878 91 263 85 259 81 260 83 259 37878 36466 101 265 96 259 87 258 87 256 36466 35114 111 265 110 258 97 258 94 255 35114 33753 117 263 116 258 106 258 100 255 33753 32353 117 263 124 259 115 259 107 256 32353 30910 108 263 122 259 118 260 112 256 30910 29404 87 266 110 261 111 261 112 258 29404 27824 81 273 95 263 104 261 109 260 27824 26177 79 276 84 265 94 261 93 262 26177 24465 70 274 70 269 86 263 72 264 24465 22694 61 276 61 270 73 264 51 272 22694 20866 56 281 58 267 60 262 39 280 20866 18969 47 283 54 264 52 266 36 282 18969 16991 38 289 48 273 46 271 38 281 16991 14964 31 295 46 280 43 280 39 281 14964 13016 31 301 37 285 36 289 36 285 13016 11261 34 302 31 292 25 296 29 288 11261 9706 32 311 26 306 23 296 24 284 9706 8321 32 322 24 312 22 296 22 283 8321 7087 32 330 21 317 17*298 17 292 7087 5991 28 335 19 321 15*303 13 306 5991 5020 25 335 15*326 14 306 12 317 5020 4163 23*336 13*330 13 309 12 321 4163 3406 19*338 11 333 12 313 11 321 3406 2728 18 340 10 337 11 315 11 319 2728 2128 16 341 9 338 11 317 11 318 2128 1628 16 342 9 339 10 319 11 316 1628 1243 15 342 9 341 10 320 10*315 1243 979 14 342 8 341 10 320 10*314 979 818 13 342 8 341 9 321 8 313 818 726 11 342 7 341 8 322 7 312 726 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