DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/21 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.4 - - 68.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 403 - - 82 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3568 - - 3566 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3174 - - 2340 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4308 - - 4306 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 713 - - 1142 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 459 - - 273 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 082 - - 072 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2361 - - -2424 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6670 - - 6730 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9890 - - -9825 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14198 - - 14131 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 92 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 50 - - 130 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.4 - - 68.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 41.9 - - 41.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 66.4 - - 67.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 41.0 - - 40.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 403 - - 82 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3568 - - 3566 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 66 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - 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] 98196 13 119 11 121 98196 90740 9 106 12 118 90740 85010 7 117 3 124 85010 80274 2 159 2 296 80274 76203 1 309 9 003 76203 72604 6 326 8 309 72604 69340 7 255 9 215 69340 66340 10 190 14 218 66340 63558 4 235 13 229 63558 60861 17 266 19 236 60861 58049 28 246 17 246 58049 55137 38 236 32 249 55137 52364 40 225 33 240 52364 49864 41 245 37 244 49864 47637 63 243 66 234 47637 45655 72 224 71 221 45655 43861 57 224 62 222 43861 42213 80 259 73 263 42213 40687 98 260 85 260 40687 39253 76 256 79 255 39253 37892 65 246 79 258 37892 36569 68 243 64 246 36569 35219 67 240 59 234 35219 33809 65 236 58 232 33809 32341 59 234 58 232 32341 30800 55 235 54 235 30800 29177 51 229 51 231 29177 27478 51 219 51 235 27478 25700 46 229 45 238 25700 23849 32 259 34 238 23849 21930 32 253 28 238 21930 19933 32 233 30 244 19933 17851 23 221 27 242 17851 15720 18 248 20 237 15720 13659 15 266 14 245 13659 11778 16 257 15 238 11778 10110 15 242 15 218 10110 8634 11 189 11 201 8634 7324 12 168 8 165 7324 6169 14 139 11 117 6169 5157 18*097 15*082 5157 4270 18*084 16*072 4270 3488 18 082 16 071 3488 2789 19 082 16 072 2789 2172 19 082 16 072 2172 1656 18 082 15 072 1656 1260 18 082 15 073 1260 988 17 083 14 073 988 822 16 082 13 073 822 727 14 083 11 073 727 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