DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/27 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 - - - - - - 83.5 - - 89.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 327 - - 203 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5655 - - 8231 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4727 - - 6490 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6395 - - 8971 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1907 - - 1467 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 502 - - 489 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 15 - - 13 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 037 - - 019 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 274 - - -3671 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6121 - - 12643 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -666 - - -8225 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7061 - - 17196 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 67 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 370 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.5 - - 89.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.0 - - 35.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.5 - - 87.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.4 - - 34.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 327 - - 203 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5655 - - 8231 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 48 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 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] 98552 15 092 5 032 98552 91111 11 082 9 069 91111 85360 11 063 11 089 85360 80567 13 078 13 082 80567 76452 14 073 16 082 76452 72834 15 053 14 090 72834 69587 15 062 9 058 69587 66620 12 074 5 360 66620 63864 6 026 2 278 63864 61186 10 319 7 270 61186 58391 14 258 12 277 58391 55486 21 237 21 277 55486 52714 24 250 25 262 52714 50230 26 264 25 257 50230 48018 33 261 30 261 48018 46022 39 251 37 270 46022 44204 40 248 41 269 44204 42528 38 248 42 269 42528 40968 36 249 46 266 40968 39503 32 251 47 258 39503 38119 27 256 35 252 38119 36779 29 258 29 254 36779 35416 31 255 23 265 35416 33998 30 246 19 279 33998 32526 27 244 20 284 32526 30986 22 246 21 290 30986 29366 20 249 20 296 29366 27666 21 251 19 294 27666 25886 19 259 18 291 25886 24027 16 267 17 293 24027 22092 10 274 17 302 22092 20078 9 278 16 304 20078 17980 10 269 10 309 17980 15846 7 262 6 357 15846 13794 2 321 8 014 13794 11930 9 021 8 017 11930 10275 5 024 10*027 10275 8806 6 075 9*021 8806 7500 6*046 8 021 7500 6338 7*032 8 021 6338 5305 7 031 7 020 5305 4393 7 032 7 019 4393 3587 6 034 6 018 3587 2864 6 038 6 017 2864 2225 6 043 5 017 2225 1690 5 046 5 015 1690 1281 5 049 4 015 1281 998 5 052 4 015 998 827 5 052 4 015 827 728 5 053 4 016 728 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