DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/23 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.6 - - 76.3 - - 72.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 221 - - 129 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2842 - - 3781 - - 1770 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2419 - - 2830 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3582 - - 4521 - - 2510 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1401 - - 2334 - - 3010 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 351 - - 323 - - 92 W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 292 - - 241 - - 218 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - 8 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -38 - - 294 - - 40 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3620 - - 4228 - - 2470 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1005 - - -47 - - -778 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4587 - - 4568 - - 3288 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 94 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 30 - - 300 - - 500 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.6 - - 76.3 - - 72.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.1 - - 60.2 - - 64.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.2 - - 75.4 - - 72.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.5 - - 59.7 - - 63.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 221 - - 129 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2842 - - 3781 - - 1770 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 89 - - 77 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - 12 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] 98443 21 110 9 162 5 050 98443 90988 17 089 6 114 6 087 90988 85246 9 065 7 092 10 110 85246 80485 2 057 4 140 6 091 80485 76386 6 119 7 160 3 073 76386 72771 8 124 7 097 2 043 72771 69506 5 140 4 064 3 309 69506 66505 2 253 2 051 2 254 66505 63714 8 228 1 187 3 175 63714 60996 9 209 8 245 3 315 60996 58160 15 232 21 236 20 254 58160 55224 21 228 26 219 27 233 55224 52431 21 223 20 206 28 227 52431 49936 28 225 22 229 22 227 49936 47719 36 224 28 232 30 240 47719 45737 35 217 33 230 45 231 45737 43956 28 213 32 224 42 212 43956 42328 24 217 22 215 33 188 42328 40807 22 225 11 276 33 188 40807 39366 21 222 19 280 34 194 39366 37997 22 220 21 288 46 220 37997 36669 21 219 24 286 58 228 36669 35316 19 222 25 285 56 232 35316 33907 21 222 21 286 43 235 33907 32443 23 217 19 284 32 234 32443 30907 25 214 18 273 27 227 30907 29287 24 213 24 232 26 222 29287 27581 23 218 33 225 27 215 27581 25792 22 223 30 226 32 218 25792 23928 22 233 27 232 39 233 23928 21994 18 245 22 234 30 232 21994 19987 17 248 18 237 23 220 19987 17898 13 252 14 246 18 231 17898 15771 13 264 12 244 14 241 15771 13724 14 270 10 247 12 237 13724 11863 14 265 10 240 10 236 11863 10206 13 267 8 237 10 239 10206 8734 12 279 9 243 7 247 8734 7426 9 269 9 254 6 252 7426 6268 5 302 7 260 3 252 6268 5244 8 317 6*257 3 234 5244 4342 8*309 6*253 5 223 4342 3545 7*294 6 247 8 219 3545 2832 7 292 7 242 9*219 2832 2202 6 291 7 240 10*219 2202 1676 6 292 7 238 10 218 1676 1272 5 290 7 237 11 218 1272 994 5 291 7 236 10 218 994 825 5 290 7 235 10 218 825 728 4 291 6 235 8 218 728 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