DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/16 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 - - - - - - 74.1 - - 79.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 61 - - 12 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1548 - - 2693 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 712 - - 712 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2288 - - 3433 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 869 - - 2979 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 201 - - 186 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 222 - - 219 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 940 - - 629 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1348 - - 2805 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 305 - - -628 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1983 - - 4061 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 86 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2920 - - 3190 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.1 - - 79.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.1 - - 69.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.8 - - 79.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.2 - - 67.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 61 - - 12 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1548 - - 2693 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 44 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 14 - - - 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] 98133 2 006 9 273 98133 90700 3 328 4 203 90700 84994 9 285 5 293 84994 80261 13 252 15 290 80261 76166 6 236 11 260 76166 72545 1 017 7 218 72545 69280 5 305 4 271 69280 66288 12 279 7 284 66288 63519 17 263 16 259 63519 60834 16 249 15 251 60834 58023 17 249 27 269 58023 55109 23 255 30 262 55109 52345 23 262 32 262 52345 49877 22 275 35 265 49877 47673 26 277 35 265 47673 45666 26 268 34 263 45666 43822 21 254 33 263 43822 42124 24 267 33 267 42124 40559 33 268 34 281 40559 39111 46 242 39 291 39111 37756 40 223 37 288 37756 36444 39 220 38 269 36444 35108 38 219 36 248 35108 33718 34 223 36 241 33718 32273 32 229 35 243 32273 30759 32 231 35 246 30759 29162 34 230 35 246 29162 27486 31 235 32 248 27486 25731 27 246 40 253 25731 23896 25 266 37 261 23896 21984 33 274 27 261 21984 19992 30 288 22 268 19992 17923 22 311 14 303 17923 15818 20 313 15 323 15818 13788 17 303 12 313 13788 11936 15 300 7 267 11936 10282 14 287 9 225 10282 8809 13 240 16 204 8809 7498 19 229 23 221 7498 6332 19 230 25 229 6332 5300 18 240 24 229 5300 4390 20 244 21 227 4390 3584 23 240 17*224 3584 2863 23*236 15*221 2863 2224 18*226 13 220 2224 1690 17 223 13 219 1690 1280 16 221 12 218 1280 998 15 220 11 218 998 827 14 219 10 218 827 729 11 219 9 218 729 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