DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/03 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 - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.7 - - 80.3 - - 81.9 - - 78.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 237 - - 294 - - 196 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4316 - - 5624 - - 5742 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3539 - - 4660 - - 4549 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5056 - - 6364 - - 6482 - - 729 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1216 - - 789 - - 1380 - - 6169 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 410 - - 486 - - 430 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 14 - - 12 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 124 - - 151 - - 174 - - 180 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4266 - - -3746 - - -3208 - - -6607 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9323 - - 10110 - - 9691 - - 7336 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13337 - - -11801 - - -10590 - - -13489 ODpotential blCL - - - 18393 - - 18165 - - 17072 - - 14218 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 79 - - 74 - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.7 - - 80.3 - - 81.9 - - 78.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.7 - - 38.7 - - 42.1 - - 49.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.3 - - 78.6 - - 80.6 - - 79.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.9 - - 37.6 - - 41.2 - - 48.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 237 - - 294 - - 196 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4316 - - 5624 - - 5742 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 7 - - 17 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 7 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] 98599 20 106 23 093 20 092 16 086 98599 91140 19 089 13 110 14 090 19 078 91140 85448 19 105 18 131 8 078 14 071 85448 80726 22 114 18 142 8 077 9 086 80726 76632 23 099 17 116 12 108 7 096 76632 73005 20 081 22 077 16 094 10 081 73005 69731 17 064 19 058 15 076 10 074 69731 66726 15 055 15 045 10 056 10 061 66726 63933 14 046 14 033 8 046 9 029 63933 61233 15 025 11 013 10 023 11 010 61233 58442 18 354 13 005 13 005 13 006 58442 55562 22 341 15 345 17 345 18 358 55562 52815 21 339 17 314 19 325 24 335 52815 50345 22 318 16 307 19 311 26 314 50345 48141 16 303 15 310 13 304 17 308 48141 46161 22 323 31 325 37 326 32 322 46161 44378 29 310 44 306 41 313 34 320 44378 42746 23 321 31 319 34 319 32 330 42746 41219 33 340 33 333 33 330 34 329 41219 39775 42 335 23 329 36 327 42 332 39775 38402 39 333 18 341 39 333 44 328 38402 37065 29 315 20 326 30 329 37 330 37065 35698 25 318 23 319 22 309 37 328 35698 34275 16 328 20 321 17 305 31 328 34275 32799 12 342 13 323 17 307 19 316 32799 31254 7 317 6 343 19 288 18 289 31254 29627 7 295 4 000 14 276 20 283 29627 27916 7 287 5 288 10 260 19 273 27916 26122 4 282 8 256 11 258 19 260 26122 24248 3 227 11 254 11 258 18 261 24248 22299 4 207 10 258 8 262 17 254 22299 20264 3 163 7 260 4 249 13 253 20264 18139 2 092 5 247 5 221 10 243 18139 15965 4 165 4 237 6 217 10 243 15965 13867 6 177 4 222 4 221 5 240 13867 11961 6 154 4 225 2 236 4 163 11961 10272 6 152 5 202 2 225 5 152 10272 8780 6 160 6 185 4 194 4 182 8780 7462 5 122 7*158 6*154 8 163 7462 6300 5 117 7*145 6*156 10 156 6300 5272 2*130 7 145 6 161 10 161 5272 4366 2*124 7 147 6 167 10 165 4366 3563 5 124 7 149 6 174 10 169 3563 2846 5 124 6 151 7 178 9 173 2846 2211 5 124 6 154 7 182 9 176 2211 1681 5 124 6 157 7 186 9 177 1681 1275 5 124 6 159 7 186 9 179 1275 995 5 123 6 160 7 188 8 179 995 825 4 124 5 161 6 187 7*180 825 728 4 124 5 161 6 188 6*180 728 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