DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/20 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.4 - - 73.2 - - 68.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 354 - - 260 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3594 - - 4589 - - 2862 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3151 - - 3794 - - 711 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4334 - - 5329 - - 3602 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 718 - - 962 - - 2262 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 441 - - 433 - - 99 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 036 - - 027 - - 049 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -4 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -958 - - -2684 - - -3035 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5292 - - 8013 - - 6638 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8220 - - -9158 - - -10900 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12554 - - 14487 - - 14502 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 77 - - 85 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.4 - - 73.2 - - 68.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 46.9 - - 40.7 - - 41.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 65.5 - - 71.6 - - 68.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 45.9 - - 39.7 - - 41.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 354 - - 260 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3594 - - 4589 - - 2862 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 8 - - 39 - - 80 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 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] 98093 16 099 4 151 5 039 98093 90700 4 088 7 067 12 038 90700 85029 7 146 10 042 7 041 85029 80312 12 142 5 075 5 057 80312 76242 3 124 9 131 3 030 76242 72637 2 242 8 172 3 286 72637 69371 6 187 8 209 6 233 69371 66381 8 201 13 207 16 225 66381 63625 9 201 10 218 14 247 63625 60972 18 233 13 230 17 237 60972 58197 15 234 15 255 13 223 58197 55291 30 244 30 251 20 243 55291 52511 42 226 44 231 37 246 52511 50029 37 224 44 239 54 246 50029 47838 51 239 58 241 64 232 47838 45867 67 233 55 239 51 233 45867 44067 62 233 56 253 64 250 44067 42414 61 247 61 254 73 249 42414 40875 62 244 58 245 76 246 40875 39423 72 243 60 233 78 245 39423 38046 70 237 64 229 68 242 38046 36707 65 233 63 227 58 234 36707 35337 67 239 65 226 54 225 35337 33911 57 235 64 223 55 223 33911 32432 53 229 60 215 55 224 32432 30885 57 224 58 217 61 221 30885 29253 60 226 53 223 61 216 29253 27539 58 224 52 227 54 222 27539 25747 53 225 52 231 47 235 25747 23884 45 233 47 241 34 252 23884 21956 35 242 40 253 31 267 21956 19952 35 256 36 267 28 276 19952 17861 29 266 27 269 22 267 17861 15724 23 263 20 264 20 252 15724 13660 19 253 15 257 20 249 13660 11778 14 250 12 231 18 248 11778 10107 7 251 7 220 15 252 10107 8629 2 321 2 212 8 254 8629 7324 4 334 3 340 1 354 7324 6175 6 346 9*024 5 063 6175 5167 9*023 11*026 7 065 5167 4280 11*032 11 027 10*063 4280 3496 11 034 12 027 14*055 3496 2795 11 035 12 027 16 051 2795 2176 11 037 12 028 17 049 2176 1658 10 038 11 028 17 048 1658 1261 10 038 11 028 17 047 1261 988 9 039 11 028 16 047 988 822 9 040 10 028 14 047 822 727 8 039 9 029 11 046 727 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