DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/30 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 - - - - - - 83.6 - - 84.4 - - 80.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 344 - - 233 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4727 - - 4867 - - 4547 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4022 - - 3962 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5467 - - 5607 - - 5287 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1203 - - 1462 - - 1676 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 481 - - 428 - - 108 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 096 - - 095 - - 100 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -5894 - - -4543 - - -3446 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 11361 - - 10150 - - 8734 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12858 - - -10463 - - -10267 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 18325 - - 16070 - - 15554 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 92 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.6 - - 84.4 - - 80.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 36.3 - - 42.4 - - 44.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.7 - - 83.0 - - 81.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 35.1 - - 41.3 - - 43.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 344 - - 233 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4727 - - 4867 - - 4547 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 15 - - 69 - - 78 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 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] 98429 17 129 6 176 13 068 98429 90981 13 128 14 107 7 090 90981 85256 17 106 18 091 6 106 85256 80508 18 086 12 099 9 073 80508 76417 19 070 11 097 9 064 76417 72806 17 051 8 091 8 034 72806 69534 13 034 7 052 8 029 69534 66528 14 022 10 030 9 028 66528 63752 13 354 12 016 14 004 63752 61079 12 339 14 356 16 347 61079 58303 19 328 18 346 17 338 58303 55438 26 314 23 333 21 324 55438 52721 29 308 27 324 24 316 52721 50290 31 305 31 309 28 317 50290 48116 31 298 34 293 29 294 48116 46152 35 288 35 288 31 280 46152 44358 32 280 36 280 35 279 44358 42701 23 275 33 271 37 274 42701 41153 16 248 28 260 26 263 41153 39697 12 239 22 262 21 266 39697 38319 12 243 21 262 20 272 38319 36978 14 244 18 260 21 271 36978 35607 15 245 17 259 20 274 35607 34177 16 244 16 262 18 279 34177 32692 16 244 17 266 16 283 32692 31137 14 254 15 274 11 297 31137 29498 12 265 12 283 10 316 29498 27779 8 281 9 279 13 302 27779 25978 9 273 10 254 13 278 25978 24097 7 263 11 247 16 266 24097 22143 2 280 3 223 11 259 22143 20118 2 099 4 100 4 104 20118 18012 7 163 4 090 3 133 18012 15864 7 146 4 087 2 127 15864 13795 10 116 5 124 2 091 13795 11913 10 099 5 142 3 082 11913 10245 8 091 6 120 5 112 10245 8769 7 075 8 108 7 123 8769 7460 7 067 9 098 8 103 7460 6300 8*083 11*098 10*097 6300 5274 12*097 12*097 11*097 5274 4368 12 097 12 096 12 099 4368 3567 13 097 13 095 13 100 3567 2849 13 096 13 095 13 100 2849 2213 13 096 13 094 14 101 2213 1683 13 095 13 094 13 101 1683 1276 13 095 13 093 13 102 1276 996 13 094 12 093 12 101 996 826 12 094 12 093 11 101 826 728 11 094 11 093 8 100 728 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