DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/17 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 - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.6 - - 72.0 - - 73.6 - - 72.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 57 - - 82 - - 58 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1810 - - 2335 - - 2931 - - 146 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 711 - - 1628 - - 1830 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2550 - - 3075 - - 3671 - - 886 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2735 - - 1959 - - 2037 - - 5711 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 207 - - 253 - - 251 - - 37 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 13 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 3 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 237 - - 150 - - 156 - - 173 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 0 - - 1 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -6 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 780 - - 951 - - 1355 - - -961 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1771 - - 2124 - - 2316 - - 1847 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 5 - - 280 - - 212 - - -2021 ODpotential blCL - - - 2545 - - 2795 - - 3459 - - 2907 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 98 - - 92 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 1170 - - 1660 - - 1980 - - 2310 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.6 - - 72.0 - - 73.6 - - 72.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 63.9 - - 64.8 - - 65.5 - - 66.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.2 - - 71.5 - - 73.3 - - 73.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 62.7 - - 63.5 - - 64.2 - - 65.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 57 - - 82 - - 58 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1810 - - 2335 - - 2931 - - 146 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 86 - - 93 - - 68 - - 78 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 12 - - 12 - - 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] 98464 20 094 18 107 15 064 18 058 98464 91073 21 085 19 095 21 090 21 085 91073 85399 22 093 16 096 21 086 24 095 85399 80686 16 101 16 119 17 103 16 095 80686 76614 17 126 12 116 14 106 13 120 76614 72999 12 116 10 132 6 155 5 100 72999 69715 4 135 8 155 9 184 3 267 69715 66692 8 223 10 180 16 216 10 265 66692 63893 11 230 12 188 21 207 16 241 63893 61187 18 254 14 250 18 218 19 233 61187 58350 31 251 24 258 18 242 21 244 58350 55377 45 245 42 249 37 258 36 258 55377 52520 47 233 51 236 46 252 45 257 52520 49952 39 229 47 233 44 249 44 253 49952 47663 34 250 42 245 41 250 43 250 47663 45591 44 268 44 249 41 250 40 251 45591 43694 53 265 44 244 41 248 39 254 43694 41948 57 256 43 241 38 246 35 253 41948 40338 62 250 41 247 35 248 30 254 40338 38849 64 243 44 247 34 252 23 260 38849 37460 63 237 42 239 34 249 24 263 37460 36128 59 234 41 235 34 243 27 252 36128 34783 59 230 44 239 31 243 27 243 34783 33393 57 229 48 239 30 245 28 239 33393 31958 54 231 46 237 31 245 27 237 31958 30457 52 234 43 236 31 245 23 241 30457 28878 52 234 42 239 24 254 16 256 28878 27223 54 237 41 244 22 266 10 285 27223 25487 48 245 31 248 23 275 7 314 25487 23672 30 261 25 254 23 282 10 303 23672 21783 22 274 18 261 22 279 15 300 21783 19814 24 283 15 272 16 267 16 294 19814 17759 21 285 14 292 10 261 9 270 17759 15661 11 273 10 274 8 244 7 233 15661 13635 10 263 8 241 9 227 6 260 13635 11791 11 252 10 224 10 251 7 264 11791 10156 11 272 7 208 10 267 7 275 10156 8705 11 291 3 261 7 274 8 291 8705 7413 6 283 2 325 6 288 5 307 7413 6265 3 229 2 037 4 335 3 319 6265 5246 3 237 1 089 2 032 2 316 5246 4347 5 266 2 139 3*141 2 300 4347 3551 6 261 3*149 6*156 2 221 3551 2838 6*253 3*149 7 156 4 189 2838 2206 6*240 4 150 7 156 5 182 2206 1679 6 238 4 150 7 156 6 180 1679 1274 6 237 3 150 8 156 7 176 1274 995 6 235 3 150 7 155 7*174 995 825 5 236 3 150 7 155 6*173 825 728 5 235 3 148 7 155 4 172 728 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