DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/26 Silvercreek_IL 595ft pt32094@38.850,-89.766,540ft SPONSORED BY: Barry Marcus BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.2 degF 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 - - - - - - 75.4 - - 74.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - 4 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1203 - - 381 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 558 - - 558 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1798 - - 976 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1658 - - 1788 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 151 - - 51 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 187 - - 186 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 671 - - 250 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1127 - - 726 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 271 - - -236 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1527 - - 1212 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1170 - - 1180 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.4 - - 74.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.9 - - 72.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.3 - - 74.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.4 - - 72.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - 4 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1203 - - 381 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 99 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 17 - - - 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] 99073 33 107 16 101 99073 91585 23 089 22 097 91585 85810 23 093 22 104 85810 81018 22 096 21 098 81018 76908 22 092 17 095 76908 73281 14 069 15 124 73281 69992 8 080 8 100 69992 66972 5 154 1 050 66972 64180 6 175 1 311 64180 61485 3 093 6 233 61485 58679 9 288 4 276 58679 55797 21 279 31 291 55797 53094 32 274 36 269 53094 50668 31 277 34 252 50668 48469 40 286 32 278 48469 46474 51 284 54 284 46474 44667 57 282 61 271 44667 43007 58 277 57 261 43007 41457 56 271 53 260 41457 39992 52 263 51 263 39992 38602 49 258 50 267 38602 37248 48 257 50 269 37248 35864 46 259 47 270 35864 34422 48 264 39 266 34422 32924 51 272 36 259 32924 31353 46 281 33 258 31353 29698 32 265 34 255 29698 27960 34 252 36 260 27960 26140 36 260 33 266 26140 24240 32 268 30 271 24240 22268 28 278 33 278 22268 20220 20 281 28 278 20220 18085 19 266 25 274 18085 15907 21 264 24 280 15907 13809 22 255 22 280 13809 11903 22 251 26 264 11903 10212 21 254 29 254 10212 8710 20 251 27 245 8710 7377 18 240 26 235 7377 6196 19 227 28 223 6196 5153 20 221 28 210 5153 4235 22 216 24 201 4235 3425 22 211 19 198 3425 2701 19 204 14 199 2701 2062 16*198 12 205 2062 1530 13*190 8 201 1530 1122 12 188 5*194 1122 842 11 186 3*188 842 672 9 186 3 185 672 575 8 185 2 183 575 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