DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/09 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 - - - - - - 77.5 - - 78.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 281 - - 164 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6745 - - 8042 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5369 - - 6051 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7340 - - 8637 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2047 - - 1701 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 508 - - 453 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 17 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 221 - - 203 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 6 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -928 - - 188 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8269 - - 8450 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4130 - - -1300 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11470 - - 9937 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 63 - - 74 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.5 - - 78.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 43.2 - - 43.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.2 - - 77.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 42.0 - - 42.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 281 - - 164 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6745 - - 8042 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 97241 67 241 64 246 97241 89803 58 249 56 250 89803 84099 49 262 46 253 84099 79385 38 252 43 254 79385 75343 32 241 38 255 75343 71798 31 241 36 255 71798 68607 31 277 34 256 68607 65674 32 280 31 259 65674 62943 31 274 28 263 62943 60286 32 267 31 265 60286 57506 34 255 34 271 57506 54620 34 265 39 269 54620 51861 39 276 39 269 51861 49371 43 276 44 276 49371 47134 46 278 49 274 47134 45108 49 283 48 271 45108 43264 54 286 49 271 43264 41580 59 293 53 276 41580 40035 62 297 57 284 40035 38607 61 297 59 289 38607 37272 56 296 59 290 37272 35980 51 296 55 288 35980 34660 47 294 52 286 34660 33284 43 290 48 284 33284 31853 41 290 42 283 31853 30355 39 292 38 289 30355 28782 37 298 39 296 28782 27131 33 299 37 300 27131 25398 29 292 36 301 25398 23584 25 274 30 295 23584 21692 22 268 22 301 21692 19716 16 266 17 283 19716 17653 12 278 15 255 17653 15547 11 278 13 239 15547 13512 11 254 17 229 13512 11660 21 228 21 230 11660 10018 20 221 20*225 10018 8562 18*236 18*216 8562 7267 18*234 18 213 7267 6114 19 231 18 210 6114 5092 19 227 18 205 5092 4189 19 224 18 201 4189 3392 20 216 17 198 3392 2678 19 214 17 196 2678 2047 19 213 17 194 2047 1521 19 211 17 193 1521 1117 18 210 16 192 1117 839 18 209 16 191 839 671 17 209 15 191 671 574 14 209 13 190 574 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