DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/28 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 - - - - - - 81.6 - - 82.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 150 - - 84 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5766 - - 5666 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4316 - - 3857 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6361 - - 6261 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1103 - - 1305 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 406 - - 339 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 14 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 001 - - 039 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -250 - - -235 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6611 - - 6497 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5717 - - -5225 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12078 - - 11486 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 68 - - 70 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.6 - - 82.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.7 - - 56.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.6 - - 82.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.4 - - 55.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 150 - - 84 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5766 - - 5666 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - 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] 99095 22 121 21 094 99095 91649 22 109 20 097 91649 85905 22 093 20 108 85905 81134 15 083 15 102 81134 77025 11 060 9 111 77025 73398 9 078 9 116 73398 70106 9 087 5 127 70106 67075 6 050 3 143 67075 64268 2 199 3 334 64268 61558 3 353 5 273 61558 58732 8 335 7 322 58732 55809 20 310 19 304 55809 53033 21 303 16 303 53033 50537 39 318 36 317 50537 48311 45 303 39 304 48311 46297 41 285 35 299 46297 44445 30 285 33 301 44445 42730 34 311 35 312 42730 41139 39 319 39 321 41139 39662 38 319 43 327 39662 38276 30 314 44 332 38276 36937 25 302 44 338 36937 35576 24 292 47 338 35576 34160 23 295 47 333 34160 32689 24 296 44 326 32689 31149 25 294 39 320 31149 29528 25 297 30 314 29528 27825 24 305 28 306 27825 26038 23 317 29 306 26038 24167 21 327 25 315 24167 22215 20 335 19 322 22215 20179 21 344 17 330 20179 18049 18 354 17 343 18049 15873 14 356 10 346 15873 13776 12 359 7 357 13776 11871 12 003 8 004 11871 10183 12 005 9 355 10183 8688 12 003 5 355 8688 7364 10*002 4*020 7364 6194 7*004 4*030 6194 5158 7 003 4 033 5158 4243 7 002 4 036 4243 3434 7 002 4 038 3434 2710 7 000 4 041 2710 2070 6 000 5 043 2070 1536 6 360 5 043 1536 1126 5 359 5 045 1126 844 5 359 4 045 844 673 5 358 4 045 673 575 5 359 4 045 575 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