DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 - - - - - - 83.4 - - 83.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 140 - - 70 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4238 - - 3981 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3158 - - 2560 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4833 - - 4576 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1428 - - 2450 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 363 - - 291 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 026 - - 023 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 856 - - 918 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3977 - - 3658 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -236 - - -51 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5069 - - 4627 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 94 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1120 - - 1650 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.4 - - 83.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.8 - - 69.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.5 - - 83.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.4 - - 68.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 140 - - 70 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4238 - - 3981 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 25 - - 76 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 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] 99331 39 087 30 089 99331 91788 31 083 35 095 91788 85988 23 077 34 082 85988 81199 20 091 23 073 81199 77087 18 090 17 080 77087 73454 14 073 17 084 73454 70170 14 075 13 079 70170 67166 16 072 13 078 67166 64387 16 064 16 056 64387 61704 14 050 17 047 61704 58919 12 037 14 045 58919 56050 11 028 14 022 56050 53329 9 012 15 353 53329 50875 6 353 11 333 50875 48656 7 343 8 307 48656 46623 13 356 4 297 46623 44753 23 357 9 053 44753 43034 17 329 19 038 43034 41438 10 258 16 010 41438 39946 10 216 6 355 39946 38546 6 153 6 020 38546 37195 12 114 15 021 37195 35820 14 109 12 007 35820 34389 9 101 4 346 34389 32903 10 084 1 278 32903 31344 14 082 4 260 31344 29700 14 072 6 284 29700 27971 17 061 4 317 27971 26158 18 054 7 032 26158 24269 17 048 11 048 24269 22306 17 041 14 041 22306 20258 13 027 14 028 20258 18122 12 015 11 038 18122 15947 11 020 8 047 15947 13855 11 028 9 058 13855 11950 10 027 10 058 11950 10259 8 028 7 052 10259 8758 5 042 5 035 8758 7425 4 042 7 024 7425 6243 7 027 8 021 6243 5196 8*026 8*021 5196 4274 8*026 7*022 4274 3458 8 025 7 021 3458 2728 8 026 6 023 2728 2083 8 026 6 023 2083 1545 7 026 5 024 1545 1131 7 026 5 025 1131 847 7 025 4 025 847 674 6 026 4 026 674 575 6 026 3 025 575 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