DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/29 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 - - 85.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 151 - - 54 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4628 - - 4666 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3461 - - 2811 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5223 - - 5261 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1039 - - 1379 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 377 - - 283 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 167 - - 177 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -667 - - -630 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5890 - - 5892 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7459 - - -5862 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12682 - - 11123 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 75 - - 78 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.4 - - 85.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.7 - - 61.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.6 - - 84.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.3 - - 59.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 151 - - 54 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4628 - - 4666 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 1 - - 13 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - - 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] 99072 29 100 14 121 99072 91645 25 090 16 112 91645 85913 11 092 15 082 85913 81145 8 100 12 070 81145 77031 8 127 9 091 77031 73397 11 100 5 090 73397 70114 11 097 5 143 70114 67095 12 077 5 120 67095 64302 9 011 2 092 64302 61610 8 344 3 336 61610 58818 11 340 5 296 58818 55926 18 338 9 344 55926 53176 27 338 24 339 53176 50711 28 328 28 331 50711 48505 24 331 31 331 48505 46526 28 330 31 341 46526 44730 26 338 36 336 44730 43071 36 344 38 335 43071 41524 42 346 40 328 41524 40068 45 349 30 328 40068 38691 44 346 25 340 38691 37350 41 344 24 345 37350 35975 32 338 23 341 35975 34538 24 322 21 334 34538 33043 12 329 18 325 33043 31475 16 302 16 324 31475 29824 24 300 18 306 29824 28089 25 296 29 306 28089 26271 28 295 31 305 26271 24371 26 291 26 304 24371 22389 21 287 20 308 22389 20322 15 285 21 315 20322 18166 13 281 15 305 18166 15971 12 278 11 302 15971 13859 11 285 10 297 13859 11941 7 308 8 315 11941 10242 5 328 3 302 10242 8740 6 344 3 244 8740 7407 5 350 6 227 7407 6227 1*276 10*200 6227 5185 7*176 11*189 5185 4265 8 172 11 182 4265 3452 8 169 11 179 3452 2723 8 167 10 175 2723 2079 8 164 10 173 2079 1542 8 163 10 171 1542 1130 8 161 10 170 1130 846 8 161 9 169 846 674 7 161 9 168 674 575 7 161 7 169 575 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