DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/29 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 - - - - - - 82.5 - - 85.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 150 - - 65 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2842 - - 3830 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2166 - - 2442 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3437 - - 4425 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1123 - - 1389 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 323 - - 286 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 016 - - 034 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2626 - - -2357 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6063 - - 6782 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8982 - - -7631 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12419 - - 12056 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 66 - - 52 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.5 - - 85.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.0 - - 57.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.6 - - 84.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.6 - - 56.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 150 - - 65 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2842 - - 3830 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 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] 99540 42 108 37 097 99540 92025 40 098 36 096 92025 86187 34 096 32 093 86187 81350 28 089 27 086 81350 77206 23 088 21 100 77206 73547 22 100 21 104 73547 70239 23 093 20 094 70239 67218 24 076 20 094 67218 64439 17 061 17 080 64439 61770 13 055 15 065 61770 59002 19 024 13 038 59002 56158 23 351 19 358 56158 53468 28 333 29 328 53468 51047 28 322 36 317 51047 48862 30 333 32 325 48862 46877 36 338 44 328 46877 45053 44 338 59 331 45053 43354 54 338 66 333 43354 41756 57 335 65 336 41756 40247 55 332 59 337 40247 38822 54 331 51 333 38822 37444 55 333 49 330 37444 36038 55 333 52 330 36038 34572 54 334 53 332 34572 33048 54 333 52 331 33048 31452 55 330 51 329 31452 29772 52 327 49 324 29772 28017 48 322 48 323 28017 26190 44 322 40 325 26190 24289 32 332 32 336 24289 22315 27 337 24 336 22315 20260 30 330 23 335 20260 18117 32 326 25 334 18117 15934 29 330 26 328 15934 13835 27 332 30 327 13835 11929 24 333 29 330 11929 10237 22 341 21 332 10237 8733 19 358 16 347 8733 7397 13 002 13 353 7397 6213 12 003 13 013 6213 5170 10 005 10*030 5170 4252 10*022 9*032 4252 3443 9*016 9 033 3443 2717 9 015 9 034 2717 2075 9 015 9 034 2075 1540 9 016 9 034 1540 1128 8 017 8 035 1128 845 8 017 8 035 845 673 7 017 7 035 673 575 6 017 6 035 575 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