DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/27 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 - - - - - - 78.9 - - 79.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - 9 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1607 - - 1217 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 558 - - 558 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2202 - - 1812 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1922 - - 2360 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 168 - - 107 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 9 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 2 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 224 - - 174 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 929 - - 443 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1273 - - 1369 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 321 - - -181 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1881 - - 1993 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2100 - - 2170 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.9 - - 79.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.5 - - 74.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.8 - - 79.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 73.9 - - 74.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - 9 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1607 - - 1217 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 99 - - 99 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 18 - - 18 - - - 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] 99093 24 094 18 079 99093 91582 26 081 20 092 91582 85806 27 085 26 098 85806 81018 24 087 24 097 81018 76901 19 087 19 085 76901 73274 14 073 14 084 73274 70004 9 071 8 094 70004 67004 4 078 5 117 67004 64230 2 120 1 077 64230 61551 3 158 3 236 61551 58764 7 231 14 212 58764 55887 16 251 9 264 55887 53184 24 275 29 285 53184 50788 41 262 39 269 50788 48639 29 275 38 264 48639 46677 36 293 33 278 46677 44865 45 290 32 282 44865 43177 44 283 40 280 43177 41603 44 279 41 267 41603 40129 43 278 40 264 40129 38731 37 278 38 263 38731 37370 34 276 31 266 37370 35979 35 269 32 261 35979 34530 32 281 28 248 34530 33023 25 304 19 242 33023 31442 19 282 20 244 31442 29775 25 262 27 253 29775 28026 28 258 34 265 28026 26199 32 254 34 272 26199 24298 26 253 25 279 24298 22323 21 246 19 271 22323 20267 18 242 17 268 20267 18129 16 243 14 267 18129 15952 15 249 11 267 15952 13857 15 264 14 270 13857 11952 15 269 18 274 11952 10258 14 263 19 269 10258 8757 14 248 14 265 8757 7423 13 246 10 263 7423 6239 10 244 10 252 6239 5191 10 230 11 239 5191 4267 10 221 11 232 4267 3451 9 219 10 227 3451 2723 8*220 8 220 2723 2078 8*222 5*211 2078 1542 7 224 3*187 1542 1129 7 225 2 174 1129 846 6 226 2 167 846 673 6 227 2 163 673 575 5 226 2 162 575 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