DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/19 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 - - 80.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 143 - - 88 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6224 - - 6102 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4660 - - 4251 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6819 - - 6697 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1398 - - 1201 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 416 - - 358 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 15 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 332 - - 301 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1220 - - -205 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5599 - - 6902 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -135 - - -4963 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6954 - - 11660 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 69 - - 80 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 50 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.9 - - 80.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.4 - - 52.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.1 - - 80.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.0 - - 51.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 143 - - 88 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6224 - - 6102 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 20 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - 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] 98860 25 088 21 077 98860 91348 20 090 21 081 91348 85565 23 090 20 080 85565 80789 21 082 16 083 80789 76691 15 082 11 112 76691 73072 8 089 8 111 73072 69793 6 072 7 086 69793 66777 3 017 8 073 66777 63974 5 256 1 175 63974 61265 7 239 11 266 61265 58465 13 278 15 276 58465 55583 24 285 19 281 55583 52837 38 284 30 272 52837 50354 42 275 35 275 50354 48117 53 284 44 286 48117 46087 66 278 60 286 46087 44238 71 270 75 273 44238 42556 73 267 91 267 42556 41004 73 269 110 266 41004 39544 74 274 106 269 39544 38161 73 276 93 271 38161 36820 71 277 81 273 36820 35452 69 277 76 275 35452 34026 67 277 69 279 34026 32546 66 278 65 280 32546 30998 66 280 62 279 30998 29368 66 281 59 278 29368 27657 65 281 57 277 27657 25864 66 283 55 279 25864 23991 65 288 51 280 23991 22042 66 288 47 283 22042 20009 61 294 45 287 20009 17889 50 305 44 292 17889 15731 38 319 37 304 15731 13659 35 326 29 316 13659 11776 34 322 25 305 11776 10103 30 318 27 317 10103 8620 17 320 19 317 8620 7311 9*327 7*308 7311 6153 8*330 6*308 6153 5124 7 331 5 306 5124 4217 6 332 5 304 4217 3414 6 333 4 302 3414 2696 5 333 4 300 2696 2060 5 334 4 296 2060 1530 5 335 3 295 1530 1122 4 334 3 291 1122 842 4 335 3 291 842 672 4 335 3 290 672 574 3 335 3 289 574 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