DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/27 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 - - - - - - - - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - - - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 81.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 71 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 6326 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - - - - 4220 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - - - - 6921 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - - - - 1096 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - - - - 337 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - - - - 341 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - - - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - - - - 1286 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - - - - 5635 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - - - - 273 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - - - - 6648 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - - - - 84 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - - - - 100 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 81.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - - - - 59.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - - - - 81.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - - - - 57.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 71 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 6326 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - - - - 35 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - - - - 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] 99019 17 097 99019 91574 21 092 91574 85831 20 086 85831 81060 13 085 81060 76951 7 075 76951 73325 8 134 73325 70036 10 147 70036 67009 9 148 67009 64209 8 138 64209 61493 4 047 61493 58662 16 303 58662 55740 22 278 55740 52949 21 290 52949 50444 38 296 50444 48216 45 284 48216 46203 41 274 46203 44354 36 273 44354 42636 39 281 42636 41038 47 285 41038 39547 55 285 39547 38148 56 284 38148 36800 54 286 36800 35434 54 286 35434 34017 52 285 34017 32546 47 287 32546 31007 43 293 31007 29386 40 293 29386 27683 38 292 27683 25898 36 291 25898 24033 36 291 24033 22090 36 295 22090 20065 31 299 20065 17955 24 292 17955 15803 21 294 15803 13726 18 307 13726 11835 15 312 11835 10155 11 319 10155 8666 7 321 8666 7351 7*337 7351 6186 8*339 6186 5152 8 341 5152 4239 8 341 4239 3431 8 342 3431 2708 8 342 2708 2069 8 342 2069 1535 8 342 1535 1126 7 342 1126 844 7 341 844 673 7 342 673 575 6 342 575 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