DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/24 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 - - - - - - 72.4 - - 68.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 76 - - -4 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3787 - - 1503 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2481 - - 557 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4382 - - 2098 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1690 - - 2401 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 293 - - 89 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 241 - - 313 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1418 - - 732 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2964 - - 1366 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 536 - - -261 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3846 - - 2359 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 670 - - 1160 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.4 - - 68.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.0 - - 64.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.0 - - 68.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.7 - - 63.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 76 - - -4 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3787 - - 1503 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 78 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 12 - - - 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] 97326 39 238 42 244 97326 89901 33 243 35 238 89901 84215 22 245 26 236 84215 79517 12 253 14 236 79517 75489 8 289 12 268 75489 71933 3 340 9 272 71933 68710 6 322 8 302 68710 65747 9 302 11 299 65747 63010 10 314 12 297 63010 60358 8 330 10 309 60358 57579 15 316 14 287 57579 54688 12 299 14 278 54688 51916 10 310 9 272 51916 49396 20 282 20 268 49396 47136 28 245 36 240 47136 45126 14 235 23 221 45126 43308 15 270 16 235 43308 41633 34 253 34 251 41633 40096 46 246 53 232 40096 38674 54 236 61 228 38674 37331 48 226 58 227 37331 36027 48 224 54 226 36027 34694 47 224 51 223 34694 33305 49 226 52 221 33305 31861 50 226 55 223 31861 30348 48 225 55 226 30348 28754 46 225 52 230 28754 27078 43 225 53 235 27078 25322 41 230 54 241 25322 23488 47 244 50 247 23488 21586 54 255 43 254 21586 19610 46 269 32 263 19610 17553 35 277 20 245 17553 15453 19 283 15 227 15453 13427 13 266 15 262 13427 11591 12 246 15 249 11591 9965 16 258 16 237 9965 8518 18 264 15 244 8518 7226 18 262 14 248 7226 6077 13 258 13 255 6077 5059 10*252 12 266 5059 4163 9*250 11 274 4163 3371 8 245 10 281 3371 2663 8 242 10*305 2663 2037 8 239 10*311 2037 1515 7 237 10 313 1515 1114 7 235 10 314 1114 837 7 235 9 314 837 670 6 234 8 314 670 574 6 234 7 315 574 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