DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/12 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 - - - - - - 79.4 - - 78.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 249 - - 75 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4955 - - 5387 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3919 - - 3493 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5550 - - 5982 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2467 - - 1523 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 441 - - 314 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 25 - - 30 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 199 - - 195 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -88 - - -644 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5639 - - 6626 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1831 - - -3059 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7381 - - 9041 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 99 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 170 - - 50 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.4 - - 78.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.7 - - 51.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.3 - - 78.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.9 - - 50.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 249 - - 75 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4955 - - 5387 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 81 - - 98 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 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] 96837 38 262 45 269 96837 89572 39 271 45 271 89572 84021 32 269 38 268 84021 79424 28 277 30 272 79424 75470 30 282 29 281 75470 71990 33 269 30 281 71990 68840 27 261 28 278 68840 65930 22 282 24 270 65930 63219 30 287 25 284 63219 60586 40 273 37 275 60586 57846 43 259 40 261 57846 54991 45 264 39 262 54991 52249 53 261 52 251 52249 49781 51 254 52 241 49781 47579 46 256 46 255 47579 45596 59 266 68 255 45596 43809 74 261 79 248 43809 42187 75 260 80 246 42187 40680 80 256 77 244 40680 39256 71 253 67 239 39256 37901 60 251 58 232 37901 36580 53 239 56 227 36580 35229 51 237 56 227 35229 33818 51 243 55 229 33818 32352 49 244 53 235 32352 30815 44 242 53 240 30815 29196 40 244 55 245 29196 27493 38 249 48 247 27493 25707 38 252 40 246 25707 23840 38 248 45 254 23840 21897 41 250 49 251 21897 19873 44 250 56 246 19873 17763 46 224 56 242 17763 15623 38 220 56 223 15623 13574 37 219 46 210 13574 11712 33 210 46 214 11712 10053 28 212 45 217 10053 8580 29 213 45 215 8580 7274 34 212 43 211 7274 6119 34*210 36*200 6119 5096 31*207 34*197 5096 4194 28 204 33 196 4194 3397 27 202 32 195 3397 2683 25 196 31 194 2683 2051 24 195 30 194 2051 1524 24 194 29 193 1524 1119 23 193 27 193 1119 840 22 193 25 193 840 671 20 192 22 192 671 574 17 192 18 192 574 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