DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/26 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 - - - - - - 76.6 - - 78.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 324 - - 202 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5653 - - 6320 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4577 - - 4859 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6248 - - 6915 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1102 - - 1361 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 501 - - 447 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 137 - - 144 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -552 - - -293 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6801 - - 7208 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4165 - - -2811 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10413 - - 9726 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 83 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.6 - - 78.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 48.7 - - 48.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.8 - - 77.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 47.6 - - 47.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 324 - - 202 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5653 - - 6320 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 32 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - - 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] 97285 35 234 43 260 97285 89922 29 240 30 255 89922 84249 19 244 15 256 84249 79550 10 249 12 249 79550 75521 6 293 11 220 75521 71971 8 276 9 267 71971 68764 9 274 16 285 68764 65825 13 310 17 289 65825 63096 19 305 19 297 63096 60432 26 304 32 285 60432 57639 30 290 30 269 57639 54723 33 289 27 285 54723 51936 44 287 39 281 51936 49437 48 281 38 281 49437 47198 45 283 48 282 47198 45175 51 288 52 276 45175 43343 55 285 51 280 43343 41672 58 283 59 279 41672 40138 58 279 59 275 40138 38709 54 280 55 278 38709 37363 54 282 53 279 37363 36058 59 279 54 276 36058 34727 57 275 53 275 34727 33344 56 275 48 274 33344 31911 56 275 43 270 31911 30411 41 282 42 270 30411 28828 31 287 44 272 28828 27163 29 283 42 276 27163 25414 29 279 39 281 25414 23586 24 285 29 277 23586 21680 17 294 17 278 21680 19694 8 263 11 248 19694 17626 15 226 16 232 17626 15519 15 199 16 227 15519 13490 13 178 12 204 13490 11644 15 160 12 200 11644 10002 20 156 13 181 10002 8545 16 148 13 166 8545 7252 10*140 12*149 7252 6104 9*137 12*147 6104 5086 9 137 12 146 5086 4187 9 137 12 145 4187 3391 9 137 12 144 3391 2679 9 136 12 144 2679 2048 9 137 12 143 2048 1522 9 136 11 142 1522 1118 9 136 11 142 1118 840 8 136 11 141 840 671 8 136 10 142 671 574 8 136 9 141 574 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