DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/28 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 - - - - - - 90.4 - - 90.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 107 - - 62 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3721 - - 4062 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2668 - - 2573 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4316 - - 4657 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1205 - - 1420 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 326 - - 288 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 352 - - 005 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -351 - - 154 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4667 - - 4503 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5529 - - -4412 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9845 - - 9069 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 76 - - 92 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1410 - - 1830 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 90.4 - - 90.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.4 - - 72.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 89.9 - - 90.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.1 - - 71.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 107 - - 62 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3721 - - 4062 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 4 - - 69 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 16 - - - 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] 99342 34 098 37 098 99342 91832 32 102 34 095 91832 86056 31 097 30 098 86056 81264 26 092 23 080 81264 77130 24 087 17 082 77130 73484 24 081 19 095 73484 70194 16 073 19 075 70194 67191 14 080 10 060 67191 64422 14 054 1 303 64422 61746 5 030 6 076 61746 58972 14 006 8 008 58972 56123 26 344 12 350 56123 53441 29 323 35 325 53441 51052 22 308 44 302 51052 48892 31 326 33 307 48892 46913 60 330 51 326 46913 45098 71 324 67 325 45098 43410 69 323 69 323 43410 41823 68 322 70 322 41823 40326 65 318 67 318 40326 38907 64 314 63 313 38907 37528 63 314 59 308 37528 36121 62 317 56 307 36121 34655 61 323 52 308 34655 33134 53 324 50 309 33134 31542 42 316 47 306 31542 29870 36 307 36 301 29870 28119 35 308 32 306 28119 26285 34 310 33 310 26285 24370 30 303 39 305 24370 22382 27 294 37 302 22382 20325 27 295 26 313 20325 18202 26 289 25 300 18202 16045 24 306 25 305 16045 13959 26 321 25 324 13959 12053 26 329 23 337 12053 10351 24 342 20 335 10351 8838 24 337 18 348 8838 7494 23 337 16 352 7494 6302 19 341 12 343 6302 5249 20*343 10*349 5249 4320 17*347 10*355 4320 3496 14 352 10 001 3496 2758 14 353 10 004 2758 2105 14 353 10 006 2105 1559 13 354 10 008 1559 1139 12 354 10 009 1139 851 12 355 9 010 851 676 11 354 9 009 676 576 9 355 8 010 576 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