DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/18 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 - - - - - - 49.3 - - 51.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 211 - - 134 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3164 - - 3381 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2526 - - 2484 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3759 - - 3976 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 686 - - 1257 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 368 - - 327 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 23 - - 22 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 307 - - 315 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1061 - - 350 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2698 - - 3626 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -165 - - -8350 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3924 - - 12326 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 86 - - 71 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 49.3 - - 51.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 39.6 - - 37.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 48.6 - - 50.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 38.4 - - 36.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 211 - - 134 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3164 - - 3381 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 42 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - 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] 97036 33 267 33 283 97036 89781 26 285 39 267 89781 84248 27 284 32 262 84248 79625 30 264 30 262 79625 75603 28 260 32 258 75603 72061 15 264 25 272 72061 68862 19 286 18 248 68862 65891 24 254 18 254 65891 63112 37 242 35 250 63112 60409 41 223 44 234 60409 57589 48 248 49 237 57589 54674 57 251 51 240 54674 51888 63 247 58 259 51888 49377 69 244 72 257 49377 47124 80 246 80 250 47124 45078 89 245 85 244 45078 43209 91 244 90 242 43209 41492 94 244 94 244 41492 39903 102 243 101 245 39903 38421 111 242 108 244 38421 37031 116 240 114 245 37031 35695 121 238 115 245 35695 34348 124 237 114 243 34348 32955 122 236 111 239 32955 31515 118 234 107 236 31515 30008 112 231 103 236 30008 28421 109 230 100 236 28421 26755 103 234 95 236 26755 25010 95 241 89 239 25010 23186 82 243 85 241 23186 21288 74 241 84 241 21288 19311 70 239 83 241 19311 17247 70 239 79 237 17247 15140 68 238 71 233 15140 13113 64 238 57 235 13113 11276 54 244 48 239 11276 9649 36 242 44 250 9649 8212 31 241 42 277 8212 6949 29 275 43 303 6949 5836 31 297 40 312 5836 4858 27 301 31 314 4858 4000 24*305 24*314 4000 3244 24*305 24*315 3244 2567 24 306 23 315 2567 1969 24 307 23 315 1969 1470 23 307 22 315 1470 1087 23 307 21 315 1087 824 21 307 20 315 824 664 20 307 19 315 664 573 16 308 15 315 573 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