DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/24 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 - - - - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.1 - - 77.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 164 - - 3 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3194 - - 3116 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2438 - - 558 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3789 - - 3711 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1027 - - 1634 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 340 - - 144 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 19 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 160 - - 067 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1606 - - -1881 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5396 - - 5592 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8806 - - -8425 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12595 - - 12136 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.1 - - 77.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.5 - - 55.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.2 - - 77.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.2 - - 54.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 164 - - 3 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3194 - - 3116 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 56 - - 98 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - 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] 99258 23 090 22 104 99258 91826 15 119 19 100 91826 86061 20 113 13 087 86061 81271 19 101 12 103 81271 77140 16 090 14 089 77140 73494 13 116 9 087 73494 70190 16 114 7 142 70190 67137 14 087 6 153 67137 64300 10 019 5 054 64300 61569 8 348 9 346 61569 58759 11 351 15 336 58759 55874 21 337 21 336 55874 53137 32 338 31 344 53137 50674 50 333 45 332 50674 48467 58 322 52 318 48467 46468 59 320 53 318 46468 44637 61 315 56 316 44637 42952 59 310 58 313 42952 41390 59 310 59 315 41390 39924 57 311 59 315 39924 38536 54 313 57 311 38536 37185 55 313 53 308 37185 35804 59 309 47 306 35804 34365 55 308 46 310 34365 32871 47 311 47 314 32871 31304 41 311 47 311 31304 29653 39 312 46 308 29653 27921 38 301 44 302 27921 26105 41 296 41 305 26105 24206 42 298 33 307 24206 22228 36 309 33 309 22228 20167 27 315 26 308 20167 18023 20 311 20 300 18023 15840 18 307 20 297 15840 13737 16 314 17 296 13737 11828 12 318 13 295 11828 10135 11 313 11 296 10135 8637 11 300 11 291 8637 7315 12 289 11 296 7315 6148 13 276 12 302 6148 5116 10 269 7 299 5116 4209 5*237 2*072 4209 3408 3*170 3*071 3408 2691 3 165 4 070 2691 2056 3 162 4 068 2056 1527 3 156 4 065 1527 1121 3 151 4 065 1121 841 3 152 4 063 841 671 3 149 4 063 671 574 2 148 4 062 574 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