DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/22 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 - - - - - - 81.1 - - 82.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 141 - - 51 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3682 - - 4101 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2748 - - 2446 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4277 - - 4696 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 858 - - 1739 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 346 - - 274 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 327 - - 339 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -206 - - -775 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4483 - - 5471 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4196 - - -3972 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8473 - - 8668 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 64 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 870 - - 400 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.1 - - 82.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.3 - - 60.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.4 - - 82.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.0 - - 58.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 141 - - 51 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3682 - - 4101 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 32 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - - 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] 99112 26 097 18 109 99112 91699 24 083 18 088 91699 85965 23 082 18 087 85965 81177 18 087 19 075 81177 77043 9 071 15 070 77043 73394 2 063 13 085 73394 70092 2 041 4 106 70092 67053 3 339 8 182 67053 64234 3 264 8 250 64234 61511 11 299 13 269 61511 58673 17 296 18 275 58673 55729 21 312 16 302 55729 52922 28 318 29 322 52922 50407 39 310 39 311 50407 48167 41 295 42 304 48167 46140 37 296 46 309 46140 44285 42 313 54 310 44285 42573 57 321 61 312 42573 40980 74 321 70 315 40980 39492 83 319 76 316 39492 38097 86 318 78 316 38097 36752 84 319 75 315 36752 35390 78 319 71 314 35390 33976 70 318 68 313 33976 32511 63 315 66 310 32511 30979 61 312 63 309 30979 29369 62 311 58 309 29369 27680 59 309 55 307 27680 25907 55 308 52 306 25907 24053 49 309 48 306 24053 22119 43 311 44 308 22119 20097 41 313 41 309 20097 17981 42 313 40 308 17981 15821 50 314 40 307 15821 13746 51 308 41 306 13746 11862 42 304 41 308 11862 10184 36 300 33 316 10184 8693 37 307 24 319 8693 7370 32 315 18 319 7370 6196 25 315 17 326 6196 5158 21*316 14*335 5158 4243 15*323 13*338 4243 3435 14 326 13 339 3435 2711 14 328 12 339 2711 2071 13 328 12 339 2071 1536 13 329 12 339 1536 1127 12 329 11 339 1127 844 12 329 10 339 844 673 11 329 10 339 673 575 9 330 8 338 575 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