DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/06 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 - - - - - - 85.6 - - 86.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 137 - - 69 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4233 - - 4900 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3131 - - 3240 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4828 - - 5495 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2003 - - 1656 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 358 - - 315 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 222 - - 225 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 803 - - 503 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4025 - - 4993 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 95 - - -1227 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4733 - - 6722 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - 94 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1800 - - 860 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.6 - - 86.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.6 - - 66.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.7 - - 86.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.3 - - 64.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 137 - - 69 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4233 - - 4900 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 62 - - 77 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 13 - - - 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] 98483 27 079 11 090 98483 91038 14 080 14 071 91038 85347 11 069 17 072 85347 80638 11 039 15 065 80638 76582 6 053 11 046 76582 73001 5 104 10 038 73001 69759 10 078 7 090 69759 66778 13 053 7 097 66778 64021 8 051 5 055 64021 61359 4 357 4 360 61359 58584 9 303 7 300 58584 55710 14 337 9 303 55710 52978 24 295 19 293 52978 50535 29 278 28 272 50535 48355 34 280 32 270 48355 46381 42 268 40 261 46381 44579 47 265 38 263 44579 42914 55 267 40 272 42914 41363 58 263 43 279 41363 39903 51 261 37 267 39903 38517 41 269 31 267 38517 37167 39 273 34 295 37167 35788 38 274 31 294 35788 34350 37 273 29 275 34350 32854 36 275 29 275 32854 31288 38 270 25 281 31288 29638 37 271 28 278 29638 27905 31 266 38 279 27905 26091 23 258 36 280 26091 24198 16 253 23 282 24198 22231 13 260 19 260 22231 20187 16 258 17 252 20187 18063 16 258 15 258 18063 15903 14 255 17 249 15903 13821 12 261 18 246 13821 11927 11 258 12 250 11927 10244 12 260 8 277 10244 8749 11 262 7 282 8749 7419 9 252 7 252 7419 6239 9 243 10*232 6239 5194 10*237 12*228 5194 4273 10*230 12 226 4273 3459 10 226 12 225 3459 2730 10 222 12 224 2730 2084 10 220 12 224 2084 1546 10 218 12 223 1546 1132 9 216 11 222 1132 847 9 215 11 222 847 674 9 215 10 222 674 575 8 215 9 221 575 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