DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/05 Ames_IA 955ft pt37194@41.911,-93.594,951ft SPONSORED BY: Silent Knights Glider Club BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.0 degF RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.4 - - 63.2 - - 65.3 - - 70.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 11 - - 28 - - 63 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 427 - - 631 - - 1030 - - 1572 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 988 - - 989 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1382 - - 1586 - - 1985 - - 2527 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 722 - - 942 - - 640 - - 998 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 72 - - 109 - - 170 - - 85 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 9 - - 7 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 027 - - 050 - - 022 - - 031 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - -2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 260 - - 573 - - 708 - - 661 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1122 - - 1013 - - 1277 - - 1866 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -110 - - 182 - - 364 - - -469 ODpotential blCL - - - 1492 - - 1404 - - 1621 - - 2996 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 1310 - - 250 - - 360 - - 320 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.4 - - 63.2 - - 65.3 - - 70.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 59.7 - - 61.9 - - 62.9 - - 65.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.4 - - 63.0 - - 64.9 - - 70.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 59.6 - - 61.6 - - 62.3 - - 64.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 11 - - 28 - - 63 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 427 - - 631 - - 1030 - - 1572 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 80 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 12 - - 12 - - 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] 99635 30 095 28 110 22 094 30 086 99635 92126 30 095 26 099 23 104 22 079 92126 86328 28 094 27 100 23 100 22 088 86328 81525 22 083 24 098 22 110 19 079 81525 77389 15 096 18 083 21 102 14 082 77389 73722 15 115 12 079 14 080 17 102 73722 70395 13 113 9 098 7 098 8 087 70395 67335 10 100 9 149 8 158 1 246 67335 64501 4 167 5 174 6 206 5 255 64501 61751 1 284 9 181 16 210 12 220 61751 58891 18 257 14 281 11 254 13 250 58891 55941 24 238 25 240 19 253 18 255 55941 53136 36 249 35 247 41 263 39 272 53136 50622 40 239 50 241 55 247 52 259 50622 48368 43 244 56 227 58 237 58 252 48368 46327 50 251 51 250 56 246 62 254 46327 44465 64 259 66 258 64 250 68 248 44465 42747 77 258 74 255 70 250 68 246 42747 41149 80 253 77 253 73 251 68 249 41149 39654 77 250 79 251 75 253 69 254 39654 38251 73 248 79 247 76 254 71 258 38251 36899 70 247 76 240 75 252 74 261 36899 35529 68 249 72 234 73 251 74 261 35529 34108 66 251 71 234 70 248 74 261 34108 32639 67 251 70 236 69 245 72 260 32639 31106 69 251 66 238 68 243 68 260 31106 29497 69 252 62 243 65 244 61 260 29497 27813 64 256 60 249 60 246 57 261 27813 26049 62 269 55 251 54 251 57 264 26049 24206 57 268 54 254 53 256 57 262 24206 22285 45 257 47 268 55 258 61 258 22285 20282 36 246 46 268 55 260 60 258 20282 18191 35 239 41 255 46 266 47 268 18191 16067 33 241 33 238 33 269 24 281 16067 14023 29 249 31 230 31 286 15 269 14023 12159 27 251 25 226 26 288 16 270 12159 10500 26 254 16 251 22 286 14 287 10500 9026 27 258 20 298 18 294 12 302 9026 7716 20 257 24 306 13 296 7 315 7716 6552 12 260 15 306 3 283 4 290 6552 5520 9 259 1 351 3 161 5 291 5520 4611 6 266 4 146 6 151 6 333 4611 3811 5 333 5 147 5 152 11 013 3811 3099 9 012 6 088 2 102 11*017 3099 2472 14 030 10 057 7*035 10*022 2472 1949 16 030 11*050 8*025 8 030 1949 1547 15*028 10*048 8 022 7 034 1547 1270 13*027 9 050 7 021 7 037 1270 1101 11 027 8 051 6 020 6 038 1101 1006 8 027 7 053 5 019 5 039 1006 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