DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/19 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.3 - - 72.9 - - 66.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 12 - - 17 - - 12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1284 - - 693 - - 726 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 989 - - 989 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2239 - - 1648 - - 1681 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1403 - - 1517 - - 818 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 120 - - 99 - - 91 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 7 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 210 - - 321 - - 343 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 2 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -3 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 815 - - 598 - - 503 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1424 - - 1050 - - 1178 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 204 - - 114 - - 55 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2035 - - 1534 - - 1626 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1010 - - 1050 - - 490 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.3 - - 72.9 - - 66.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.8 - - 70.9 - - 64.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.2 - - 72.7 - - 66.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.3 - - 70.6 - - 64.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 12 - - 17 - - 12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1284 - - 693 - - 726 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 17 - - 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] 98401 10 063 9 080 11 046 98401 91068 6 072 6 349 12 003 91068 85395 6 029 6 316 10 340 85395 80669 11 002 6 346 10 323 80669 76595 15 326 11 330 14 323 76595 73003 19 324 16 318 17 322 73003 69756 15 322 9 320 15 322 69756 66774 11 327 8 327 9 317 66774 64008 8 307 7 312 7 341 64008 61323 5 317 7 307 9 325 61323 58545 12 284 13 298 11 297 58545 55708 17 269 19 277 17 282 55708 53023 22 251 20 270 20 284 53023 50606 23 253 29 261 32 265 50606 48435 28 268 26 260 30 248 48435 46460 29 258 22 276 24 249 46460 44644 27 255 24 261 30 264 44644 42953 30 253 29 240 34 259 42953 41370 34 254 32 222 32 242 41370 39885 36 255 31 211 38 225 39885 38486 33 246 31 209 41 218 38486 37131 29 227 30 207 40 216 37131 35751 26 220 30 211 37 218 35751 34319 22 224 33 213 35 224 34319 32837 16 227 32 218 34 232 32837 31291 18 257 31 226 37 234 31291 29665 29 260 29 234 33 241 29665 27959 26 261 29 231 30 248 27959 26175 25 268 27 238 29 243 26175 24317 26 268 26 250 30 242 24317 22383 30 270 27 262 30 254 22383 20371 35 272 31 258 30 257 20371 18277 35 262 34 255 30 256 18277 16141 39 258 37 256 28 255 16141 14082 43 249 38 258 29 256 14082 12210 41 243 37 254 34 255 12210 10540 39 246 34 249 34 249 10540 9052 35 245 31 247 29 249 9052 7728 30 239 29 242 24 248 7728 6553 26 233 26 237 21 245 6553 5516 24 231 20 231 17 254 5516 4607 24 227 12 239 10 271 4607 3806 21 226 8 256 9 276 3806 3092 18 222 7 280 8 297 3092 2462 16*220 7 284 12 354 2462 1941 14*214 7*310 13*348 1941 1542 12 210 7*319 13*345 1542 1268 11 209 7 320 12 344 1268 1101 10 207 7 322 10 342 1101 1005 8 207 6 323 8 341 1005 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