DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/22 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 = 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 - - - - - - 78.2 - - 79.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 147 - - 62 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2925 - - 5965 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2572 - - 4279 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3880 - - 6920 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3662 - - 1953 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 323 - - 326 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 316 - - 334 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 10 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -37 - - 2021 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3917 - - 4900 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2250 - - 335 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6130 - - 6585 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 75 - - 77 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1110 - - 650 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.2 - - 79.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.4 - - 61.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.2 - - 79.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.1 - - 60.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 147 - - 62 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2925 - - 5965 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 8 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 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] 99239 21 105 21 109 99239 91799 21 070 18 100 91799 86036 10 077 14 065 86036 81250 9 119 12 079 81250 77114 11 093 11 082 77114 73447 11 095 5 047 73447 70136 10 103 1 230 70136 67090 10 030 5 170 67090 64248 10 337 5 329 64248 61493 13 001 11 323 61493 58626 31 334 20 341 58626 55675 35 313 34 331 55675 52891 34 304 40 318 52891 50392 39 322 42 321 50392 48151 47 323 51 327 48151 46131 49 321 63 326 46131 44291 55 327 73 322 44291 42595 73 331 80 323 42595 41016 86 327 83 323 41016 39537 90 324 85 326 39537 38146 92 324 86 327 38146 36802 93 324 82 327 36802 35438 89 324 76 328 35438 34024 82 326 71 329 34024 32562 75 327 68 329 32562 31036 68 327 63 327 31036 29432 63 326 57 325 29432 27749 63 325 52 324 27749 25986 63 322 50 325 25986 24144 58 322 50 326 24144 22230 51 322 46 326 22230 20239 46 323 39 324 20239 18159 41 323 36 321 18159 16033 36 325 35 321 16033 13985 34 322 33 321 13985 12124 35 325 30 321 12124 10476 30 324 28 330 10476 9017 23 326 24 334 9017 7724 20 336 21*336 7724 6574 17 339 19*336 6574 5552 16 342 16 335 5552 4648 15*339 14 334 4648 3848 13*320 14 334 3848 3130 12 316 13 333 3130 2494 12 315 13 333 2494 1963 12 314 12 333 1963 1556 11 314 12 332 1556 1274 11 313 11 332 1274 1103 10 314 10 332 1103 1006 8 313 9 332 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