DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/11 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.1 - - 84.4 - - 86.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -9 - - -30 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 51 - - 52 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 990 - - 990 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1006 - - 1007 - - 1007 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1991 - - 2066 - - 3810 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 25 - - 34 - - 25 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 7 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 7 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 163 - - 193 - - 208 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -974 - - -1705 - - -1732 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1981 - - 2712 - - 2739 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6357 - - -6140 - - -5014 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7363 - - 7147 - - 6021 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 77 - - 66 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 4450 - - 4470 - - 5260 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.1 - - 84.4 - - 86.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 76.0 - - 75.2 - - 77.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.5 - - 85.8 - - 87.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 74.9 - - 74.4 - - 76.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -9 - - -30 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 51 - - 52 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 20 - - 19 - - 21 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] 99413 22 101 15 097 21 064 99413 91945 13 091 19 113 12 076 91945 86172 12 084 15 078 11 098 86172 81366 13 077 10 085 11 061 81366 77220 12 068 8 096 7 062 77220 73541 12 065 5 056 5 049 73541 70209 9 034 3 045 9 006 70209 67164 5 006 4 058 5 330 67164 64344 6 334 8 016 1 290 64344 61617 6 272 11 312 11 322 61617 58809 7 318 17 268 17 284 58809 55920 29 318 24 313 17 292 55920 53164 35 295 36 304 31 304 53164 50691 37 295 47 300 45 304 50691 48489 52 295 57 296 54 294 48489 46498 58 292 61 294 54 288 46498 44669 60 293 60 293 52 292 44669 42974 60 294 57 292 57 300 42974 41396 59 296 53 290 64 306 41396 39921 57 297 51 289 59 300 39921 38534 56 297 50 287 54 293 38534 37194 54 296 49 289 49 291 37194 35828 52 293 48 292 47 288 35828 34406 50 289 47 291 45 287 34406 32930 48 287 47 287 42 289 32930 31384 48 288 43 286 40 292 31384 29758 48 291 38 289 39 295 29758 28051 46 292 37 284 39 295 28051 26266 41 287 37 280 39 291 26266 24410 38 285 32 282 38 286 24410 22490 33 280 25 287 41 281 22490 20498 24 278 28 283 34 274 20498 18426 22 275 32 279 21 255 18426 16307 25 270 39 273 25 271 16307 14260 24 270 40 257 32 285 14260 12391 23 277 37 236 33 278 12391 10722 24 262 30 239 33 262 10722 9233 28 251 28 237 31 253 9233 7904 31 246 29 236 27 247 7904 6720 26 251 24 237 22 247 6720 5670 11 279 14 240 19 242 5670 4743 5 291 8 230 17 236 4743 3923 8 238 8 216 15 236 3923 3187 10 208 12 210 12 238 3187 2535 8 184 13 204 8 243 2535 1990 7 169 13 199 4 247 1990 1571 6 166 13 197 2 242 1571 1283 5 165 12 195 1 235 1283 1108 5 163 10*193 1*220 1108 1007 3*163 7*193 1*208 1007 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