DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/10 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.1 - - 77.4 - - 72.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 80 - - 34 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2648 - - 3209 - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2095 - - 1714 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3603 - - 4164 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2236 - - 1752 - - 3850 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 267 - - 230 - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 27 - - 31 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 070 - - 286 - - 149 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1753 - - -1443 - - -1708 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5357 - - 5607 - - 2714 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5537 - - -4956 - - -4045 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9140 - - 9120 - - 5051 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 63 - - 64 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.1 - - 77.4 - - 72.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.2 - - 56.3 - - 63.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.4 - - 77.1 - - 73.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.8 - - 55.0 - - 62.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 80 - - 34 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2648 - - 3209 - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 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] 98914 8 240 9 301 8 350 98914 91462 9 250 12 246 12 289 91462 85688 3 248 10 244 16 278 85688 80891 9 285 9 247 11 267 80891 76749 12 290 8 257 9 250 76749 73094 7 291 6 288 9 261 73094 69808 2 205 7 301 3 246 69808 66797 5 299 10 279 2 286 66797 64013 7 305 7 265 8 294 64013 61323 15 302 7 290 14 273 61323 58523 24 286 20 288 22 288 58523 55635 34 266 32 281 27 285 55635 52897 36 258 40 270 31 284 52897 50450 40 264 37 265 33 284 50450 48267 38 274 33 266 32 277 48267 46289 44 285 36 270 34 275 46289 44471 50 278 42 273 35 274 44471 42783 60 268 47 271 36 277 42783 41207 83 259 53 270 37 276 41207 39730 88 252 66 263 31 281 39730 38340 87 252 74 259 26 303 38340 36995 86 253 70 259 28 318 36995 35625 76 255 54 257 28 317 35625 34202 54 264 42 263 27 318 34202 32729 52 273 43 282 26 318 32729 31188 50 278 42 291 25 312 31188 29568 45 287 34 299 24 306 29568 27869 42 302 31 315 27 309 27869 26090 44 322 33 325 30 315 26090 24233 43 330 37 330 30 320 24233 22299 37 324 34 341 27 330 22299 20282 37 319 24 344 15 328 20282 18178 38 319 24 325 18 308 18178 16034 34 327 23 326 20 319 16034 13974 29 322 20 324 17 317 13974 12110 28 306 26 318 18 320 12110 10462 27 301 30 315 22 320 10462 8999 24 312 28 322 21 324 8999 7698 22 329 25 333 19 337 7698 6542 14 338 20 347 15 359 6542 5519 5 316 12 349 12 022 5519 4619 2 321 3*316 5 054 4619 3824 2*060 2*295 3 117 3824 3113 2*067 2 287 3 133 3113 2482 2 068 1 289 3 139 2482 1955 2 071 1 280 4 142 1955 1551 2 074 1 279 4 144 1551 1272 2 071 1 282 3 144 1272 1102 2 070 1 281 3*149 1102 1006 1 071 1 277 2*149 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