DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/02 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 57.9 - - 58.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 63 - - 25 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2181 - - 2214 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1552 - - 988 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3136 - - 3169 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 789 - - 1029 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 234 - - 183 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 044 - - 047 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -786 - - -437 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3922 - - 3607 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10664 - - -8624 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13800 - - 11793 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 61 - - 76 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 57.9 - - 58.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 44.6 - - 46.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 57.4 - - 58.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.2 - - 45.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 63 - - 25 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2181 - - 2214 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 5 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - 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] 97695 15 243 19 258 97695 90471 13 274 11 255 90471 84890 8 277 5 258 84890 80246 2 282 6 230 80246 76245 6 315 1 309 76245 72698 14 275 9 301 72698 69480 12 265 14 297 69480 66522 17 267 21 258 66522 63763 16 284 18 262 63763 61084 30 275 35 282 61084 58310 31 253 39 262 58310 55444 37 269 41 258 55444 52719 48 274 49 271 52719 50284 58 274 58 277 50284 48108 65 274 64 278 48108 46137 66 273 67 276 46137 44333 65 276 68 276 44333 42667 64 278 65 276 42667 41112 63 285 62 275 41112 39645 65 292 61 274 39645 38253 66 294 59 276 38253 36900 64 292 58 278 36900 35516 61 290 57 281 35516 34074 59 288 55 282 34074 32578 59 286 52 282 32578 31013 60 287 49 280 31013 29373 57 288 48 284 29373 27656 52 285 47 288 27656 25860 48 283 47 289 25860 23989 43 286 50 293 23989 22052 39 292 48 296 22052 20043 36 296 43 295 20043 17951 34 295 38 300 17951 15818 31 296 35 304 15818 13765 29 310 33 310 13765 11902 31 320 34 323 11902 10252 28 328 34 334 10252 8793 23 339 26 343 8793 7506 20 355 17 002 7506 6371 18 011 13 022 6371 5370 15 024 12 041 5370 4494 14 035 10 054 4494 3723 14*043 8*048 3723 3035 12*044 8*048 3035 2427 11 044 8 046 2427 1919 11 044 8 046 1919 1529 10 044 7 047 1529 1260 9 043 7 046 1260 1098 9 044 6 046 1098 1004 8 044 6 047 1004 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