DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/07 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 - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 35.7 - - 40.1 - - 45.6 - - 41.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 111 - - 21 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 446 - - 986 - - 1042 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 986 - - 987 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1401 - - 1941 - - 1997 - - 1003 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 661 - - 350 - - 526 - - 1412 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 106 - - 197 - - 123 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 9 - - 11 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 244 - - 232 - - 211 - - 191 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 388 - - 398 - - -126 - - -123 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1013 - - 1543 - - 2123 - - 1126 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 280 - - 304 - - -9698 - - -1319 ODpotential blCL - - - 1121 - - 1637 - - 11695 - - 2322 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 86 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.7 - - 40.1 - - 45.6 - - 41.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.0 - - 37.2 - - 40.0 - - 40.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.3 - - 39.2 - - 45.3 - - 42.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.6 - - 36.2 - - 39.0 - - 40.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 111 - - 21 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 446 - - 986 - - 1042 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 99 - - 43 - - 78 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 95741 61 261 69 260 62 265 58 268 95741 88843 38 276 33 258 40 266 47 273 88843 83493 24 274 22 266 28 273 31 274 83493 79027 18 277 16 275 22 271 18 279 79027 75143 15 282 14 280 15 279 13 277 75143 71679 10 282 13 262 14 279 15 293 71679 68530 8 294 11 257 14 264 18 291 68530 65618 13 287 13 269 15 272 18 295 65618 62899 18 282 17 276 17 286 18 299 62899 60247 20 283 19 276 15 290 21 292 60247 57462 20 285 17 282 19 280 26 286 57462 54565 22 287 22 284 22 280 25 283 54565 51799 26 285 25 281 25 289 22 292 51799 49317 28 283 27 282 25 291 21 301 49317 47097 27 284 28 285 24 301 22 319 47097 45086 24 286 28 289 22 312 31 318 45086 43257 26 290 26 291 26 303 30 312 43257 41577 28 301 22 309 20 282 24 319 41577 40016 27 308 21 335 15 317 28 326 40016 38571 25 304 30 329 31 354 32 345 38571 37233 24 315 33 322 45 349 38 002 37233 35947 24 326 33 322 38 343 48 360 35947 34636 25 324 30 327 35 008 49 358 34636 33271 26 318 27 328 47 031 47 357 33271 31853 25 308 22 325 59 031 42 358 31853 30367 25 291 21 334 62 030 39 360 30367 28801 26 278 24 341 50 022 31 013 28801 27156 26 279 25 341 33 355 27 016 27156 25430 28 278 25 344 32 352 29 004 25430 23628 27 276 24 330 32 001 34 346 23628 21755 24 286 23 299 27 350 33 344 21755 19805 22 295 21 288 22 351 24 338 19805 17767 21 293 18 298 17 329 17 333 17767 15681 20 290 17 290 17 296 15 315 15681 13667 19 288 19 281 18 284 17 290 13667 11837 14 277 19 274 20 277 18 282 11837 10211 12 262 17 271 21 274 18 281 10211 8768 11 266 17 265 20 270 18 275 8768 7486 11 274 16 263 19 271 20 272 7486 6348 10 280 15 264 18 271 21 271 6348 5342 8 283 13 263 16 268 21 271 5342 4457 7 274 12 260 16 263 20 268 4457 3679 9 254 13 256 17 257 21 262 3679 2988 14 234 14 252 17 245 23 249 2988 2387 13 231 13*244 14*226 21 236 2387 1893 11 244 9*234 12*213 19 228 1893 1513 10*245 9 233 12 211 17 219 1513 1252 9*244 8 231 11 210 13 203 1252 1094 8 245 8 231 10 209 11 198 1094 1003 7 244 7 231 8 208 7*191 1003 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