DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/08 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 - - - - - - 74.6 - - 82.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 54 - - 101 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1173 - - 3520 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 989 - - 2818 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2128 - - 4475 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2138 - - 1861 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 174 - - 309 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 13 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 254 - - 236 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 572 - - 978 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1556 - - 3498 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -28 - - -48 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2156 - - 4523 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 90 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1180 - - 1730 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.6 - - 82.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.6 - - 70.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.0 - - 81.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.8 - - 68.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 54 - - 101 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1173 - - 3520 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 58 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 15 - - - 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] 98792 27 114 25 120 98792 91289 25 093 24 108 91289 85541 18 088 22 091 85541 80808 17 090 20 094 80808 76752 16 087 20 096 76752 73176 17 099 18 098 73176 69942 15 107 10 084 69942 66974 12 121 0 061 66974 64237 10 126 7 212 64237 61605 6 153 9 199 61605 58861 9 207 12 207 58861 55996 7 229 13 222 55996 53251 22 254 22 247 53251 50782 26 254 21 254 50782 48561 26 262 21 263 48561 46529 24 259 35 262 46529 44663 24 253 40 256 44663 42947 26 248 35 249 42947 41358 25 241 30 250 41358 39871 20 221 29 254 39871 38468 20 183 25 244 38468 37111 21 179 22 229 37111 35734 22 185 26 224 35734 34307 21 189 28 223 34307 32830 18 193 23 233 32830 31288 15 201 21 258 31288 29667 11 229 23 261 29667 27965 13 271 22 261 27965 26181 16 279 22 266 26181 24322 17 284 26 286 24322 22392 20 302 29 292 22392 20384 24 308 26 294 20384 18291 17 298 17 305 18291 16158 14 305 22 316 16158 14102 14 326 26 320 14102 12226 13 335 23 317 12226 10563 11 339 13 306 10563 9093 8 335 4 283 9093 7784 6 317 4 206 7784 6619 5 302 6 222 6619 5586 3 300 5 229 5586 4674 2 298 5*233 4674 3869 1 297 5*234 3869 3147 1 282 5 235 3147 2507 2*264 4 236 2507 1972 4*256 4 238 1972 1561 5 254 4 237 1561 1277 5 253 4 238 1277 1105 5 252 3 238 1105 1007 5 252 3 236 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