DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/06 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 - - - - - - 76.3 - - 78.8 - - 77.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 130 - - 92 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3146 - - 3518 - - 1644 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2663 - - 2765 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4101 - - 4473 - - 2599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1133 - - 1170 - - 2385 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 317 - - 301 - - 94 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 116 - - 115 - - 172 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -4 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1012 - - 471 - - -103 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3089 - - 4003 - - 2702 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -324 - - -4007 - - -4359 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4425 - - 8480 - - 6958 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 79 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 900 - - 710 - - 1870 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.3 - - 78.8 - - 77.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.0 - - 64.4 - - 68.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.4 - - 78.0 - - 78.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.8 - - 63.1 - - 67.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 130 - - 92 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3146 - - 3518 - - 1644 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 40 - - 14 - - 20 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 14 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] 99672 30 086 30 087 29 089 99672 92161 31 091 19 093 30 078 92161 86343 28 096 24 106 22 075 86343 81513 26 092 26 094 21 091 81513 77366 20 089 23 085 22 086 77366 73704 13 090 14 077 19 069 73704 70389 11 109 12 099 13 043 70389 67347 6 087 11 099 3 071 67347 64526 3 323 6 154 3 057 64526 61795 6 189 7 209 9 274 61795 58928 5 358 2 025 3 188 58928 55955 28 285 28 291 28 309 55955 53153 27 257 29 262 28 279 53153 50641 17 257 21 261 22 277 50641 48385 24 274 24 269 26 279 48385 46336 32 273 26 275 25 279 46336 44462 36 271 31 274 24 285 44462 42738 38 269 33 268 25 297 42738 41143 40 267 35 272 27 291 41143 39666 40 265 38 272 25 278 39666 38291 38 264 38 267 27 278 38291 36968 33 266 34 267 33 277 36968 35619 29 269 31 274 34 274 35619 34213 27 271 32 278 32 276 34213 32753 26 271 32 278 28 279 32753 31224 27 273 30 275 24 281 31224 29615 28 281 27 273 22 276 29615 27926 31 282 27 268 22 274 27926 26157 31 277 27 270 22 279 26157 24310 24 278 24 271 20 284 24310 22385 21 279 24 264 19 276 22385 20377 21 279 24 265 20 279 20377 18282 22 281 18 276 19 287 18282 16148 19 277 18 280 16 294 16148 14093 14 273 14 269 18 294 14093 12223 14 275 13 272 17 293 12223 10562 15 280 15 289 17 317 10562 9086 9 299 16 300 17 334 9086 7772 6 321 13 309 16 338 7772 6603 6 342 7 319 12 337 6603 5570 2 046 2 117 3 275 5570 4660 5*112 5*118 8 182 4660 3858 6*114 5*116 9 176 3858 3138 6 115 5 116 9*175 3138 2500 6 115 5 116 8*173 2500 1967 6 116 5 115 8 173 1967 1558 6 117 5 114 8 172 1558 1276 5 117 5 115 7 171 1276 1104 5 116 5 113 6 171 1104 1006 4 117 4 114 5 171 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