DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/07 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.6 - - 73.8 - - 75.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 28 - - 5 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2164 - - 818 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 990 - - 989 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3119 - - 1773 - - 1157 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2508 - - 2154 - - 4183 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 184 - - 91 - - 47 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 10 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 153 - - 140 - - 133 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -2 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1206 - - -8 - - -296 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1913 - - 1781 - - 1453 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 443 - - -1640 - - -1270 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2676 - - 3413 - - 2427 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1990 - - 1080 - - 2180 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.6 - - 73.8 - - 75.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.0 - - 68.8 - - 71.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.2 - - 73.8 - - 76.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.2 - - 68.2 - - 71.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 28 - - 5 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2164 - - 818 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 100 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 15 - - 17 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] 98796 28 092 23 110 20 098 98796 91313 19 098 19 095 18 086 91313 85579 16 104 15 091 13 073 85579 80815 18 089 11 099 9 071 80815 76712 15 079 7 091 11 083 76712 73113 7 089 5 059 12 065 73113 69886 12 141 8 115 9 039 69886 66923 13 137 9 147 3 059 66923 64170 6 124 9 183 2 187 64170 61508 3 064 6 168 6 200 61508 58741 5 334 4 270 7 205 58741 55866 11 275 13 261 10 236 55866 53106 18 247 15 250 15 245 53106 50609 17 245 23 251 20 252 50609 48368 29 226 28 235 24 258 48368 46335 31 214 28 223 30 253 46335 44478 28 206 28 218 32 238 44478 42775 24 205 33 197 29 233 42775 41203 28 210 28 187 34 237 41203 39738 28 203 27 185 33 220 39738 38357 26 204 28 171 30 213 38357 37015 24 208 28 172 29 212 37015 35647 24 208 25 177 29 208 35647 34224 23 205 23 172 31 212 34224 32747 22 204 23 168 32 217 32747 31200 23 201 21 167 31 212 31200 29570 25 198 20 169 30 206 29570 27858 25 200 18 172 29 210 27858 26068 27 207 17 178 25 221 26068 24205 24 186 18 183 21 204 24205 22272 23 179 20 182 23 192 22272 20260 23 167 23 176 22 186 20260 18169 26 165 23 169 20 189 18169 16045 24 159 17 174 21 197 16045 14003 20 154 19 197 19 191 14003 12147 17 160 20 201 18 176 12147 10497 16 166 19 192 19 170 10497 9033 17 167 22 190 20 173 9033 7732 19 164 28 186 24 180 7732 6576 19 159 30 183 27 175 6576 5551 18 156 29 176 29 167 5551 4646 16 154 27 170 28 161 4646 3846 16 154 25 166 26 156 3846 3129 15*154 21 161 24 150 3129 2494 15*154 17 155 22 144 2494 1963 14 153 14*147 19 138 1963 1555 14 153 12*142 17 136 1555 1274 13 153 10 141 15*135 1274 1104 12 153 9 139 13*134 1104 1006 10 153 7 138 9 133 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