DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/12 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 0959z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.0 - - 69.8 - - 67.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 118 - - -27 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2388 - - 193 - - 50 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2101 - - 989 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3343 - - 1148 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 698 - - 3004 - - 2794 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 285 - - 54 - - 20 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 10 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 334 - - 322 - - 340 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -7 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1110 - - -2646 - - -1946 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4453 - - 3794 - - 2951 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8370 - - -8805 - - -8782 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11713 - - 9953 - - 9787 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 91 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.0 - - 69.8 - - 67.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.9 - - 56.6 - - 57.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.3 - - 70.9 - - 68.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.6 - - 55.3 - - 56.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 118 - - -27 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2388 - - 193 - - 50 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 96 - - 65 - - 5 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - 10 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] 98841 16 269 8 246 15 260 98841 91434 10 226 10 250 16 268 91434 85714 6 248 15 222 14 263 85714 80935 10 267 14 238 11 234 80935 76783 14 252 19 254 14 266 76783 73125 13 253 19 251 18 263 73125 69819 13 263 15 241 16 241 69819 66769 15 247 18 265 20 252 66769 63953 20 242 24 248 24 236 63953 61231 17 223 18 238 18 279 61231 58401 31 264 34 259 35 268 58401 55503 40 254 35 249 39 262 55503 52749 41 244 46 255 43 267 52749 50270 49 251 50 262 62 265 50270 48059 61 253 66 257 63 263 48059 46062 63 251 65 250 56 268 46062 44238 57 249 67 257 59 289 44238 42557 56 259 60 263 76 294 42557 41000 65 263 47 271 81 289 41000 39547 67 262 55 289 78 286 39547 38177 62 262 67 290 72 287 38177 36847 55 263 66 286 66 287 36847 35488 53 262 59 287 61 285 35488 34074 55 262 55 290 59 282 34074 32608 57 261 54 291 56 276 32608 31077 56 259 52 290 54 271 31077 29466 49 256 51 283 53 269 29466 27776 46 260 53 277 53 270 27776 26004 43 266 53 281 53 275 26004 24158 41 273 48 280 52 278 24158 22239 37 275 40 275 51 280 22239 20243 30 289 37 274 49 281 20243 18166 31 286 41 271 46 282 18166 16047 30 278 45 261 40 276 16047 13999 27 274 39 259 37 267 13999 12128 26 278 30 266 33 263 12128 10462 21 277 28 284 26 265 10462 8981 19 279 30 295 16 277 8981 7669 16 296 25 294 12 254 7669 6505 16 328 13 304 5 235 6505 5478 22 349 14 339 5 342 5478 4578 22 352 15 345 9 351 4578 3789 19*349 14 336 12 345 3789 3085 16*336 14 330 12 343 3085 2463 16 335 14 330 12 345 2463 1943 15 334 14 328 11 346 1943 1543 15 333 13 327 10 345 1543 1268 14 333 13*325 9 343 1268 1101 13 333 11*324 7 341 1101 1005 11 332 9 321 3*340 1005 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