DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/03 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.4 - - 64.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 67 - - -5 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1586 - - 2187 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 988 - - 988 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2541 - - 3142 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 816 - - 845 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 211 - - 136 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 18 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 178 - - 195 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 11 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -474 - - 143 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3015 - - 2999 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8779 - - -7422 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11320 - - 10564 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 71 - - 78 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.4 - - 64.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 51.8 - - 54.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 61.0 - - 64.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.6 - - 53.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 67 - - -5 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1586 - - 2187 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 13 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - - 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] 97766 20 242 21 242 97766 90468 11 228 10 242 90468 84836 8 211 12 258 84836 80164 8 246 11 251 80164 76147 7 281 9 258 76147 72602 6 289 7 289 72602 69394 11 294 9 296 69394 66433 18 293 14 292 66433 63679 26 281 19 301 63679 61008 29 274 26 301 61008 58220 34 264 36 276 58220 55340 36 263 45 261 55340 52606 47 269 46 264 52606 50145 61 270 49 270 50145 47931 72 264 60 270 47931 45914 75 261 70 263 45914 44068 74 261 76 257 44068 42372 71 259 76 253 42372 40803 69 257 73 254 40803 39338 66 258 70 258 39338 37960 61 261 68 264 37960 36626 60 261 67 263 36626 35268 60 258 65 256 35268 33858 56 257 62 254 33858 32398 49 261 56 253 32398 30873 39 258 50 254 30873 29271 31 257 49 260 29271 27592 30 256 47 263 27592 25836 33 259 42 266 25836 24001 35 264 42 268 24001 22093 34 266 42 267 22093 20105 33 268 36 270 20105 18036 29 265 33 275 18036 15927 27 258 29 271 15927 13894 25 243 27 262 13894 12041 28 230 30 248 12041 10391 28 223 31 233 10391 8922 25 220 30 230 8922 7614 22 216 29 229 7614 6454 21 207 28 220 6454 5433 21 200 28 213 5433 4541 22 195 27 207 4541 3760 23 190 24*202 3760 3063 23*186 21*198 3063 2447 20*181 20 196 2447 1933 18 178 18 195 1933 1537 17 177 17 194 1537 1264 16 176 15 194 1264 1100 14 176 13 194 1100 1005 12 175 10 194 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