DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/07 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.4 - - 78.8 - - 76.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 150 - - 68 - - -48 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1595 - - 1703 - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1621 - - 989 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2550 - - 2658 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 481 - - 809 - - 2019 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 263 - - 216 - - 29 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 16 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 149 - - 141 - - 128 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1400 - - -1443 - - -2352 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3950 - - 4101 - - 3358 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7236 - - -6699 - - -7724 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9786 - - 9357 - - 8730 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 85 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 80 - - 310 - - 310 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.4 - - 78.8 - - 76.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.5 - - 64.2 - - 65.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.4 - - 78.5 - - 78.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.3 - - 63.1 - - 64.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 150 - - 68 - - -48 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1595 - - 1703 - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 80 - - 41 - - 28 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 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] 99045 4 162 10 107 12 154 99045 91587 7 176 11 179 6 200 91587 85804 6 169 10 209 8 227 85804 81002 6 153 3 217 4 142 81002 76901 7 126 5 169 6 065 76901 73300 6 091 6 118 9 084 73300 70032 8 077 5 100 10 117 70032 67034 9 068 6 092 5 112 67034 64278 4 080 4 085 2 143 64278 61619 3 225 5 291 5 323 61619 58862 10 313 9 306 12 310 58862 56036 15 284 19 278 22 292 56036 53358 31 300 27 292 29 289 53358 50952 42 297 37 300 30 294 50952 48799 48 296 52 299 51 303 48799 46854 48 295 53 294 53 300 46854 45074 38 303 44 302 46 307 45074 43412 40 313 35 308 43 308 43412 41847 27 301 31 308 37 306 41847 40367 23 316 32 303 33 300 40367 38962 24 301 29 291 30 293 38962 37596 27 283 29 286 30 289 37596 36203 18 274 30 289 31 286 36203 34751 7 309 27 282 29 280 34751 33247 11 272 23 271 29 269 33247 31678 17 280 22 263 31 256 31678 30028 16 284 21 255 29 247 30028 28296 14 279 24 252 28 246 28296 26481 18 286 24 268 25 265 26481 24589 20 298 19 289 20 278 24589 22624 23 295 20 295 17 279 22624 20583 23 298 20 298 19 278 20583 18465 18 293 20 301 16 281 18465 16315 18 283 19 297 14 299 16315 14242 14 285 15 285 15 309 14242 12352 13 294 12 282 12 287 12352 10668 13 291 9 279 10 253 10668 9171 11 264 11 271 11 239 9171 7837 12 236 13 256 11 244 7837 6649 13 216 14 210 9 233 6649 5597 16 201 20 189 19 204 5597 4673 18 177 23 186 25 187 4673 3862 20 173 23 176 25 168 3862 3139 21*170 21*158 25 157 3139 2499 17*155 18*142 25 147 2499 1966 15 149 17 141 24 140 1966 1557 14 148 16 141 22 136 1557 1275 14 147 16 141 18 132 1275 1104 13 147 14 141 15*130 1104 1006 10 146 11 141 9*128 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