DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/24 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 - - - - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.4 - - 73.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 22 - - -2 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1850 - - 1595 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 989 - - 989 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2805 - - 2550 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2167 - - 2156 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 158 - - 94 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 164 - - 121 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -876 - - -1106 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3681 - - 3656 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3112 - - -5747 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5917 - - 8297 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 40 - - 20 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.4 - - 73.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.6 - - 60.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.1 - - 73.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.7 - - 59.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 22 - - -2 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1850 - - 1595 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - - 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] 99307 12 096 14 096 99307 91878 11 125 7 117 91878 86142 15 118 9 139 86142 81348 15 097 13 114 81348 77192 10 094 13 105 77192 73504 7 118 11 086 73504 70172 8 126 4 035 70172 67126 11 094 5 234 67126 64313 9 064 1 298 64313 61613 8 046 5 311 61613 58812 11 356 8 332 58812 55909 19 332 18 332 55909 53153 33 315 29 323 53153 50688 38 306 35 306 50688 48484 42 313 42 317 48484 46479 51 309 52 314 46479 44640 54 305 57 308 44640 42945 53 301 53 306 42945 41374 50 300 47 307 41374 39905 49 302 44 313 39905 38518 46 306 40 317 38518 37172 43 304 38 316 37172 35800 36 300 36 318 35800 34373 38 320 36 320 34373 32891 39 312 34 311 32891 31340 41 304 34 311 31340 29707 42 309 37 317 29707 27995 36 314 40 319 27995 26200 30 323 35 319 26200 24330 27 317 29 316 24330 22389 28 309 31 314 22389 20365 29 312 32 320 20365 18254 28 307 31 320 18254 16106 26 300 27 325 16106 14039 19 307 24 308 14039 12159 14 322 20 285 12159 10492 15 314 9 284 10492 9013 16 312 14 296 9013 7697 10 305 15 302 7697 6532 4 284 7 275 6532 5505 3 196 4 158 5505 4606 5 175 7 141 4606 3812 7 179 7 135 3812 3104 7*175 8*130 3104 2476 6*169 7*126 2476 1951 6 166 7 123 1951 1548 5 163 7 119 1548 1271 5 161 7 117 1271 1102 5 160 6 115 1102 1005 4 159 5 113 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