DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/05 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 - - - - - - 89.6 - - 91.3 - - 86.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 127 - - 59 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3156 - - 3650 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2669 - - 2560 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4111 - - 4605 - - 1007 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1329 - - 1839 - - 4493 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 317 - - 270 - - 23 W* B/S - - - - - - 12 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 105 - - 125 - - 117 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 108 - - -162 - - -1822 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4004 - - 4768 - - 2829 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3545 - - -3778 - - -3845 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7656 - - 8383 - - 4852 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 80 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 4130 - - 3740 - - 4550 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 89.6 - - 91.3 - - 86.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.9 - - 73.4 - - 76.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 88.6 - - 90.9 - - 87.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 73.9 - - 72.3 - - 75.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 127 - - 59 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3156 - - 3650 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 24 - - 20 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 18 - - 17 - - 20 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] 98936 2 030 8 172 1 145 98936 91528 5 109 4 233 2 016 91528 85789 4 140 3 272 4 336 85789 81002 6 153 4 306 5 313 81002 76883 8 100 2 335 7 334 76883 73271 9 038 7 066 3 029 73271 70019 8 050 12 051 8 086 70019 67032 7 071 9 028 13 058 67032 64269 9 057 4 023 12 023 64269 61603 9 355 7 104 5 011 61603 58834 8 316 11 321 10 320 58834 55977 12 316 12 301 11 308 55977 53263 24 300 25 290 27 301 53263 50844 27 287 29 286 33 291 50844 48693 28 295 31 293 33 292 48693 46731 31 297 36 296 38 294 46731 44915 33 296 40 295 44 292 44915 43226 37 298 42 293 43 288 43226 41647 39 299 38 292 39 289 41647 40158 35 298 31 289 36 290 40158 38750 30 295 24 288 34 287 38750 37385 29 296 22 293 35 284 37385 35998 27 296 20 298 34 286 35998 34559 23 298 20 302 34 290 34559 33070 21 303 19 297 31 275 33070 31514 19 309 22 277 22 250 31514 29879 19 312 13 244 17 273 29879 28167 24 312 7 260 20 310 28167 26377 28 314 19 285 25 314 26377 24512 29 311 20 324 23 323 24512 22576 27 302 27 330 24 328 22576 20567 21 300 27 330 25 328 20567 18479 17 321 20 320 23 330 18479 16351 15 344 16 308 21 322 16351 14294 12 354 13 304 21 317 14294 12415 11 016 12 313 17 314 12415 10738 10 050 10 312 14 313 10738 9243 7 072 5 293 7 318 9243 7911 9 103 3 231 2 205 7911 6727 10 110 4 198 7 194 6727 5677 6 091 5 166 10 176 5677 4749 5*101 6*136 11 159 4749 3928 5*105 7*130 12 145 3928 3190 5 106 7 127 13 135 3190 2537 5 107 7 126 13 130 2537 1991 5 105 7 124 13 127 1991 1572 5 104 6 123 12 125 1572 1283 4 104 6 122 10 123 1283 1107 4 103 6 123 8*120 1107 1007 4 104 5 121 4*117 1007 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