DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/04 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 88.2 - - 90.5 - - 86.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 114 - - 40 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2413 - - 3705 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2101 - - 2299 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3368 - - 4660 - - 1007 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1155 - - 1303 - - 4766 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 283 - - 249 - - 19 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 204 - - 217 - - 276 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 5 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -688 - - 76 - - -1795 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4056 - - 4584 - - 2802 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4683 - - -3300 - - -3353 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8051 - - 7960 - - 4360 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 73 - - 85 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3360 - - 3650 - - 4560 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 88.2 - - 90.5 - - 86.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.3 - - 73.3 - - 76.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 87.5 - - 90.1 - - 87.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.2 - - 72.2 - - 75.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 114 - - 40 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2413 - - 3705 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 39 - - 31 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 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] 99108 1 353 2 340 5 358 99108 91646 1 065 1 356 12 330 91646 85886 2 185 3 357 5 343 85886 81095 3 077 6 011 8 049 81095 76969 6 058 2 050 5 038 76969 73348 10 060 5 072 8 056 73348 70089 8 040 11 057 7 074 70089 67095 4 032 8 027 7 016 67095 64327 7 019 3 073 3 294 64327 61648 10 288 7 311 5 013 61648 58870 8 273 11 276 10 287 58870 56004 15 300 15 292 15 302 56004 53277 34 275 35 273 33 280 53277 50833 44 258 48 267 44 278 50833 48649 52 265 60 267 55 276 48649 46671 61 266 65 265 60 273 46671 44856 59 264 63 265 56 274 44856 43174 53 267 58 267 51 276 43174 41601 50 270 49 269 48 275 41601 40119 47 268 45 271 45 272 40119 38718 40 261 47 269 43 270 38718 37359 31 259 45 266 43 272 37359 35978 32 264 37 262 44 278 35978 34547 34 263 33 251 44 277 34547 33065 40 258 34 255 43 274 33065 31518 42 252 40 264 41 275 31518 29895 36 250 40 269 38 271 29895 28191 31 262 33 266 35 269 28191 26405 26 266 32 267 32 274 26405 24540 25 271 28 276 25 274 24540 22602 25 264 23 272 23 280 22602 20582 23 266 21 264 24 304 20582 18481 17 276 16 277 24 309 18481 16344 23 262 15 277 17 295 16344 14282 25 242 21 263 18 281 14282 12402 22 248 23 257 15 279 12402 10730 22 248 21 252 14 261 10730 9241 20 240 18 252 14 255 9241 7912 17 232 16 245 16 245 7912 6728 15 228 16 227 18 237 6728 5677 11 214 16 214 16 232 5677 4748 10 197 14*212 13 233 4748 3926 11*203 13*214 12 238 3926 3189 12*203 12 215 10 246 3189 2536 12 203 12 217 9 254 2536 1991 12 204 11 218 8 262 1991 1572 11 204 10 219 7 269 1572 1283 10 203 10 219 6 273 1283 1108 10 204 9 220 4*275 1108 1007 8 203 8 220 3*276 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