DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/09 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 - - - - - - 69.6 - - 67.2 - - 66.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 381 - - 108 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4831 - - 4393 - - 50 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4361 - - 3376 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5786 - - 5348 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1588 - - 2196 - - 7221 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 502 - - 322 - - 22 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 19 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 317 - - 316 - - 329 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -8 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1612 - - -2163 - - -7741 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7399 - - 7511 - - 8746 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3603 - - -4562 - - -11281 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9389 - - 9910 - - 12286 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 97 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.6 - - 67.2 - - 66.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 40.3 - - 37.6 - - 31.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.6 - - 66.6 - - 66.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 39.4 - - 36.8 - - 30.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 381 - - 108 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4831 - - 4393 - - 50 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 24 - - 86 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 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] 97670 2 067 2 232 5 220 97670 90273 6 197 9 203 4 305 90273 84565 8 157 6 208 4 298 84565 79819 6 148 1 253 7 317 79819 75736 4 208 4 244 8 309 75736 72130 7 155 7 208 5 274 72130 68857 6 265 9 293 8 324 68857 65838 7 252 11 271 10 301 65838 63028 10 310 11 282 13 303 63028 60308 19 301 17 287 19 294 60308 57463 25 284 22 279 24 286 57463 54502 27 291 28 295 31 286 54502 51682 42 292 40 289 42 290 51682 49157 48 288 48 284 50 289 49157 46908 51 286 51 284 55 285 46908 44877 55 285 56 282 57 283 44877 43023 57 283 57 281 59 280 43023 41320 64 283 65 287 58 282 41320 39748 77 283 73 278 66 277 39748 38294 86 280 74 277 65 266 38294 36944 83 281 75 278 61 268 36944 35647 81 285 76 279 58 270 35647 34332 79 286 75 281 59 270 34332 32964 77 290 71 281 59 270 32964 31543 75 292 66 281 57 272 31543 30056 73 292 65 282 57 275 30056 28489 72 293 66 280 57 277 28489 26848 71 290 66 279 58 281 26848 25134 69 286 65 279 56 284 25134 23349 68 284 61 284 49 286 23349 21494 64 287 59 289 51 287 21494 19565 56 293 58 294 54 286 19565 17555 54 298 56 294 51 287 17555 15506 52 300 50 289 47 288 15506 13535 46 299 46 281 45 285 13535 11743 44 294 42 283 47 287 11743 10149 44 290 43 293 42 295 10149 8736 44 293 42 300 30 303 8736 7486 43 301 39 303 19 313 7486 6376 32*305 29 307 18 321 6376 5391 21*312 21*315 18 325 5391 4519 21 315 20*316 18 327 4519 3747 21 316 20 316 18 328 3747 3055 21 318 20 316 18 330 3055 2441 20 319 20 316 17 330 2441 1929 20 319 19 315 17 330 1929 1535 19 320 18 316 16 330 1535 1264 19 320 18 316 14 330 1264 1099 18 320 16 315 12*329 1099 1005 15 320 13 315 9*329 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