DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/11 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.5 - - 82.9 - - 84.5 - - 82.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 107 - - 164 - - 80 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1875 - - 4104 - - 3669 - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1618 - - 3489 - - 2835 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2830 - - 5059 - - 4624 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2172 - - 1453 - - 1655 - - 5098 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 247 - - 375 - - 300 - - 34 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 11 - - 6 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 099 - - 072 - - 083 - - 111 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -4 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -17 - - 764 - - -1402 - - -4397 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2847 - - 4295 - - 6026 - - 5403 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1830 - - -1676 - - -4908 - - -7073 ODpotential blCL - - - 4660 - - 6735 - - 9532 - - 8079 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 78 - - 61 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 1480 - - 1250 - - 110 - - 270 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.5 - - 82.9 - - 84.5 - - 82.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 69.2 - - 67.4 - - 61.6 - - 62.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.7 - - 81.8 - - 83.9 - - 83.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 68.4 - - 66.0 - - 60.2 - - 61.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 107 - - 164 - - 80 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1875 - - 4104 - - 3669 - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 32 - - 11 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 13 - - 11 - - 12 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] 99435 42 092 34 100 29 077 34 090 99435 91936 28 090 24 094 22 088 28 078 91936 86174 21 097 19 081 22 090 21 080 86174 81388 18 086 15 083 18 085 14 086 81388 77266 18 067 15 074 19 101 10 073 77266 73626 15 071 14 065 14 089 9 079 73626 70320 14 087 15 070 12 058 12 048 70320 67294 15 082 12 077 9 061 14 029 67294 64525 14 052 9 047 5 062 12 030 64525 61857 13 027 10 006 7 359 9 355 61857 59065 18 351 13 339 12 349 9 346 59065 56156 26 309 23 321 22 330 19 336 56156 53387 34 292 32 302 35 307 37 320 53387 50902 34 287 34 293 39 293 43 307 50902 48668 34 294 33 299 37 292 37 306 48668 46641 36 304 36 303 32 299 31 315 46641 44788 41 304 34 306 29 311 31 320 44788 43078 33 300 32 311 25 320 29 312 43078 41486 26 302 24 313 21 332 20 307 41486 39999 11 332 18 302 18 331 11 320 39999 38602 15 053 2 001 4 292 6 334 38602 37257 22 058 11 097 4 128 3 032 37257 35891 22 053 15 090 4 073 5 037 35891 34469 21 047 14 075 7 042 8 028 34469 32993 19 047 13 063 8 035 9 019 32993 31449 19 055 14 060 8 031 10 013 31449 29823 19 044 14 055 10 019 11 007 29823 28115 21 042 14 046 12 011 12 001 28115 26326 18 041 13 041 12 009 13 358 26326 24459 16 024 14 025 13 010 14 355 24459 22514 14 026 14 017 14 013 15 354 22514 20488 13 035 12 020 13 006 15 355 20488 18378 13 025 10 025 10 360 13 358 18378 16229 15 025 11 026 10 002 14 003 16229 14160 18 019 13 034 9 021 13 004 14160 12278 22 019 14 041 8 033 12 013 12278 10609 20 017 17 039 11 031 16 024 10609 9127 17 023 18 037 15 030 16 026 9127 7808 13 026 15 037 14 037 12 029 7808 6635 11 024 9 044 11 047 7 061 6635 5597 8 057 6*068 8 068 6 109 5597 4683 9 077 6*071 8*081 7 114 4683 3875 9 085 6 073 8*082 7 113 3875 3150 6*090 6 072 9 083 7 113 3150 2509 4*096 6 073 9 084 6 114 2509 1972 4 099 6 072 9 084 6 113 1972 1560 4 099 6 071 8 083 5 113 1560 1277 4 101 6 070 8 084 5 112 1277 1105 3 099 6 070 8 084 4*112 1105 1006 3 099 5 070 7 083 3*111 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