DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/09 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.2 - - 86.2 - - 88.5 - - 84.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 40 - - 44 - - 24 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 620 - - 2414 - - 4008 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 989 - - 1595 - - 2083 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1575 - - 3369 - - 4963 - - 1007 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 572 - - 1306 - - 1123 - - 4879 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 133 - - 233 - - 235 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 19 - - 10 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 145 - - 196 - - 221 - - 002 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 11 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 11 - - 8 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -242 - - -549 - - 1046 - - -1056 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1818 - - 3918 - - 3917 - - 2063 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6334 - - -6013 - - -423 - - -2293 ODpotential blCL - - - 7909 - - 9382 - - 5386 - - 3300 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 69 - - 94 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 1800 - - 3190 - - 4300 - - 5500 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.2 - - 86.2 - - 88.5 - - 84.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 71.0 - - 71.8 - - 74.0 - - 78.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.0 - - 85.9 - - 88.2 - - 85.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 70.2 - - 70.5 - - 72.8 - - 77.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 40 - - 44 - - 24 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 620 - - 2414 - - 4008 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 31 - - 0 - - 74 - - 40 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 16 - - 16 - - 17 - - 21 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] 99536 27 104 23 097 19 102 24 080 99536 92012 22 089 20 111 18 089 18 079 92012 86228 20 089 19 115 16 096 18 091 86228 81430 19 088 14 092 18 107 15 088 81430 77272 17 094 11 111 14 089 11 106 77272 73584 10 086 12 116 9 090 7 088 73584 70255 5 043 11 104 8 118 2 067 70255 67211 5 053 7 070 8 116 6 186 67211 64384 3 048 5 272 3 330 2 175 64384 61647 2 058 10 199 13 226 12 260 61647 58801 13 311 6 258 11 257 17 248 58801 55873 17 267 24 267 28 265 22 275 55873 53109 28 264 31 261 30 272 26 275 53109 50633 36 258 33 274 35 272 35 272 50633 48412 36 268 39 282 41 274 43 272 48412 46393 41 286 44 281 48 279 49 274 46393 44551 46 295 45 279 51 274 54 271 44551 42858 46 296 44 273 43 270 56 269 42858 41284 42 292 42 265 38 268 52 267 41284 39814 30 277 37 265 38 266 43 262 39814 38434 20 274 32 269 33 272 37 266 38434 37100 20 276 29 277 31 280 34 271 37100 35742 20 275 28 286 31 284 32 272 35742 34326 20 272 29 284 32 287 31 273 34326 32857 20 271 32 279 32 287 31 275 32857 31320 21 265 33 277 30 280 32 278 31320 29706 24 264 33 273 31 276 33 284 29706 28015 28 274 33 272 34 273 34 292 28015 26250 33 288 32 275 37 273 33 296 26250 24413 36 290 32 276 38 276 34 293 24413 22507 37 291 33 277 36 280 36 294 22507 20522 35 287 32 277 33 286 32 284 20522 18449 33 278 26 279 33 287 28 281 18449 16324 32 273 22 280 32 279 30 292 16324 14266 30 244 20 284 27 280 30 307 14266 12384 26 230 21 287 27 292 26 314 12384 10706 20 244 25 266 23 294 19 296 10706 9212 27 249 30 238 20 286 18 292 9212 7883 37 237 28 225 21 253 14 298 7883 6699 41 224 22 228 22 239 12 264 6699 5652 39 213 23 237 16*228 12 231 5652 4730 39 205 27 229 12*221 9 224 4730 3912 37 202 25*212 12 221 7 228 3912 3179 32 194 23*199 10 221 4 234 3179 2529 26 177 20 195 9 222 2 256 2529 1986 21*158 19 195 9 221 1 325 1986 1569 17*146 18 195 8 222 2 352 1569 1281 16 144 17 195 8 223 2 360 1281 1107 14 144 15 195 7 222 2 360 1107 1007 11 143 12 195 6 222 2*002 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