DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/01 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 - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.2 - - 86.2 - - 80.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 262 - - 195 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3923 - - 5074 - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3529 - - 4269 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4878 - - 6029 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1872 - - 5304 - - 5893 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 420 - - 416 - - 37 W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 027 - - 022 - - 099 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - -7 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -63 - - -587 - - -2928 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4941 - - 6616 - - 3934 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2015 - - -1680 - - -4679 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6893 - - 7709 - - 5685 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 75 - - 71 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1870 - - 1350 - - 2240 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.2 - - 86.2 - - 80.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.8 - - 60.6 - - 66.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.4 - - 84.7 - - 81.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.8 - - 59.5 - - 65.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 262 - - 195 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3923 - - 5074 - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 56 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - 14 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] 98517 22 098 16 078 16 074 98517 91060 14 076 13 095 19 064 91060 85343 10 049 14 081 16 064 85343 80620 13 093 15 091 11 058 80620 76547 23 080 19 089 12 084 76547 72928 26 067 20 073 18 071 72928 69655 21 056 12 051 17 051 69655 66666 18 034 9 059 11 030 66666 63907 13 008 12 028 11 016 63907 61234 16 353 14 000 13 329 61234 58437 21 334 17 347 8 313 58437 55520 26 314 29 335 27 337 55520 52746 31 295 43 304 36 321 52746 50255 30 281 41 278 42 307 50255 48013 24 273 36 257 43 280 48013 45993 24 281 27 278 33 269 45993 44167 28 295 31 290 26 294 44167 42489 34 294 43 292 39 293 42489 40929 35 287 44 284 40 287 40929 39472 33 283 38 279 36 284 39472 38100 33 284 32 283 32 282 38100 36772 34 286 30 290 29 284 36772 35422 35 287 31 295 29 288 35422 34019 36 287 33 295 30 291 34019 32564 36 289 35 292 33 294 32564 31045 36 292 34 290 37 294 31045 29448 36 293 34 291 40 294 29448 27772 34 292 32 291 39 296 27772 26015 32 279 28 293 36 296 26015 24178 26 282 28 298 28 302 24178 22267 27 296 30 296 28 314 22267 20275 27 302 32 310 29 325 20275 18201 23 309 34 312 36 315 18201 16087 19 309 27 318 41 312 16087 14053 20 304 26 327 29 322 14053 12203 14 322 24 329 23 325 12203 10560 13 358 22 332 19 324 10560 9097 16 005 17 335 13 329 9097 7790 15 004 13 340 7 347 7790 6624 11 001 9*346 5 025 6624 5590 6*354 6*006 5 057 5590 4676 5*010 6 012 6 081 4676 3867 5 020 6 017 8 094 3867 3144 6 030 6 024 10 099 3144 2504 6 031 6 028 11 101 2504 1970 6 032 5 031 12 100 1970 1559 6 033 5 034 12 101 1559 1276 6 033 5 034 11 100 1276 1104 6 034 5 033 10 100 1104 1006 5 033 5 035 8*099 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