DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/01 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.6 - - 80.5 - - 79.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 171 - - 119 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3809 - - 4625 - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3271 - - 3699 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4764 - - 5580 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1346 - - 1726 - - 6271 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 366 - - 353 - - 32 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 24 - - 20 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 016 - - 008 - - 004 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 13 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 8 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 857 - - 849 - - -3001 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3907 - - 4731 - - 4008 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 123 - - -362 - - -3903 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4641 - - 5942 - - 4909 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 87 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 40 - - 350 - - 710 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.6 - - 80.5 - - 79.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.6 - - 63.0 - - 64.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.8 - - 79.9 - - 80.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.8 - - 62.0 - - 64.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 171 - - 119 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3809 - - 4625 - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 70 - - 47 - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - 13 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] 99507 34 097 28 093 35 080 99507 92056 35 101 30 091 28 078 92056 86296 29 098 22 079 28 074 86296 81501 22 079 19 073 20 085 81501 77354 16 058 17 077 15 087 77354 73687 15 080 20 098 13 087 73687 70371 13 069 19 083 9 093 70371 67328 8 055 13 069 9 086 67328 64508 8 051 11 034 11 049 64508 61780 14 016 13 021 13 023 61780 58949 11 358 13 351 19 359 58949 56020 14 343 12 329 18 336 56020 53228 15 323 16 302 18 318 53228 50706 14 306 17 283 17 312 50706 48440 14 313 13 303 17 333 48440 46388 15 331 14 317 23 341 46388 44520 20 340 14 333 25 351 44520 42808 21 344 26 001 28 003 42808 41224 22 350 34 005 32 006 41224 39746 20 354 36 008 33 005 39746 38353 19 352 34 009 32 005 38353 37005 18 356 29 004 32 005 37005 35633 21 350 24 001 31 006 35633 34209 22 352 24 001 31 005 34209 32733 18 356 25 360 32 004 32733 31191 14 012 27 004 34 006 31191 29570 17 014 28 008 34 009 29570 27871 29 014 30 009 35 010 27871 26093 37 014 32 014 37 010 26093 24238 42 017 34 017 37 011 24238 22310 43 022 36 016 34 014 22310 20304 42 021 37 017 34 013 20304 18214 40 019 37 022 35 010 18214 16083 39 021 35 024 36 011 16083 14032 39 024 35 026 35 019 14032 12170 40 028 36 026 31 026 12170 10518 38 029 33 028 29 027 10518 9053 36 028 30 033 24 019 9053 7751 32 028 29 030 22 018 7751 6593 31 031 27*024 21 016 6593 5568 29*027 23*015 21 014 5568 4662 28*024 21 009 20 013 4662 3858 25 017 21 008 20 012 3858 3138 25 016 20 007 20 011 3138 2500 24 015 20 007 19 009 2500 1967 24 015 19 007 18 008 1967 1558 23 014 18 007 16 007 1558 1276 21 014 17 006 14 005 1276 1104 19 014 16 006 12 005 1104 1006 15 013 13 006 9*004 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