DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/13 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 - - - - - - 78.2 - - 81.9 - - 70.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 164 - - 85 - - 10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2439 - - 3056 - - 798 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2263 - - 2384 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3394 - - 4011 - - 1753 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 738 - - 1364 - - 2574 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 313 - - 280 - - 100 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 10 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 5 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 280 - - 046 - - 317 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - 18 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -290 - - -339 - - 270 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3684 - - 4350 - - 1483 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3652 - - -3739 - - -543 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7046 - - 7750 - - 2296 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 87 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1350 - - 1780 - - 770 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.2 - - 81.9 - - 70.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.1 - - 65.8 - - 66.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.1 - - 81.2 - - 70.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.9 - - 64.5 - - 66.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 164 - - 85 - - 10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2439 - - 3056 - - 798 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 49 - - 46 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - 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] 98948 28 092 23 101 18 084 98948 91451 25 093 26 101 19 089 91451 85682 22 094 19 093 19 081 85682 80893 19 100 18 076 19 078 80893 76775 16 101 13 093 16 059 76775 73136 13 090 11 117 7 062 73136 69850 10 089 11 095 8 096 69850 66844 6 107 9 071 8 080 66844 64059 1 261 1 085 1 003 64059 61358 6 271 8 300 10 296 61358 58538 15 281 16 288 9 290 58538 55602 22 272 23 292 19 277 55602 52798 36 255 41 261 37 276 52798 50276 39 248 44 253 48 267 50276 48016 40 263 43 261 49 269 48016 45972 57 277 57 271 66 271 45972 44127 78 277 77 272 84 268 44127 42447 91 271 87 269 89 262 42447 40896 92 266 87 265 87 250 40896 39443 86 265 78 263 79 235 39443 38071 77 264 69 261 69 234 38071 36742 66 255 65 256 60 235 36742 35387 62 249 57 244 51 240 35387 33976 56 257 55 243 50 243 33976 32512 53 261 47 251 53 248 32512 30982 53 260 44 255 55 253 30982 29373 51 263 47 258 48 254 29373 27682 50 266 49 262 42 255 27682 25911 48 268 50 265 46 262 25911 24067 44 270 50 270 50 269 24067 22152 37 269 49 277 49 265 22152 20156 31 267 43 286 43 268 20156 18079 33 262 38 288 39 276 18079 15962 36 259 40 289 35 266 15962 13925 36 252 40 285 34 255 13925 12074 34 248 37 276 31 238 12074 10436 33 250 41 263 31 224 10436 8980 34 258 33 249 26 216 8980 7680 36 266 23 220 18 206 7680 6523 35 268 19 203 9 210 6523 5499 31 266 12 192 6 306 5499 4600 23 263 5*154 13 329 4600 3808 11*269 4*074 13 322 3808 3099 8*276 5 055 11 311 3099 2472 8 278 5 047 11 308 2472 1949 8 280 6 042 14*317 1949 1547 8 282 6 038 14*317 1547 1270 7 282 6 036 14 317 1270 1102 7 284 6 036 13 316 1102 1006 6 284 5 035 10 316 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