DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/03 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 - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.9 - - 81.0 - - 83.0 - - 81.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 169 - - 364 - - 273 - - 28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3782 - - 5920 - - 6535 - - 5738 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3212 - - 5200 - - 5549 - - 2570 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4737 - - 6875 - - 7490 - - 6693 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2019 - - 1383 - - 1057 - - 1512 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 356 - - 529 - - 498 - - 235 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 7 - - 6 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 14 - - 16 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 181 - - 187 - - 178 - - 191 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 5 - - 9 - - 9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1950 - - -799 - - -571 - - -86 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6687 - - 7674 - - 8062 - - 6779 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8374 - - -5310 - - -5128 - - -922 ODpotential blCL - - - 13111 - - 12185 - - 12618 - - 7615 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 67 - - 70 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.9 - - 81.0 - - 83.0 - - 81.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.3 - - 50.9 - - 51.2 - - 54.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.7 - - 78.9 - - 81.3 - - 80.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.3 - - 50.0 - - 50.3 - - 54.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 169 - - 364 - - 273 - - 28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3782 - - 5920 - - 6535 - - 5738 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 30 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 - - 9 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] 98669 22 113 23 115 21 112 23 079 98669 91176 22 107 19 139 18 098 23 093 91176 85456 22 112 10 135 13 101 16 093 85456 80736 22 105 14 130 6 112 8 094 80736 76673 17 090 22 116 9 085 9 092 76673 73073 14 092 19 092 13 081 11 088 73073 69801 14 073 17 083 10 098 9 058 69801 66790 15 067 13 072 10 106 6 037 66790 64002 9 060 12 038 9 097 3 057 64002 61300 5 007 17 356 9 052 4 020 61300 58488 6 002 13 317 11 355 8 031 58488 55590 7 347 10 280 11 310 12 346 55590 52823 14 260 15 264 17 295 19 312 52823 50334 13 253 14 244 23 265 23 273 50334 48122 22 294 13 290 17 255 19 263 48122 46159 33 274 26 279 23 253 29 247 46159 44397 26 268 21 275 23 234 25 237 44397 42764 29 291 24 287 32 235 28 235 42764 41228 33 298 36 284 30 236 29 254 41228 39779 34 293 38 280 29 266 37 268 39779 38408 34 284 35 281 31 276 34 255 38408 37073 37 280 34 278 29 270 29 253 37073 35707 39 280 35 272 29 269 27 251 35707 34282 40 280 33 274 31 268 30 250 34282 32802 38 282 32 278 29 257 31 248 32802 31254 35 286 21 261 29 245 33 242 31254 29627 23 270 21 232 28 237 35 239 29627 27921 20 230 23 232 30 236 35 245 27921 26135 20 228 22 238 26 245 34 253 26135 24271 19 217 20 234 16 241 27 254 24271 22331 25 207 20 231 13 235 14 235 22331 20314 26 208 19 217 17 236 14 226 20314 18219 21 205 16 204 19 224 14 227 18219 16088 15 195 15 212 14 226 10 230 16088 14033 11 202 16 222 14 251 10 250 14033 12162 5 256 16 220 15 263 11 271 12162 10500 4 229 16 223 15 254 11 285 10500 9029 6 215 14 229 13 226 10 244 9029 7729 11 212 13*209 15*189 13*207 7729 6576 14 187 14*192 15*185 14*200 6576 5552 16*181 14 191 16 182 15 196 5552 4647 17*187 14 189 16 181 15 193 4647 3846 17 186 14 187 16 178 15 191 3846 3129 17 184 14 186 16 177 15 189 3129 2493 15 178 14 185 16 175 15 187 2493 1962 13 174 14 184 16 175 14 186 1962 1555 13 173 13 183 15 174 14 186 1555 1274 12 172 13 183 15 173 14 185 1274 1103 11 172 12 183 14 173 12 185 1103 1006 10 172 11 182 12 172 10 184 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