DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/05 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.1 - - 83.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 61 - - 95 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1746 - - 3837 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 990 - - 3032 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2701 - - 4792 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1619 - - 2506 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 206 - - 316 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 16 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 030 - - 030 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -10 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -139 - - 424 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2840 - - 4368 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2395 - - -1158 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5096 - - 5950 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 82 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1390 - - 1750 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.1 - - 83.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.8 - - 67.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.4 - - 82.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.9 - - 65.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 61 - - 95 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1746 - - 3837 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 29 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 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] 99290 36 094 32 095 99290 91792 36 089 33 100 91792 86016 34 084 30 093 86016 81203 25 085 22 091 81203 77061 21 084 21 081 77061 73410 17 085 15 076 73410 70126 16 091 12 075 70126 67117 15 071 13 088 67117 64323 9 067 11 060 64323 61632 9 055 10 042 61632 58844 12 030 7 036 58844 55951 17 002 7 054 55951 53181 17 351 12 014 53181 50680 12 344 16 335 50680 48436 8 324 13 316 48436 46397 8 309 9 304 46397 44526 8 297 6 316 44526 42797 9 281 6 348 42797 41197 7 244 8 014 41197 39711 5 180 10 356 39711 38321 2 002 10 294 38321 36976 5 339 9 277 36976 35607 8 305 8 273 35607 34184 12 005 8 298 34184 32711 14 017 8 338 32711 31173 8 027 6 037 31173 29555 18 054 9 011 29555 27853 18 056 14 002 27853 26071 11 035 21 001 26071 24215 7 348 20 001 24215 22291 6 347 17 003 22291 20293 4 360 15 357 20293 18214 11 009 13 347 18214 16096 19 007 10 353 16096 14060 22 006 12 357 14060 12209 21 349 12 359 12209 10561 19 351 10 006 10561 9091 16 004 9 010 9091 7782 13 003 8 014 7782 6618 11 001 6 018 6618 5586 11 011 3*026 5586 4675 10 031 3*030 4675 3869 8 047 3 030 3869 3146 6*050 4 030 3146 2505 5*035 4 031 2505 1971 4 030 4 031 1971 1560 4 030 4 031 1560 1277 4 029 4 030 1277 1104 4 028 3 030 1104 1006 4 030 3 029 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