DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/09 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 87.1 - - 85.5 - - 84.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 161 - - 65 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4021 - - 2926 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3433 - - 2215 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4976 - - 3881 - - 1007 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2048 - - 1394 - - 4842 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 374 - - 267 - - 35 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 16 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 167 - - 149 - - 183 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 8 - - -7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 811 - - 554 - - -2319 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4165 - - 3327 - - 3327 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -471 - - -3463 - - -4079 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5447 - - 7344 - - 5086 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 81 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2710 - - 3140 - - 3520 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 87.1 - - 85.5 - - 84.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.8 - - 73.7 - - 73.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 85.9 - - 85.1 - - 86.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.3 - - 72.3 - - 72.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 161 - - 65 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4021 - - 2926 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 42 - - 25 - - 1 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 17 - - 18 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] 98968 27 087 23 101 23 095 98968 91483 18 080 23 098 17 087 91483 85744 17 096 24 090 17 089 85744 80983 16 104 12 088 20 084 80983 76883 14 112 11 100 17 074 76883 73267 11 108 12 104 12 074 73267 70005 10 108 10 108 12 083 70005 67025 8 115 7 121 9 098 67025 64283 7 152 2 153 5 160 64283 61639 11 187 6 240 4 258 61639 58872 20 192 19 212 17 220 58872 55981 20 218 26 217 19 231 55981 53229 31 218 37 222 40 226 53229 50775 37 204 35 215 38 204 50775 48561 37 195 45 228 31 197 48561 46525 39 225 59 231 49 245 46525 44652 53 232 67 227 71 234 44652 42919 58 236 65 229 76 230 42919 41304 67 246 69 239 71 232 41304 39799 74 250 71 245 68 236 39799 38390 66 249 68 244 69 235 38390 37039 57 247 64 239 64 233 37039 35673 57 246 62 223 55 232 35673 34258 54 248 59 218 52 233 34258 32791 44 242 53 220 43 237 32791 31257 37 243 44 222 38 240 31257 29643 31 240 36 230 44 240 29643 27952 33 242 30 236 43 249 27952 26187 32 251 27 240 41 261 26187 24348 31 256 33 263 34 265 24348 22440 28 254 39 277 15 274 22440 20457 20 264 36 280 13 280 20457 18386 16 268 35 284 21 268 18386 16267 20 255 31 288 22 262 16267 14218 25 251 24 286 20 259 14218 12347 23 252 12 250 23 249 12347 10677 17 251 13 218 25 240 10677 9187 13 224 16 223 27 225 9187 7860 13 214 19 227 25 210 7860 6680 13 210 21 224 21 189 6680 5637 11*197 17 201 22 179 5637 4718 10*177 16 168 21 177 4718 3905 9 170 16*153 22 181 3905 3174 9 167 16*150 22 182 3174 2526 9 166 16 150 22 183 2526 1984 8 163 16 149 21 183 1984 1568 8 162 16 149 19 184 1568 1281 8 162 15 149 17 184 1281 1107 7 161 14 148 14*184 1107 1007 7 161 11 148 9*183 1007 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