DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/04 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 - - - - - - 81.5 - - 82.0 - - 80.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 136 - - 98 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3421 - - 3024 - - 1644 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2911 - - 2454 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4376 - - 3979 - - 2599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1582 - - 2100 - - 3035 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 336 - - 292 - - 101 W* B/S - - - - - - 20 - - 21 - - 4 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 286 - - 344 - - 005 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - -8 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 696 - - 589 - - -80 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3680 - - 3391 - - 2679 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -283 - - -913 - - -1531 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4659 - - 4892 - - 4130 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 83 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1610 - - 2400 - - 2790 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.5 - - 82.0 - - 80.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.4 - - 70.2 - - 71.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.4 - - 81.3 - - 80.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.1 - - 69.0 - - 70.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 136 - - 98 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3421 - - 3024 - - 1644 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 54 - - 32 - - 72 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 15 - - 16 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] 99353 40 102 31 099 28 075 99353 91809 30 088 32 092 27 082 91809 86024 22 084 28 089 28 088 86024 81222 21 085 20 086 23 084 81222 77084 16 073 19 091 18 079 77084 73436 15 077 15 059 15 075 73436 70147 12 091 11 045 15 048 70147 67129 9 077 9 060 9 024 67129 64326 11 037 7 056 4 026 64326 61618 7 360 7 035 6 057 61618 58802 7 255 4 337 14 011 58802 55879 8 271 3 252 9 325 55879 53092 13 259 12 264 6 311 53092 50587 15 236 20 251 20 289 50587 48337 27 224 27 233 32 262 48337 46295 44 217 40 211 41 226 46295 44454 54 213 46 214 28 201 44454 42785 58 213 45 221 17 235 42785 41231 48 211 42 219 34 246 41231 39767 35 211 37 219 46 234 39767 38387 27 215 36 218 44 220 38387 37050 24 217 34 216 38 213 37050 35687 24 215 29 218 33 220 35687 34268 25 246 24 247 30 232 34268 32793 31 269 28 260 27 239 32793 31247 29 279 29 261 24 240 31247 29618 28 278 25 259 26 231 29618 27909 28 270 22 252 22 225 27909 26122 25 267 22 265 18 236 26122 24264 21 267 23 259 16 253 24264 22334 19 266 20 252 17 268 22334 20324 16 273 18 261 17 275 20324 18236 12 275 19 258 13 267 18236 16113 11 271 17 250 10 247 16113 14073 7 276 16 245 9 231 14073 12221 5 282 12 244 6 241 12221 10572 8 268 10 260 6 270 10572 9101 10 242 10 277 8 294 9101 7790 12 218 10 277 10 298 7790 6623 12 215 8 271 13 308 6623 5588 10 222 5 266 12 317 5588 4677 7*234 4*262 11 317 4677 3870 4*262 2*299 9 324 3870 3147 3 275 2 341 7*334 3147 2506 3 285 3 351 5*354 2506 1972 3 294 3 350 4 004 1972 1560 3 304 3 351 4 007 1560 1276 3 306 3 352 4 010 1276 1105 3 307 3 352 4 012 1105 1007 2 307 3 352 3 012 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