DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/15 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.1 - - 79.6 - - 77.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 68 - - 50 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1309 - - 1840 - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 990 - - 990 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2264 - - 2795 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1645 - - 1760 - - 3133 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 193 - - 200 - - 18 W* B/S - - - - - - 12 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 233 - - 294 - - 266 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 826 - - 989 - - -259 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1438 - - 1806 - - 1265 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 357 - - 369 - - -1078 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1907 - - 2426 - - 2084 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2180 - - 1820 - - 1580 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.1 - - 79.6 - - 77.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 75.5 - - 74.5 - - 74.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.5 - - 79.3 - - 77.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 74.8 - - 73.7 - - 73.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 68 - - 50 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1309 - - 1840 - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 19 - - 18 - - 19 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] 99563 37 097 22 079 34 074 99563 92138 28 094 25 093 23 079 92138 86366 21 090 26 107 17 090 86366 81532 20 092 22 108 14 102 81532 77383 12 072 16 083 12 108 77383 73735 5 096 9 059 11 096 73735 70426 8 121 3 041 6 028 70426 67382 7 098 1 109 4 310 67382 64566 6 094 1 190 5 343 64566 61846 4 107 6 194 7 306 61846 59032 2 234 6 190 4 265 59032 56155 10 254 11 222 10 230 56155 53456 12 250 12 238 17 219 53456 51059 22 268 18 275 9 210 51059 48925 29 254 31 270 9 266 48925 46980 30 229 32 228 19 247 46980 45180 24 225 32 212 32 237 45180 43496 26 230 32 215 38 219 43496 41918 28 227 34 217 40 209 41918 40432 25 229 33 219 36 204 40432 39023 21 241 32 229 29 209 39023 37655 23 259 31 228 24 218 37655 36258 23 254 29 240 20 242 36258 34802 22 245 30 245 19 249 34802 33291 23 241 27 241 24 255 33291 31708 23 236 22 243 24 258 31708 30042 24 233 21 246 24 256 30042 28297 26 234 19 244 25 261 28297 26471 27 236 19 253 25 272 26471 24570 28 239 19 258 22 263 24570 22603 29 243 17 251 21 254 22603 20562 29 249 16 235 22 265 20562 18437 26 254 15 235 22 272 18437 16273 21 253 15 252 19 271 16273 14193 26 249 19 252 16 263 14193 12304 34 247 23 250 14 268 12304 10626 37 249 25 244 17 272 10626 9133 35 253 20 245 17 265 9133 7806 32 259 15 252 16 256 7806 6630 31 268 14 258 17 258 6630 5591 20 273 13 263 16 263 5591 4676 5 278 12 267 15 271 4676 3867 3 252 10 276 14 276 3867 3143 4 234 8*287 13 277 3143 2503 4*235 7*292 11 275 2503 1969 3*233 6 294 9 272 1969 1558 3 234 6 294 7 270 1558 1276 3 233 6 295 6 268 1276 1105 2 230 5 295 5 268 1105 1006 2 230 5 295 3*266 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