DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/02 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.7 - - 83.4 - - 82.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 201 - - 129 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3658 - - 4889 - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3224 - - 3928 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4613 - - 5844 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1824 - - 1433 - - 5802 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 378 - - 366 - - 30 W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 015 - - 026 - - 083 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 6 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 108 - - 323 - - -4218 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4505 - - 5521 - - 5225 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3451 - - -3994 - - -8042 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8064 - - 9838 - - 9048 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 69 - - 71 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 70 - - 30 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.7 - - 83.4 - - 82.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.1 - - 62.5 - - 62.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.5 - - 82.5 - - 82.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.0 - - 61.3 - - 61.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 201 - - 129 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3658 - - 4889 - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - 12 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] 99537 39 093 28 104 29 082 99537 92051 30 091 32 090 33 088 92051 86299 25 099 30 088 30 085 86299 81518 25 099 21 090 23 092 81518 77377 21 091 18 112 15 082 77377 73713 15 095 19 101 10 108 73713 70399 15 104 13 101 10 099 70399 67353 13 096 10 093 10 117 67353 64533 14 101 7 091 9 085 64533 61812 13 073 6 092 4 035 61812 58989 11 045 4 028 7 351 58989 56075 17 360 12 003 14 348 56075 53308 20 349 14 345 21 333 53308 50829 28 349 24 349 28 330 50829 48617 39 340 34 342 29 338 48617 46615 40 334 40 342 35 341 46615 44776 41 337 41 340 42 339 44776 43070 44 343 45 340 47 336 43070 41479 49 347 49 341 49 334 41479 39988 52 351 50 342 48 335 39988 38582 51 354 48 340 46 337 38582 37224 47 355 45 337 46 337 37224 35845 41 354 43 335 45 337 35845 34415 38 354 40 335 41 337 34415 32932 36 354 37 335 39 337 32932 31383 36 353 35 334 41 337 31383 29754 36 354 36 336 42 335 29754 28044 32 352 36 341 36 338 28044 26252 32 350 33 344 33 339 26252 24380 28 355 29 347 32 343 24380 22433 23 358 23 344 26 338 22433 20411 23 357 21 337 24 331 20411 18314 23 354 20 342 21 332 18314 16175 23 001 20 349 18 337 16175 14112 23 013 18 359 16 347 14112 12236 23 018 19 010 16 355 12236 10568 23 015 21 016 17 008 10568 9088 16 015 19 016 15 017 9088 7773 12 011 11 008 10 013 7773 6609 11 009 6*021 3 037 6609 5581 9 027 5*025 4 072 5581 4672 6*025 5 026 4 077 4672 3867 6*019 5 026 3 078 3867 3145 5 017 5 027 3 080 3145 2505 5 015 5 025 3 080 2505 1970 5 013 5 026 3 083 1970 1560 5 014 4 025 3 083 1560 1277 5 012 4 024 3 083 1277 1105 4 012 4 023 3 082 1105 1006 4 011 4 024 3*083 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