DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/02 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 - - - - - - 78.3 - - 80.3 - - 78.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 363 - - 280 - - 18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4564 - - 5495 - - 4200 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4134 - - 4750 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5519 - - 6450 - - 5155 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1346 - - 1290 - - 2278 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 485 - - 474 - - 192 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 14 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 120 - - 107 - - 115 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -10 - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2887 - - -2394 - - -3183 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8407 - - 8844 - - 8338 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9679 - - -8323 - - -10010 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15198 - - 14773 - - 15165 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 77 - - 56 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.3 - - 80.3 - - 78.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 45.1 - - 45.1 - - 45.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.3 - - 78.5 - - 77.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.9 - - 44.0 - - 44.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 363 - - 280 - - 18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4564 - - 5495 - - 4200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 9 - - 0 - - 3 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 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] 98544 27 109 19 113 22 074 98544 91108 14 093 18 095 14 102 91108 85395 14 106 12 095 12 089 85395 80649 20 095 15 108 16 084 80649 76577 18 081 17 090 18 081 76577 72993 19 080 18 076 17 089 72993 69743 22 076 15 066 15 073 69743 66752 18 048 11 066 12 066 66752 63981 9 015 11 042 12 026 63981 61298 9 020 7 006 11 003 61298 58501 14 356 12 349 15 334 58501 55616 18 338 18 355 16 334 55616 52871 21 301 22 328 18 334 52871 50384 22 287 25 302 21 309 50384 48152 24 258 34 272 22 296 48152 46155 15 225 18 248 15 226 46155 44359 12 172 5 207 13 204 44359 42705 31 324 17 340 9 326 42705 41164 44 302 36 302 30 294 41164 39721 48 293 43 293 41 287 39721 38355 43 282 34 295 41 281 38355 37027 32 291 26 285 43 277 37027 35669 23 313 24 270 30 278 35669 34254 11 292 23 274 17 272 34254 32785 11 239 20 291 14 245 32785 31246 11 183 14 292 8 234 31246 29627 11 107 9 252 8 212 29627 27927 12 113 12 145 18 184 27927 26145 10 167 13 164 22 195 26145 24280 6 240 12 201 17 223 24280 22342 9 287 1 204 10 212 22342 20327 7 304 4 086 9 168 20327 18224 3 332 0 352 7 185 18224 16077 6 042 1 244 4 245 16077 14009 9 062 1 088 2 322 14009 12131 10 043 7 050 6 053 12131 10467 9 032 10 044 9 090 10467 8995 10 052 10 057 12 097 8995 7692 13 070 11 082 14 093 7692 6541 13*089 13*097 15 095 6541 5521 17*121 14*100 16*099 5521 4622 18 120 14 103 16*105 4622 3825 18 121 14 105 16 111 3825 3112 18 120 15 107 16 116 3112 2481 18 120 15 109 16 118 2481 1954 17 120 15 110 15 119 1954 1550 17 120 14 110 15 119 1550 1271 16 120 14 111 14 120 1271 1102 15 120 13 111 13 120 1102 1006 13 120 12 111 11 120 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