DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/14 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.8 - - 68.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 166 - - 147 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4483 - - 4704 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3766 - - 3873 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5438 - - 5659 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1275 - - 1100 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 385 - - 378 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 16 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 330 - - 340 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 879 - - -545 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4560 - - 6204 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4883 - - -7422 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10321 - - 13081 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 77 - - 67 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 30 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.8 - - 68.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.3 - - 45.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 65.6 - - 67.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.9 - - 43.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 166 - - 147 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4483 - - 4704 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 7 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - 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] 98925 25 092 24 099 98925 91412 20 085 22 084 91412 85647 20 083 17 088 85647 80866 15 092 13 095 80866 76748 16 090 13 108 76748 73114 16 080 13 071 73114 69815 10 051 10 050 69815 66782 1 217 9 007 66782 63981 3 021 7 257 63981 61260 14 339 7 004 61260 58415 31 296 24 305 58415 55469 40 261 36 269 55469 52656 29 262 35 264 52656 50132 45 274 49 271 50132 47880 54 278 54 274 47880 45839 64 284 64 279 45839 43968 80 278 71 273 43968 42250 86 275 75 269 42250 40664 87 274 75 270 40664 39187 86 274 74 270 39187 37799 82 276 74 269 37799 36458 76 279 73 269 36458 35096 71 281 71 271 35096 33687 68 281 66 273 33687 32232 64 281 59 275 32232 30714 55 283 54 276 30714 29116 50 282 51 275 29116 27441 51 288 49 274 27441 25685 52 300 45 280 25685 23849 48 300 46 289 23849 21936 41 295 42 288 21936 19945 29 292 39 283 19945 17872 21 297 35 278 17872 15762 18 304 26 278 15762 13734 17 316 20 293 13734 11895 19 322 16 305 11895 10266 21 318 17 324 10266 8824 22 323 18 333 8824 7546 23 331 18 340 7546 6416 21*328 18*338 6416 5420 21*328 17*338 5420 4542 20 329 17 339 4542 3764 20 329 17 339 3764 3067 19 330 17 340 3067 2450 19 331 16 340 2450 1934 18 331 16 341 1934 1538 18 331 15 341 1538 1266 17 331 14 341 1266 1100 15 331 14 341 1100 1005 13 330 11 341 1005 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