DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/04 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 - - - - - - 72.0 - - 77.0 - - 71.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 84 - - 61 - - 12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1678 - - 2091 - - 716 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 989 - - 1574 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2633 - - 3046 - - 1671 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1030 - - 3271 - - 2742 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 225 - - 237 - - 91 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 193 - - 212 - - 222 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 5 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - 27 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 118 - - 86 - - 590 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2515 - - 2960 - - 1081 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2475 - - -1003 - - 86 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5108 - - 4049 - - 1585 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 160 - - 1090 - - 1660 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.0 - - 77.0 - - 71.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.2 - - 67.1 - - 69.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.4 - - 76.3 - - 71.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.0 - - 65.8 - - 69.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 84 - - 61 - - 12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1678 - - 2091 - - 716 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 87 - - 100 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - 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] 98791 17 124 10 078 17 086 98791 91314 15 136 13 102 8 095 91314 85530 14 114 18 108 9 122 85530 80755 11 095 13 110 10 093 80755 76673 10 095 7 104 10 068 76673 73068 11 107 6 131 6 042 73068 69800 6 096 5 105 7 042 69800 66789 2 018 4 054 8 029 66789 63992 3 296 5 331 4 351 63992 61289 3 221 10 286 8 318 61289 58486 3 084 8 239 11 281 58486 55579 11 333 5 278 7 270 55579 52797 12 266 13 277 10 278 52797 50293 15 246 19 268 17 275 50293 48059 26 225 28 252 27 270 48059 46053 38 225 38 225 35 245 46053 44242 45 224 45 227 41 239 44242 42588 43 215 54 227 56 236 42588 41054 42 218 50 228 50 233 41054 39610 40 224 48 229 45 236 39610 38241 36 221 43 233 44 240 38241 36908 33 221 42 236 43 243 36908 35547 29 227 38 232 42 246 35547 34126 28 238 36 233 40 246 34126 32652 29 239 36 237 35 245 32652 31107 29 232 35 235 30 238 31107 29482 30 233 33 234 30 232 29482 27778 31 237 32 237 31 231 27778 25993 32 237 33 243 33 233 25993 24131 32 234 30 240 35 234 24131 22198 31 234 26 234 35 232 22198 20188 32 232 26 232 34 228 20188 18099 32 234 28 231 36 230 18099 15972 29 237 29 228 35 232 15972 13930 27 233 26 225 33 230 13930 12082 27 230 23 225 34 222 12082 10443 26 236 20 230 32 218 10443 8986 24 234 19 233 26 216 8986 7690 22 223 19 228 22 218 7690 6540 21 216 18 219 17 223 6540 5522 22 213 17 210 15 228 5522 4623 23 214 16 205 12 231 4623 3827 25 213 16 206 11 233 3827 3113 22*207 15*207 11 234 3113 2481 18*199 15*210 10 233 2481 1954 15 193 14 211 8*229 1954 1550 13 192 14 212 7*224 1550 1272 13 191 13 213 6 222 1272 1102 12 191 12 214 5 221 1102 1006 10 190 10 215 4 220 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