DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/21 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.8 - - 58.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 35 - - 8 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1085 - - 776 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 988 - - 988 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2040 - - 1731 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1314 - - 1645 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 143 - - 82 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 089 - - 066 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 499 - - 405 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1541 - - 1327 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 211 - - 28 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1829 - - 1703 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 100 - - 280 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.8 - - 58.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.6 - - 56.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 59.4 - - 58.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.1 - - 55.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 35 - - 8 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1085 - - 776 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 102 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - - 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] 98239 14 232 10 238 98239 90820 10 227 10 219 90820 85082 8 244 12 248 85082 80351 8 250 11 264 80351 76311 5 237 7 271 76311 72755 3 011 3 203 72755 69529 3 332 2 228 69529 66554 7 356 4 328 66554 63805 12 341 6 284 63805 61149 13 332 2 304 61149 58370 18 294 15 302 58370 55484 14 274 17 271 55484 52727 14 280 21 273 52727 50233 25 268 26 265 50233 47981 28 260 26 262 47981 45926 30 253 27 260 45926 44039 33 249 28 263 44039 42296 37 241 29 266 42296 40675 36 236 30 263 40675 39159 33 231 30 254 39159 37737 32 233 28 251 37737 36367 45 241 27 253 36367 34981 55 240 31 254 34981 33557 58 240 35 247 33557 32104 57 241 37 248 32104 30603 50 239 38 246 30603 29028 40 236 36 244 29028 27373 36 236 36 244 27373 25638 31 233 36 239 25638 23823 32 220 36 233 23823 21935 34 226 36 236 21935 19968 28 240 26 244 19968 17917 20 244 15 248 17917 15825 18 250 15 244 15825 13806 10 261 11 250 13806 11959 6 270 6 238 11959 10314 5 351 4 083 10314 8856 7 082 10 105 8856 7562 13 088 9 080 7562 6415 8 076 6 030 6415 5404 4 081 3 053 5404 4517 10 132 9 100 4517 3738 18 113 14 091 3738 3044 19 108 14 085 3044 2432 17*096 15 071 2432 1922 14*091 15*069 1922 1531 13 089 14*068 1531 1262 13 089 12 066 1262 1098 11 088 11 066 1098 1005 9 088 8 065 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