DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/08 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.7 - - 79.1 - - 75.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 125 - - 62 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1845 - - 1709 - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1732 - - 989 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2800 - - 2664 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 872 - - 837 - - 2183 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 264 - - 216 - - 28 W* B/S - - - - - - 14 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 139 - - 129 - - 132 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1635 - - -2398 - - -1915 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4436 - - 5062 - - 2921 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8149 - - -8731 - - -8310 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10949 - - 11395 - - 9316 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 67 - - 72 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 60 - - 300 - - 560 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.7 - - 79.1 - - 75.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.7 - - 60.4 - - 65.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.8 - - 78.6 - - 76.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.4 - - 59.1 - - 64.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 125 - - 62 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1845 - - 1709 - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - 14 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] 99693 27 105 21 109 16 079 99693 92109 29 091 24 114 13 072 92109 86261 25 079 23 103 14 088 86261 81429 18 091 18 089 18 102 81429 77272 13 096 13 074 16 074 77272 73612 13 103 12 081 12 084 73612 70301 10 069 10 091 10 070 70301 67262 7 092 2 048 5 357 67262 64453 2 162 5 228 5 260 64453 61735 2 078 7 215 5 276 61735 58904 14 302 11 308 7 298 58904 55974 23 291 24 300 20 298 55974 53198 33 278 36 281 33 286 53198 50720 33 274 39 266 38 274 50720 48504 35 278 34 269 33 272 48504 46497 35 283 31 284 31 274 46497 44663 38 294 29 294 29 276 44663 42966 35 300 30 306 30 281 42966 41383 32 318 35 315 30 290 41383 39898 36 325 38 319 33 298 39898 38500 36 329 39 320 34 300 38500 37150 35 329 37 318 34 301 37150 35776 34 322 35 314 33 304 35776 34350 35 320 34 312 33 307 34350 32873 33 322 35 315 33 308 32873 31330 28 318 37 315 32 306 31330 29706 30 311 35 308 34 302 29706 28005 34 311 36 302 38 292 28005 26227 32 312 39 304 37 292 26227 24376 29 308 39 304 38 299 24376 22457 26 301 37 299 42 299 22457 20456 24 293 32 287 43 296 20456 18365 25 289 34 290 45 294 18365 16226 26 292 35 293 35 294 16226 14159 26 304 32 289 24 271 14159 12277 26 311 19 301 20 261 12277 10600 24 305 15 278 14 241 10600 9110 20 302 15 254 16 225 9110 7785 15 297 17 247 15 223 7785 6609 13 289 13 249 13 214 6609 5569 11 282 7 265 10 191 5569 4655 7 287 4 296 12 168 4655 3848 2 249 3 149 16 163 3848 3128 3*144 8*132 16 156 3128 2493 4*141 8*130 15 145 2493 1963 3 140 8 129 14 140 1963 1555 3 138 8 130 12 138 1555 1274 3 137 8 129 11 136 1274 1104 3 136 7 129 9*134 1104 1006 3 135 6 129 5*132 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