DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/06 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 - - - - - - 82.5 - - 86.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 124 - - 94 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2739 - - 4813 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2385 - - 3745 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3694 - - 5768 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 4231 - - 2916 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 305 - - 342 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 18 - - 10 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 239 - - 209 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -28 - - 606 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3722 - - 5162 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1189 - - -1519 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4883 - - 7287 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 76 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2140 - - 1720 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.5 - - 86.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.2 - - 66.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.6 - - 85.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.8 - - 65.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 124 - - 94 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2739 - - 4813 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 25 - - 4 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 12 - - - 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] 98567 20 084 15 086 98567 91111 17 090 12 095 91111 85408 11 092 16 072 85408 80691 10 085 16 064 80691 76629 7 059 7 107 76629 73033 4 055 5 129 73033 69784 4 060 3 112 69784 66807 4 050 3 081 66807 64048 3 354 2 001 64048 61371 5 270 9 300 61371 58585 9 245 13 277 58585 55695 7 274 12 266 55695 52931 21 284 20 263 52931 50444 28 267 25 265 50444 48220 31 259 29 256 48220 46213 31 254 32 245 46213 44390 29 253 26 249 44390 42727 33 264 39 275 42727 41187 45 263 55 273 41187 39735 52 260 48 268 39735 38356 53 262 45 253 38356 37016 49 265 38 258 37016 35647 38 267 29 264 35647 34224 23 268 24 268 34224 32749 19 265 24 262 32749 31206 19 254 23 249 31206 29585 16 253 15 259 29585 27888 13 263 8 228 27888 26113 11 272 8 229 26113 24259 10 284 6 240 24259 22328 10 289 3 254 22328 20317 10 295 4 315 20317 18225 13 282 8 328 18225 16100 14 271 11 317 16100 14060 14 265 11 301 14060 12209 15 270 11 287 12209 10565 17 283 11 264 10565 9102 11 301 8 254 9102 7797 5 357 4 232 7797 6635 3 063 5*208 6635 5604 2 113 5*207 5604 4691 2 139 6 207 4691 3882 2*195 6 208 3882 3157 3*235 6 209 3157 2514 3 238 7 210 2514 1976 3 238 7 210 1976 1563 3 240 7 212 1563 1278 3 243 6 212 1278 1105 3 241 6 212 1105 1006 3 243 6 212 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