DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/10 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.3 - - 77.4 - - 81.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 35 - - 46 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1810 - - 1430 - - 440 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 989 - - 990 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2765 - - 2385 - - 1395 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1864 - - 1712 - - 3821 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 190 - - 183 - - 68 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 24 - - 21 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 210 - - 213 - - 216 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 14 - - 11 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1112 - - 1023 - - -303 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1653 - - 1362 - - 1698 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 232 - - 315 - - -1383 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2533 - - 2070 - - 2778 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 100 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2730 - - 2900 - - 4530 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.3 - - 77.4 - - 81.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.5 - - 73.8 - - 76.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.1 - - 77.2 - - 81.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.7 - - 73.2 - - 75.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 35 - - 46 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1810 - - 1430 - - 440 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 95 - - 101 - - 65 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 18 - - 20 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] 98881 26 090 24 089 18 088 98881 91383 20 092 24 096 20 087 91383 85632 20 099 24 091 16 090 85632 80861 17 100 16 089 20 075 80861 76755 15 098 12 089 14 066 76755 73143 15 099 10 094 12 069 73143 69900 14 109 9 102 12 090 69900 66943 12 124 10 111 12 103 66943 64189 13 154 9 171 6 107 64189 61514 11 163 13 190 11 189 61514 58733 14 207 13 211 13 208 58733 55848 21 231 22 218 23 213 55848 53078 29 235 27 232 20 224 53078 50571 29 234 26 235 31 241 50571 48326 26 232 25 241 34 251 48326 46288 28 243 45 243 42 248 46288 44417 43 248 44 237 55 237 44417 42697 55 235 53 233 59 223 42697 41099 48 221 58 222 44 209 41099 39594 53 212 55 214 42 241 39594 38175 56 198 53 212 57 259 38175 36813 57 193 51 210 70 258 36813 35436 57 193 50 210 71 253 35436 34007 56 199 49 213 65 244 34007 32532 54 205 51 215 57 238 32532 30998 48 213 54 216 50 236 30998 29390 40 227 57 220 53 242 29390 27709 48 224 56 230 53 247 27709 25953 45 225 54 247 46 245 25953 24121 39 227 54 250 43 242 24121 22212 42 226 46 249 46 241 22212 20223 49 237 45 248 49 241 20223 18163 49 246 51 249 52 247 18163 16074 44 249 47 252 44 255 16074 14058 41 254 39 255 38 261 14058 12219 38 246 29 258 29 267 12219 10579 37 222 24 279 23 272 10579 9117 34 211 23 299 19 270 9117 7813 31 211 18 281 22 262 7813 6650 29 219 25 236 26 257 6650 5616 34 224 33 235 25 256 5616 4700 36 222 35 234 25 251 4700 3889 35 220 34 227 24 244 3889 3161 31*215 31 222 22 233 3161 2517 29*213 30*221 21 225 2517 1979 26 211 25*215 19 221 1979 1564 24 209 23 213 17*218 1564 1279 22 209 21 212 16*217 1279 1106 19 208 19 212 14 216 1106 1006 15 208 14 211 10 215 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