DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/11 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 - - - - - - 73.3 - - 62.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 0 - - -31 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 51 - - 50 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 989 - - 988 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1006 - - 1005 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1461 - - 1894 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 11 - - 32 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 200 - - 325 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 0 - - -1061 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1006 - - 2066 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -254 - - -4035 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1260 - - 5040 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2660 - - 440 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.3 - - 62.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.5 - - 56.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.5 - - 63.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.5 - - 55.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 0 - - -31 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 51 - - 50 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 18 - - 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] 98704 37 099 28 102 98704 91240 29 086 26 102 91240 85532 21 082 26 088 85532 80792 17 090 22 086 80792 76700 15 100 17 090 76700 73091 17 102 13 098 73091 69839 15 107 11 111 69839 66855 13 132 11 143 66855 64084 15 162 14 155 64084 61399 13 124 15 163 61399 58580 20 237 5 210 58580 55645 36 216 26 226 55645 52857 29 231 27 236 52857 50358 31 242 42 241 50358 48122 51 231 57 227 48122 46096 52 228 56 217 46096 44236 50 241 47 231 44236 42517 54 247 56 249 42517 40927 54 247 68 255 40927 39443 46 240 78 253 39443 38049 33 224 76 245 38049 36708 31 213 70 236 36708 35346 48 229 69 234 35346 33932 54 232 70 236 33932 32465 54 235 71 236 32465 30929 52 238 74 234 30929 29315 58 240 76 231 29315 27622 60 243 78 231 27622 25849 64 242 78 233 25849 24002 71 241 79 237 24002 22083 76 239 80 238 22083 20086 76 237 80 236 20086 18004 69 237 77 231 18004 15882 59 235 68 231 15882 13842 52 232 55 237 13842 11984 51 227 49 238 11984 10329 46 223 48 245 10329 8862 41 221 47 260 8862 7564 41 220 37 270 7564 6422 41 219 33 292 6422 5419 42 218 37 294 5419 4536 42 217 38 297 4536 3756 39 215 34 312 3756 3059 36 213 33 335 3059 2443 35 213 32 338 2443 1930 30 208 26 335 1930 1536 26 205 21 331 1536 1264 21 202 17 327 1264 1099 18*201 14*326 1099 1005 13*200 9*325 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