DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/27 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 - - - - - - 74.5 - - 76.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 167 - - 60 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2605 - - 3120 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2361 - - 2026 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3560 - - 4075 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 848 - - 1563 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 315 - - 245 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 104 - - 137 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 278 - - 627 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3282 - - 3448 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5518 - - 37 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9078 - - 4038 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 100 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.5 - - 76.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.2 - - 64.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.3 - - 75.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.4 - - 63.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 167 - - 60 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2605 - - 3120 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 88 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - - 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] 99239 31 089 23 072 99239 91734 24 079 21 096 91734 85963 18 087 19 106 85963 81157 16 090 22 106 81157 77004 12 082 18 096 77004 73347 11 111 9 096 73347 70055 7 093 8 100 70055 67026 5 115 6 097 67026 64219 5 153 3 220 64219 61516 11 162 11 241 61516 58709 6 167 20 230 58709 55807 16 239 13 257 55807 53058 31 236 29 270 53058 50616 35 257 34 253 50616 48433 41 273 32 251 48433 46436 56 271 58 261 46436 44602 56 267 65 256 44602 42907 53 261 55 254 42907 41333 54 254 52 252 41333 39859 55 250 50 250 39859 38467 51 248 44 248 38467 37114 46 243 40 239 37114 35735 48 245 41 232 35735 34301 48 248 40 227 34301 32813 40 243 43 229 32813 31254 24 228 45 233 31254 29614 24 232 40 234 29614 27895 30 237 35 235 27895 26100 30 245 30 249 26100 24237 27 245 30 275 24237 22311 25 248 23 272 22311 20309 25 249 17 261 20309 18223 24 251 12 278 18223 16097 14 256 12 279 16097 14047 7 274 6 266 14047 12181 5 333 2 167 12181 10518 6 359 7 121 10518 9038 4 113 10 141 9038 7720 8 147 9 168 7720 6551 12 149 9 170 6551 5523 13 135 12 153 5523 4623 13 116 13*143 4623 3828 13*106 13*139 3828 3115 13*104 13 138 3115 2484 13 104 13 136 2484 1957 13 104 13 136 1957 1552 12 104 12 135 1552 1272 12 104 12 135 1272 1103 11 104 11 135 1103 1006 9 104 9 135 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