DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/05 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0727z - - 1037z - - 1338z - - 1605z - - 1904z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 56.7 - - 65.0 - - 74.7 - - 78.2 - - 75.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -19 - - 65 - - 146 - - 73 - - -84 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 9 - - 646 - - 2080 - - 3083 - - 9 BL Depth Hcrit 948 - - 948 - - 1968 - - 2311 - - 948 Hcrit BL Top 964 - - 1601 - - 3035 - - 4038 - - 964 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 485 - - 433 - - 526 - - 715 - - 974 Hgt.Variab. W* 9 - - 148 - - 288 - - 270 - - 17 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 18 - - 31 - - 33 - - 13 BL Wind Direction 151 - - 159 - - 178 - - 186 - - 167 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 7 - - 13 - - 16 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - 3 - - -3 - - 4 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -578 - - -1601 - - -1450 - - -879 - - -2065 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1542 - - 3202 - - 4485 - - 4917 - - 3029 sfcLCL ODpotential -7283 - - -8623 - - -7328 - - -6723 - - -8218 ODpotential blCL 8247 - - 10224 - - 10363 - - 10761 - - 9182 blCL maxRH 89 - - 71 - - 68 - - 78 - - 67 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 16 - - 127 - - 1195 CAPE Temp@2m 56.7 - - 65.0 - - 74.7 - - 78.2 - - 75.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 53.1 - - 54.2 - - 58.1 - - 59.5 - - 64.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 57.0 - - 64.7 - - 74.1 - - 77.7 - - 75.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 53.1 - - 54.2 - - 58.1 - - 59.5 - - 64.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -19 - - 65 - - 146 - - 73 - - -84 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 9 - - 646 - - 2080 - - 3083 - - 9 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 55 - - 0 - - 0 - - 14 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 9 - - 9 - - 10 - - 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] 74097 15 218 20 255 19 247 22 241 26 240 74097 61697 23 279 16 287 14 255 16 251 18 236 61697 54912 19 272 27 275 31 286 33 299 25 278 54912 51629 44 309 36 296 45 278 48 272 60 282 51629 49035 51 302 41 303 44 302 47 286 60 286 49035 45422 51 305 59 308 64 299 74 289 66 290 45422 43464 53 312 64 305 75 302 81 290 74 293 43464 41508 59 313 68 305 81 303 86 290 80 297 41508 40390 60 315 69 306 84 303 89 290 89 296 40390 39260 57 318 64 305 84 304 90 291 93 294 39260 38268 55 321 54 304 83 305 89 293 92 294 38268 37281 52 324 51 301 79 306 89 295 90 295 37281 36096 48 324 50 300 75 305 89 296 85 296 36096 35164 44 322 48 302 73 301 87 296 80 294 35164 34381 44 326 40 304 70 297 79 296 76 293 34381 33457 42 326 26 301 63 294 61 290 68 292 33457 32068 40 323 33 324 59 284 54 283 54 295 32068 29697 39 316 37 320 42 281 51 288 56 295 29697 27243 38 311 35 310 34 285 40 284 58 296 27243 23424 35 307 28 301 25 273 33 273 43 296 23424 20182 32 302 26 295 28 268 35 276 40 283 20182 20004 29 291 28 287 29 278 41 283 39 270 20004 13100 28 281 39 274 35 280 33 280 34 269 13100 8609 32 268 48 262 39 275 23 265 30 245 8609 8258 36 261 45 252 40 249 36 237 31 244 8258 7912 24 254 29 238 34 234 39 231 34 241 7912 7569 28 251 21 232 33 231 40 227 36 239 7569 7230 24 246 23 237 30 221 41 223 37 238 7230 6895 26 238 31 240 30 220 41 220 38 236 6895 6563 24 234 35 234 29 219 41 218 39 235 6563 6236 25 233 38 233 29 219 39 217 41 232 6236 5911 25 232 39 228 29 219 37 216 43 227 5911 5590 27 232 39 226 29 219 35 215 45 221 5590 5273 28 231 38 223 30 219 33 215 46 215 5273 4959 30 230 37 220 31 219 32 215 45 210 4959 4648 31 228 38 218 32 219 33 210 44 207 4648 4339 33 226 40 216 33 217 35*202 43 204 4339 4033 34 223 41 213 34 214 37*195 42 202 4033 3729 37 220 43 210 35 210 37 191 41 199 3729 3428 38 217 43 208 37 201 36 189 40 197 3428 3129 37 214 43 204 37*188 36 188 39 195 3129 2833 36 210 43 201 35*182 35 187 37 192 2833 2539 36 206 41 192 33 179 34 187 36 190 2539 2247 37 202 36 182 33 178 34 185 34 186 2247 1958 31 191 30 175 32 178 33 185 32 183 1958 1671 23 181 25*167 31 177 32 184 29 179 1671 1386 18 170 21*162 30 176 30 182 25 174 1386 1175 14 158 18 159 27 175 28 181 21 171 1175 1034 11 153 16 158 25 175 26 181 18 169 1034 964 8*151 13 157 22 175 23 180 13*167 964 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