DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/29 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 89.3 - - 91.1 - - 86.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 187 - - 112 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3016 - - 3828 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2745 - - 3116 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3971 - - 4783 - - 1007 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 731 - - 1027 - - 4260 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 353 - - 331 - - 34 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 25 - - 29 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 177 - - 187 - - 191 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -64 - - 634 - - -1908 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4036 - - 4149 - - 2915 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5248 - - -4532 - - -2898 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9219 - - 9315 - - 3905 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 88 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3810 - - 4480 - - 4370 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 89.3 - - 91.1 - - 86.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.2 - - 75.5 - - 75.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 88.3 - - 90.5 - - 87.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 73.4 - - 74.7 - - 75.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 187 - - 112 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3016 - - 3828 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 32 - - 51 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 18 - - 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] 99146 21 098 32 080 31 077 99146 91649 23 106 22 090 28 081 91649 85910 25 098 18 085 22 082 85910 81150 24 088 19 087 15 091 81150 77044 21 068 16 093 9 090 77044 73419 14 060 16 093 11 101 73419 70133 6 040 9 081 14 075 70133 67103 2 257 3 139 5 344 67103 64301 4 326 6 126 6 179 64301 61587 16 242 9 244 5 268 61587 58764 20 201 19 233 15 248 58764 55876 20 239 24 238 21 243 55876 53163 30 247 29 235 25 244 53163 50750 30 245 31 234 28 248 50750 48596 27 250 25 228 28 235 48596 46639 26 246 20 238 29 217 46639 44842 22 235 24 235 32 211 44842 43169 18 236 24 223 35 207 43169 41598 15 237 25 212 37 206 41598 40118 17 235 27 207 34 215 40118 38723 19 230 28 206 46 239 38723 37373 19 224 29 207 53 241 37373 35997 20 221 33 218 49 246 35997 34565 21 218 39 225 42 246 34565 33083 27 219 40 229 37 235 33083 31533 31 226 37 230 35 227 31533 29907 27 235 31 226 35 225 29907 28207 29 242 30 222 34 225 28207 26428 29 244 30 221 35 225 26428 24571 31 244 32 226 35 224 24571 22640 37 239 36 231 30 219 22640 20630 39 232 35 241 27 213 20630 18533 33 227 36 241 26 237 18533 16393 27 221 30 230 32 245 16393 14326 27 221 27 226 32 239 14326 12440 29 214 30 223 29 240 12440 10756 31 213 31 223 28 233 10756 9252 32 214 29 220 29 225 9252 7910 29 215 29 212 30 218 7910 6717 26 214 30 203 34 214 6717 5663 27 209 30*191 39 207 5663 4737 27*195 30*188 38 200 4737 3919 26*178 30 188 37 199 3919 3184 26 178 30 187 35 197 3184 2533 26 177 30 187 33 195 2533 1989 25 176 29 187 30 194 1989 1570 24 176 28 186 27 192 1570 1282 23 176 26 186 23 191 1282 1107 21 176 23 186 20*191 1107 1007 16 175 18 186 14*191 1007 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