DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/27 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 = 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 - - - - - - 92.9 - - 96.7 - - 95.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 111 - - 121 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2470 - - 3279 - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2097 - - 2730 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3425 - - 4234 - - 1008 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1258 - - 3142 - - 6485 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 278 - - 316 - - 33 W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 156 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 0 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 325 - - 281 - - 341 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1162 - - -1101 - - -4112 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4587 - - 5335 - - 5120 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4621 - - -3555 - - -7241 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8046 - - 7789 - - 8249 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 69 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3720 - - 4150 - - 3980 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 92.9 - - 96.7 - - 95.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 75.5 - - 76.1 - - 75.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 92.0 - - 95.9 - - 96.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 74.7 - - 75.3 - - 74.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 111 - - 121 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2470 - - 3279 - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 81 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 19 - - 19 - - 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] 99530 35 095 34 102 32 088 99530 91986 33 095 33 098 26 090 91986 86183 28 090 25 092 25 087 86183 81377 23 096 17 104 21 076 81377 77245 22 103 14 089 17 078 77245 73611 20 093 19 100 13 092 73611 70330 13 063 23 076 18 115 70330 67314 8 052 14 046 12 066 67314 64534 10 052 6 018 4 012 64534 61851 8 033 3 327 5 327 61851 59060 9 305 7 308 14 325 59060 56206 16 309 13 312 18 310 56206 53523 26 313 26 320 26 313 53523 51124 34 309 42 314 39 314 51124 48974 38 308 47 308 44 306 48974 47010 42 309 41 309 39 303 47010 45190 42 309 41 313 41 313 45190 43491 47 317 45 316 48 316 43491 41896 53 320 53 316 52 318 41896 40393 56 321 58 314 57 321 40393 38974 56 319 59 311 61 321 38974 37599 56 317 57 308 62 319 37599 36200 57 316 57 309 62 316 36200 34746 57 316 55 311 59 314 34746 33240 56 317 52 311 54 313 33240 31669 50 317 47 311 49 311 31669 30019 43 315 45 314 50 309 30019 28292 39 305 42 314 44 313 28292 26488 39 294 42 310 40 318 26488 24610 31 290 41 303 41 319 24610 22663 29 307 32 301 38 316 22663 20641 30 313 29 311 34 309 20641 18538 22 308 22 316 26 322 18538 16399 21 296 19 306 18 322 16399 14339 25 292 23 298 14 324 14339 12463 24 294 19 308 10 338 12463 10791 22 288 14 332 14 356 10791 9299 17 284 12 335 24 010 9299 7968 11 285 11 005 23 013 7968 6783 7 274 13 024 18 015 6783 5729 6 239 10 022 12 011 5729 4795 3 243 5*016 9 005 4795 3965 4*337 2*001 8 358 3965 3220 5*331 1 342 7 355 3220 2558 5 327 0 291 7 352 2558 2005 5 326 1 225 7 349 2005 1580 4 322 1 210 7 347 1580 1287 4 320 1 208 6 346 1287 1110 4 320 1 208 5*345 1110 1008 3 320 1 209 4*341 1008 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