DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/22 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 - - - - - - 73.3 - - 74.3 - - 75.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 212 - - 92 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4915 - - 4434 - - 4237 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4198 - - 3370 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5870 - - 5389 - - 5192 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2589 - - 3678 - - 4117 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 425 - - 318 - - 159 W* B/S - - - - - - 18 - - 11 - - 7 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 065 - - 027 - - 049 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -5 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 359 - - -53 - - -391 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5511 - - 5443 - - 5584 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1042 - - -1013 - - -1431 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6912 - - 6402 - - 6623 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 100 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 50 - - 70 - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.3 - - 74.3 - - 75.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.7 - - 54.0 - - 54.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.8 - - 73.5 - - 75.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 51.3 - - 52.7 - - 52.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 212 - - 92 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4915 - - 4434 - - 4237 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 56 - - 99 - - 3 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 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] 99409 36 110 28 104 33 100 99409 91848 27 112 21 121 28 094 91848 86000 22 115 21 123 21 100 86000 81153 21 112 20 105 20 111 81153 76996 16 097 18 100 17 108 76996 73339 9 092 15 103 13 109 73339 70034 8 107 13 109 9 128 70034 66990 7 150 4 132 5 097 66990 64164 5 125 8 169 1 336 64164 61437 1 052 5 138 1 168 61437 58599 4 186 4 205 5 334 58599 55662 8 261 10 263 13 276 55662 52864 19 260 26 262 25 259 52864 50340 23 257 33 243 37 244 50340 48072 26 271 27 256 36 250 48072 46018 38 276 40 265 39 260 46018 44145 46 273 47 266 45 263 44145 42424 50 272 53 268 48 264 42424 40831 52 270 53 267 48 264 40831 39351 40 270 48 266 46 260 39351 37968 37 276 45 267 43 259 37968 36638 36 278 39 267 39 257 36638 35288 32 284 36 270 36 261 35288 33882 27 282 33 272 35 265 33882 32424 24 273 29 270 32 267 32424 30901 20 272 26 264 29 265 30901 29297 18 279 24 267 29 261 29297 27614 19 278 24 270 29 260 27614 25852 20 281 25 277 27 259 25852 24012 19 280 25 282 25 263 24012 22098 19 272 22 287 24 272 22098 20102 15 274 16 293 28 284 20102 18019 11 276 12 280 25 293 18019 15900 5 286 6 258 18 291 15900 13862 2 340 4 253 10 282 13862 12007 3 338 5 276 10 276 12007 10370 4 320 6 286 6 326 10370 8929 6 002 5 000 9 359 8929 7651 6 031 4 030 7 011 7651 6512 5*047 4 038 5 036 6512 5501 5*055 5*035 4*043 5501 4606 5 058 5*031 4*048 4606 3815 5 063 5 030 4 050 3815 3105 4 066 5 028 4 049 3105 2477 4 069 5 026 4 050 2477 1952 4 071 5 024 4 049 1952 1549 4 072 5 024 4 050 1549 1271 4 072 5 024 3 048 1271 1102 4 073 5 024 4 049 1102 1006 3 073 5 023 3 047 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