DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/16 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 - - - - - - 75.8 - - 77.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 46 - - 36 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3284 - - 3759 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2048 - - 2185 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4239 - - 4714 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 883 - - 1048 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 243 - - 242 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 349 - - 335 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1245 - - 1466 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2994 - - 3248 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 525 - - 502 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3714 - - 4212 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 40 - - 90 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.8 - - 77.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.9 - - 65.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.4 - - 76.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.8 - - 64.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 46 - - 36 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3284 - - 3759 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 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] 99415 30 100 22 081 99415 91977 29 089 23 097 91977 86204 23 081 21 083 86204 81391 17 079 15 081 81391 77242 12 085 13 079 77242 73572 12 090 8 086 73572 70251 11 078 7 105 70251 67210 6 061 7 067 67210 64405 2 040 6 355 64405 61699 3 016 6 309 61699 58896 4 296 10 249 58896 56016 4 264 9 253 56016 53287 12 315 10 263 53287 50842 28 275 27 268 50842 48669 35 243 37 247 48669 46710 35 234 38 251 46710 44912 39 235 56 257 44912 43243 39 233 62 246 43243 41673 44 249 60 245 41673 40187 48 257 54 250 40187 38781 51 259 51 254 38781 37418 52 259 50 253 37418 36027 51 256 49 248 36027 34576 49 250 50 247 34576 33070 44 250 45 243 33070 31497 39 248 42 250 31497 29843 37 248 43 257 29843 28108 32 251 37 252 28108 26294 24 262 30 262 26294 24404 19 274 22 261 24404 22444 18 273 22 270 22444 20407 20 266 19 271 20407 18289 27 254 19 267 18289 16136 36 259 22 272 16136 14070 26 268 23 277 14070 12197 21 275 17 259 12197 10530 17 299 16 278 10530 9046 15 305 19 286 9046 7729 14 308 15 286 7729 6562 12 325 11 293 6562 5535 12 344 9*321 5535 4634 13*349 10*332 4634 3836 13*350 12 335 3836 3121 13 349 12 335 3121 2488 13 349 13 335 2488 1959 13 348 13 335 1959 1553 12 348 13 335 1553 1273 12 348 12 335 1273 1103 11 348 11 335 1103 1006 9 347 9 335 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