DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/10 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.0 - - 82.0 - - 85.4 - - 82.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 103 - - 140 - - 72 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1556 - - 3790 - - 4627 - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1323 - - 3176 - - 3421 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2511 - - 4745 - - 5582 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3412 - - 2207 - - 1963 - - 5925 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 230 - - 347 - - 311 - - 30 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 10 - - 22 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 017 - - 058 - - 089 - - 356 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 21 - - 953 - - 342 - - -2950 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2490 - - 3792 - - 5241 - - 3956 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1276 - - -430 - - -2224 - - -4728 ODpotential blCL - - - 3787 - - 5175 - - 7806 - - 5734 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 86 - - 91 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - 1890 - - 1290 - - 1070 - - 1700 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.0 - - 82.0 - - 85.4 - - 82.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 71.0 - - 68.5 - - 65.6 - - 68.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.2 - - 81.2 - - 84.8 - - 83.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 70.3 - - 67.3 - - 64.2 - - 67.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 103 - - 140 - - 72 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1556 - - 3790 - - 4627 - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 40 - - 45 - - 64 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 14 - - 13 - - 15 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] 99486 33 083 24 091 27 095 29 080 99486 91983 30 086 19 091 19 100 23 075 91983 86186 27 092 19 100 19 086 13 082 86186 81369 19 085 19 104 14 072 14 073 81369 77229 14 082 17 083 13 101 9 072 77229 73581 13 066 14 068 16 096 10 113 73581 70289 6 078 8 093 11 076 8 064 70289 67268 5 101 8 089 5 087 5 037 67268 64465 3 013 7 065 1 176 3 029 64465 61757 8 288 9 348 3 349 3 029 61757 58955 15 246 12 255 10 308 13 321 58955 56057 3 341 8 212 14 233 12 274 56057 53299 32 290 35 282 37 284 36 297 53299 50833 51 257 41 262 43 263 39 278 50833 48621 55 251 43 249 40 259 48 277 48621 46602 38 283 51 279 62 271 58 269 46602 44742 63 290 71 274 76 267 64 265 44742 43017 78 284 75 268 84 263 68 262 43017 41404 73 279 66 264 80 260 68 258 41404 39887 63 266 58 255 65 253 62 255 39887 38456 56 260 55 244 58 237 51 249 38456 37077 47 266 51 241 57 235 45 243 37077 35682 45 265 42 242 41 240 37 245 35682 34243 41 265 33 240 27 238 18 239 34243 32758 36 269 30 242 22 233 8 228 32758 31208 27 276 32 249 18 253 9 241 31208 29576 19 256 35 251 25 264 14 238 29576 27863 25 224 39 251 34 257 13 238 27863 26072 27 237 39 244 38 248 13 256 26072 24208 25 250 31 232 32 238 16 271 24208 22274 21 252 16 224 18 227 22 260 22274 20268 16 260 9 262 3 317 22 238 20268 18191 11 288 10 284 7 012 12 166 18191 16084 11 319 7 298 6 017 16 099 16084 14056 7 340 6 326 8 004 20 067 14056 12212 9 005 7 357 10 004 18 045 12212 10570 7 014 8 022 9 010 13 016 10570 9100 5 347 7 021 6 030 10 008 9100 7790 5 299 7 015 6 100 4 333 7790 6628 5 268 6 045 6 119 1 239 6628 5597 3 285 6*060 5*119 2 106 5597 4685 3 330 6*062 4*113 4 056 4685 3877 4 357 6 061 3 101 5 030 3877 3152 7*011 6 059 3 092 5 014 3152 2511 7*015 6 058 2 084 5 007 2511 1975 6 017 6 057 2 074 5 002 1975 1562 6 017 6 055 2 068 5 359 1562 1278 5 017 5 054 2 065 5 358 1278 1105 5 018 5 053 2 066 5 357 1105 1006 5 018 5 053 2 063 3*356 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