DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/25 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.4 - - 84.3 - - 90.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 49 - - 205 - - 125 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 411 - - 2300 - - 2950 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 989 - - 2233 - - 2495 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 1366 - - 3255 - - 3905 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 678 - - 607 - - 803 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 113 - - 325 - - 305 - - - W* B/S - - - 5 - - 9 - - 11 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 163 - - 210 - - 235 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 353 - - 117 - - -745 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1013 - - 3138 - - 4651 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -131 - - -4588 - - -4994 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 1497 - - 7843 - - 8899 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 89 - - 74 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 1930 - - 2300 - - 2660 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.4 - - 84.3 - - 90.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 71.6 - - 73.4 - - 72.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.9 - - 83.1 - - 89.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 71.4 - - 72.7 - - 71.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 49 - - 205 - - 125 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 411 - - 2300 - - 2950 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 55 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 17 - - 18 - - 17 - - - 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] 99553 40 095 40 104 32 098 99553 92032 34 097 34 098 31 097 92032 86241 29 090 28 097 28 097 86241 81429 24 079 23 087 24 092 81429 77280 20 082 19 089 22 079 77280 73622 17 092 15 088 18 088 73622 70331 12 096 13 088 16 090 70331 67316 10 063 13 066 13 085 67316 64534 9 035 9 010 11 031 64534 61855 9 014 8 325 12 358 61855 59081 17 357 10 345 15 324 59081 56220 28 331 16 340 17 320 56220 53502 35 308 27 322 28 315 53502 51067 42 320 34 322 43 326 51067 48888 60 315 56 322 57 323 48888 46916 62 306 62 313 58 319 46916 45098 60 303 62 314 57 320 45098 43406 60 308 64 319 59 319 43406 41821 64 314 67 323 60 319 41821 40329 69 318 69 324 61 320 40329 38920 76 320 70 324 61 321 38920 37557 78 321 68 322 60 317 37557 36168 74 319 63 318 60 315 36168 34722 70 314 59 313 59 314 34722 33222 68 312 58 310 54 314 33222 31658 68 314 56 303 50 309 31658 30017 65 315 53 304 47 308 30017 28299 59 318 52 314 43 311 28299 26499 50 319 51 315 43 311 26499 24620 42 312 46 312 45 312 24620 22665 39 309 42 307 52 320 22665 20630 40 318 39 314 51 328 20630 18516 42 327 43 332 46 339 18516 16370 35 330 50 340 51 344 16370 14307 30 332 44 338 45 342 14307 12429 28 331 31 326 33 325 12429 10753 24 333 27 312 27 323 10753 9257 15 343 25 312 27 338 9257 7923 10 004 23 319 24 335 7923 6733 10 326 21 324 20 324 6733 5674 13 306 17 328 20 301 5674 4741 14 290 12 302 13 279 4741 3920 12 279 10*278 7*250 3920 3184 10 266 7*217 6*241 3184 2533 8 239 7 211 5 236 2533 1989 8 197 7 210 5 234 1989 1570 7*186 6 208 5 233 1570 1283 5*165 6 207 4 233 1283 1107 4 163 6 206 4 232 1107 1007 4 162 5 206 4 232 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