DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/16 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 = 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 - - - 83.4 - - 87.8 - - 89.5 - - 87.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 92 - - 152 - - 76 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1731 - - 5449 - - 5477 - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1399 - - 4467 - - 4078 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2686 - - 6404 - - 6432 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5076 - - 2293 - - 3636 - - 8515 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 232 - - 405 - - 335 - - 32 W* B/S - - - 26 - - 39 - - 30 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 051 - - 185 - - 281 - - 309 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 0 - - 2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -784 - - 714 - - -155 - - -5350 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3470 - - 5691 - - 6587 - - 6356 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2385 - - -955 - - -1424 - - -6468 ODpotential blCL - - - 5071 - - 7359 - - 7856 - - 7474 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 69 - - 79 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 1240 - - 360 - - 240 - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.4 - - 87.8 - - 89.5 - - 87.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 71.3 - - 66.2 - - 64.1 - - 63.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.6 - - 86.6 - - 88.8 - - 88.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 70.3 - - 64.8 - - 62.7 - - 62.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 92 - - 152 - - 76 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1731 - - 5449 - - 5477 - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 16 - - 72 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 12 - - 12 - - 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] 99692 42 086 33 094 36 094 28 078 99692 92150 33 083 33 084 28 101 24 092 92150 86324 28 100 25 089 20 098 24 090 86324 81505 29 105 19 095 18 082 24 081 81505 77367 25 097 19 109 17 079 15 080 77367 73699 23 071 20 099 17 075 13 076 73699 70384 19 056 19 084 11 081 12 055 70384 67358 15 058 20 058 13 087 12 076 67358 64563 14 037 18 041 15 061 18 048 64563 61872 10 028 9 044 6 069 10 011 61872 59087 17 027 14 043 7 071 7 340 59087 56220 21 001 19 013 16 028 15 007 56220 53516 17 338 16 341 23 009 22 010 53516 51101 11 346 15 332 23 357 24 001 51101 48935 12 024 14 348 14 347 23 000 48935 46958 17 026 15 359 13 349 17 353 46958 45133 13 020 17 357 15 356 10 351 45133 43441 9 025 7 345 13 344 9 354 43441 41855 9 032 1 287 4 274 4 322 41855 40359 6 091 4 178 8 214 3 262 40359 38938 8 100 3 059 5 189 6 257 38938 37559 3 035 5 007 5 032 3 178 37559 36159 7 138 7 168 2 118 7 076 36159 34710 10 131 14 167 12 171 6 114 34710 33209 13 103 15 161 15 170 10 157 33209 31639 13 101 11 148 10 157 16 160 31639 29990 11 120 9 137 10 137 15 141 29990 28262 13 162 7 147 10 138 13 120 28262 26454 16 170 10 156 11 149 13 128 26454 24569 17 163 13 158 13 155 11 143 24569 22609 16 151 15 156 13 160 10 171 22609 20571 14 146 16 159 9 172 8 175 20571 18445 12 158 13 161 6 172 7 168 18445 16283 5 158 7 167 7 171 6 206 16283 14205 1 039 3 163 6 166 5 207 14205 12318 1 297 2 144 6 148 6 202 12318 10647 0 281 3 122 8 190 11 205 10647 9167 2 198 3 144 9 203 11 210 9167 7849 2 110 4 175 8 208 10 216 7849 6675 2 023 3*179 5*216 8 235 6675 5633 1 039 3*183 3*237 7 246 5633 4713 2 065 3 184 2 254 6 253 4713 3898 2 059 2 187 2 275 4 270 3898 3168 2*053 2 184 2 288 3 285 3168 2521 2*052 1 188 2 298 3 295 2521 1981 2 050 1 183 2 307 3 302 1981 1566 2 051 1 180 2 310 3 307 1566 1280 2 054 1 183 2 315 3 308 1280 1106 1 047 1 187 2 313 3 309 1106 1006 1 050 1 177 2 315 3*309 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