DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/11 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 - - - - - - 75.9 - - 75.6 - - 72.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 8 - - 54 - - 23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1618 - - 1633 - - 305 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 989 - - 990 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2573 - - 2588 - - 1260 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1923 - - 1100 - - 1499 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 124 - - 194 - - 80 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 9 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 170 - - 098 - - 016 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -14 - - -4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 118 - - 842 - - 254 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2455 - - 1746 - - 1006 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -823 - - 244 - - 67 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3396 - - 2344 - - 1193 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1140 - - 1530 - - 1440 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.9 - - 75.6 - - 72.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.1 - - 70.7 - - 71.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.7 - - 75.2 - - 71.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.3 - - 70.1 - - 71.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 8 - - 54 - - 23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1618 - - 1633 - - 305 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 16 - - 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] 99209 38 100 26 095 32 097 99209 91721 27 097 28 097 25 089 91721 85966 21 094 29 095 20 094 85966 81186 18 087 21 092 19 090 81186 77058 19 091 13 105 14 082 77058 73402 20 097 11 126 9 095 73402 70100 13 108 11 112 9 106 70100 67078 9 112 9 093 7 101 67078 64287 2 106 5 111 7 098 64287 61594 9 213 6 185 2 142 61594 58797 11 195 9 195 8 201 58797 55898 13 207 14 218 11 232 55898 53132 17 217 19 216 16 244 53132 50644 15 221 19 233 24 223 50644 48415 22 244 21 247 33 221 48415 46396 34 257 36 246 35 228 46396 44554 44 241 46 242 39 230 44554 42858 53 224 53 222 42 224 42858 41280 54 212 54 206 45 212 41280 39804 47 210 51 200 52 205 39804 38414 41 213 52 208 58 202 38414 37068 44 220 51 211 57 201 37068 35695 46 223 50 209 48 203 35695 34264 48 222 47 209 38 208 34264 32782 48 223 44 214 34 212 32782 31232 45 229 41 221 33 215 31232 29605 35 231 35 220 37 217 29605 27897 30 226 31 211 29 218 27897 26110 26 235 27 208 20 221 26110 24248 23 234 29 222 22 226 24248 22316 23 217 29 232 20 242 22316 20307 22 203 30 243 20 257 20307 18214 20 207 31 248 20 262 18214 16088 22 211 29 251 17 256 16088 14048 24 221 23 254 14 240 14048 12189 24 228 22 244 10 238 12189 10530 24 228 21 241 9 254 10530 9059 22 220 19 244 9 242 9059 7752 18 211 14 232 9 232 7752 6588 13 198 11 199 7 230 6588 5554 10 178 13 172 4 231 5554 4642 9 151 14 149 1 026 4642 3837 7 136 14 129 5 035 3837 3119 4*151 12*111 7 023 3119 2485 4*173 10*099 7 015 2485 1956 4 172 10 098 8 017 1956 1551 3 168 10 098 9 017 1551 1272 3 167 9 098 8*017 1272 1103 3 163 8 099 7*016 1103 1006 2 161 7 098 6 016 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