DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/28 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.8 - - 88.7 - - 86.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -9 - - 32 - - -49 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 51 - - 3167 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 990 - - 1767 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1006 - - 4122 - - 1007 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2766 - - 1858 - - 4922 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 31 - - 232 - - 36 W* B/S - - - - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 27 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 137 - - 170 - - 178 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -429 - - 461 - - -1819 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1435 - - 3661 - - 2826 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1197 - - -1032 - - -2953 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2203 - - 5154 - - 3960 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 89 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3320 - - 4560 - - 4790 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.8 - - 88.7 - - 86.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.9 - - 75.2 - - 76.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.1 - - 88.5 - - 87.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 74.6 - - 74.4 - - 76.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -9 - - 32 - - -49 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 51 - - 3167 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 55 - - 90 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 19 - - 18 - - 20 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] 99205 30 078 21 081 29 069 99205 91685 24 088 19 086 24 070 91685 85935 26 093 20 088 18 077 85935 81158 23 090 17 103 16 086 81158 77022 16 078 16 090 13 116 77022 73381 10 085 13 069 14 112 73381 70091 9 130 8 103 11 069 70091 67062 9 136 9 163 6 346 67062 64252 4 133 9 151 6 165 64252 61534 3 217 0 295 4 240 61534 58714 17 229 13 250 13 234 58714 55807 21 220 19 237 20 236 55807 53061 21 243 19 237 26 241 53061 50620 35 245 28 247 29 244 50620 48452 39 243 40 247 35 244 48452 46497 35 239 41 240 37 241 46497 44705 23 236 35 232 29 235 44705 43045 18 235 29 214 27 228 43045 41492 21 244 22 196 30 220 41492 40028 26 247 18 200 30 209 40028 38643 32 248 19 232 28 211 38643 37296 34 247 26 241 28 212 37296 35925 31 246 31 240 26 223 35925 34502 32 253 31 240 28 234 34502 33031 32 264 31 244 31 233 33031 31492 31 274 32 248 30 231 31492 29872 31 275 32 254 26 234 29872 28173 36 271 32 261 21 235 28173 26392 44 266 33 263 19 241 26392 24533 48 262 33 267 19 261 24533 22599 47 263 32 274 20 274 22599 20585 42 258 30 271 18 280 20585 18489 39 243 34 250 26 259 18489 16358 41 233 36 243 32 245 16358 14304 42 230 40 238 35 235 14304 12426 41 226 39 235 33 233 12426 10746 41 220 39 227 30 236 10746 9245 42 215 42 220 29 236 9245 7907 44 216 43 212 34 221 7907 6718 43 215 38 203 37 209 6718 5669 38 202 32 183 34 196 5669 4744 35 178 30*175 33 189 4744 3924 34 163 30*173 33 186 3924 3188 32 160 29 171 32 185 3188 2536 29 153 29 170 31 183 2536 1991 26 145 28 170 29 182 1991 1571 25 142 27 169 26 180 1571 1283 23 140 25 169 23 179 1283 1107 20 138 22 168 19*178 1107 1007 14*137 17 168 14*178 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