DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/26 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.9 - - 78.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 199 - - 149 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4912 - - 5018 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4182 - - 4111 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5867 - - 5973 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1360 - - 1337 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 421 - - 387 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 114 - - 115 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - 8 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -87 - - 260 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5954 - - 5714 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3236 - - -2428 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9103 - - 8401 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 84 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.9 - - 78.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.2 - - 57.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.8 - - 78.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.9 - - 55.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 199 - - 149 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4912 - - 5018 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 95 - - 38 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - - 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] 99172 29 099 20 104 99172 91688 23 091 25 103 91688 85916 20 104 23 106 85916 81124 24 097 18 104 81124 76995 18 097 16 108 76995 73338 9 112 8 109 73338 70024 7 138 7 136 70024 66978 7 163 6 111 66978 64166 5 166 3 238 64166 61453 7 325 8 247 61453 58624 23 280 16 285 58624 55704 29 250 39 265 55704 52925 25 270 39 250 52925 50426 44 287 43 279 50426 48203 67 277 63 270 48203 46194 70 269 62 263 46194 44352 70 274 63 272 44352 42656 75 276 69 276 42656 41086 80 273 70 275 41086 39617 79 270 69 272 39617 38231 75 267 66 270 38231 36891 69 268 55 268 36891 35529 61 264 49 271 35529 34113 47 266 48 271 34113 32645 42 271 47 268 32645 31109 35 273 42 265 31109 29495 32 278 36 268 29495 27802 33 283 38 274 27802 26025 33 286 35 275 26025 24169 29 284 30 269 24169 22239 23 272 30 264 22239 20228 23 261 29 268 20228 18132 27 253 26 277 18132 15999 25 241 25 282 15999 13950 21 246 17 256 13950 12089 10 264 11 272 12089 10438 6 133 6 336 10438 8977 5 078 5 037 8977 7680 9 086 8 100 7680 6532 15*113 12*109 6532 5517 16*114 12*111 5517 4620 16 114 12 113 4620 3826 16 115 13 115 3826 3114 16 114 13 116 3114 2484 16 114 13 117 2484 1957 15 114 12 118 1957 1551 15 114 12 118 1551 1273 14 114 12 118 1273 1103 13 114 11 119 1103 1006 11 113 10 119 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