DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/26 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 - - - - - - 95.0 - - 97.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 112 - - 87 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2303 - - 3213 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2026 - - 2519 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3258 - - 4168 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1707 - - 3667 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 279 - - 288 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 203 - - 188 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 10 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2465 - - -1091 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5724 - - 5259 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5966 - - -4203 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9224 - - 8371 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 86 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3250 - - 4400 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 95.0 - - 97.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.0 - - 76.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 94.2 - - 96.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.9 - - 75.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 112 - - 87 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2303 - - 3213 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 56 - - 43 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 19 - - - 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] 99546 35 086 32 095 99546 92030 27 095 28 093 92030 86237 23 102 24 097 86237 81425 26 096 20 096 81425 77283 25 087 22 094 77283 73634 22 070 22 084 73634 70343 14 087 16 082 70343 67331 14 091 8 077 67331 64555 18 072 6 092 64555 61888 15 030 12 035 61888 59127 11 321 11 338 59127 56279 25 340 19 337 56279 53578 31 314 29 311 53578 51154 35 328 35 321 51154 48982 53 332 44 328 48982 47004 58 328 55 333 47004 45177 57 329 60 332 45177 43470 61 329 62 327 43470 41868 62 327 63 324 41868 40361 60 325 65 324 40361 38939 58 322 64 323 38939 37563 58 318 57 319 37563 36169 58 317 54 315 36169 34722 57 321 51 307 34722 33224 54 329 47 307 33224 31658 49 326 41 313 31658 30011 46 322 37 314 30011 28288 44 314 38 309 28288 26486 49 303 39 312 26486 24610 40 292 39 310 24610 22665 18 306 40 308 22665 20644 21 317 33 312 20644 18545 22 325 26 294 18545 16416 21 317 19 300 16416 14364 19 316 13 318 14364 12488 15 326 10 314 12488 10809 16 322 9 291 10809 9310 16 313 15 248 9310 7975 16 295 23 237 7975 6787 17 279 24 231 6787 5731 17 270 21 223 5731 4796 15 252 18*217 4796 3965 16*225 14*209 3965 3218 14*209 11 198 3218 2557 13 204 9 181 2557 2005 12 202 8 177 2005 1580 11 200 8 175 1580 1287 11 200 7 173 1287 1109 10 199 7 172 1109 1008 8 198 6 171 1008 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