DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/19 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.0 - - 79.7 - - 76.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 65 - - 50 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1732 - - 4091 - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 989 - - 2778 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2687 - - 5046 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3120 - - 2085 - - 5768 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 213 - - 272 - - 26 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 309 - - 059 - - 028 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 16 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 73 - - 70 - - -2224 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2614 - - 4976 - - 3231 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1150 - - -1873 - - -3362 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3837 - - 6919 - - 4368 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 101 - - 94 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1020 - - 450 - - 1110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.0 - - 79.7 - - 76.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.6 - - 61.3 - - 65.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.4 - - 79.4 - - 77.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.5 - - 59.9 - - 64.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 65 - - 50 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1732 - - 4091 - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 76 - - 38 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 11 - - 14 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] 99519 24 098 19 102 13 114 99519 92006 23 095 16 116 16 070 92006 86199 15 099 16 084 15 093 86199 81345 14 132 6 076 17 070 81345 77157 9 126 7 153 11 016 77157 73475 7 130 7 159 1 049 73475 70149 4 094 6 159 1 314 70149 67099 2 290 1 214 6 270 67099 64281 13 301 10 333 5 252 64281 61543 20 281 16 309 12 314 61543 58679 22 287 23 292 20 292 58679 55720 27 286 28 291 29 287 55720 52924 38 283 36 279 35 280 52924 50425 47 281 38 271 36 274 50425 48189 49 273 36 275 37 282 48189 46164 44 275 46 286 41 287 46164 44315 54 283 56 284 45 283 44315 42608 70 280 59 276 44 278 42608 41021 83 276 58 272 39 281 41021 39537 90 272 56 272 37 287 39537 38139 90 268 58 272 33 286 38139 36788 87 265 62 269 30 291 36788 35412 81 265 64 267 30 297 35412 33985 74 265 64 266 30 298 33985 32508 69 264 61 265 32 294 32508 30969 65 265 57 263 37 288 30969 29354 62 261 53 260 40 280 29354 27664 52 251 48 256 36 274 27664 25901 40 251 48 251 33 277 25901 24068 32 261 51 253 34 277 24068 22159 30 275 46 272 36 275 22159 20171 24 281 37 282 30 285 20171 18100 23 273 28 289 27 292 18100 15990 19 281 29 303 21 299 15990 13958 19 284 31 309 23 304 13958 12111 20 291 33 300 24 305 12111 10470 15 307 28 281 27 305 10470 9011 9 325 26 297 20 312 9011 7715 6 327 11 308 6 328 7715 6562 4 000 2 327 5 033 6562 5541 4 029 6*067 6 058 5541 4639 3 021 6*061 7 056 4639 3841 2 347 6 060 7 053 3841 3124 3*330 6 060 7 049 3124 2491 4*321 5 059 7 046 2491 1961 4 311 5 058 7 042 1961 1554 4 307 5 059 6 040 1554 1273 4 303 5 058 6 036 1273 1103 4 301 4 058 5 032 1103 1006 4 300 4 058 3*028 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