DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0657z - - 1009z - - 1331z - - 1559z - - 1859z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 55.4 - - 61.9 - - 65.0 - - 70.9 - - 70.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 0 - - 177 - - 231 - - 127 - - 15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 1609 - - 2142 - - 6970 - - 5770 BL Depth Hcrit 992 - - 1667 - - 2149 - - 5430 - - 993 Hcrit BL Top 1008 - - 2564 - - 3097 - - 7925 - - 6725 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 655 - - 2308 - - 3759 - - 1700 - - 2133 Hgt.Variab. W* 8 - - 271 - - 326 - - 402 - - 214 W* B/S 5 - - 14 - - 9 - - 6 - - 3 B/S BL Wind 0 - - 3 - - 7 - - 11 - - 12 BL Wind Direction 284 - - 233 - - 299 - - 340 - - 354 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 4 - - 8 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -5 - - -10 - - 20 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -369 - - 94 - - 216 - - 1913 - - -593 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1377 - - 2470 - - 2881 - - 6012 - - 7319 sfcLCL ODpotential -3378 - - -768 - - -581 - - 737 - - -3447 ODpotential blCL 4386 - - 3332 - - 3678 - - 7188 - - 10172 blCL maxRH 100 - - 96 - - 84 - - 90 - - 64 maxRH CAPE 170 - - 360 - - 760 - - 360 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 55.4 - - 61.9 - - 65.0 - - 70.9 - - 70.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 52.9 - - 54.7 - - 55.9 - - 48.2 - - 41.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 55.3 - - 61.5 - - 64.0 - - 69.9 - - 69.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 52.8 - - 54.4 - - 55.3 - - 46.8 - - 40.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 0 - - 177 - - 231 - - 127 - - 15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 1609 - - 2142 - - 6970 - - 5770 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 83 - - 37 - - 58 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 9 - - 9 - - 9 - - 6 - - 5 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] 98960 28 083 28 099 25 085 24 095 18 088 98960 91543 19 085 21 086 17 099 16 088 18 086 91543 85805 15 101 10 101 13 085 13 094 13 073 85805 81035 13 101 8 132 8 050 15 081 9 093 81035 76904 12 058 8 105 2 063 11 032 13 081 76904 73239 8 008 4 068 6 140 4 340 13 013 73239 69938 2 289 10 357 6 001 1 101 3 281 69938 66893 4 188 9 313 13 295 14 327 12 354 66893 64070 10 005 13 331 9 289 17 286 17 329 64070 61346 33 318 27 314 25 317 20 296 15 300 61346 58485 30 290 31 297 35 296 32 297 25 310 58485 55503 28 311 31 295 29 287 37 297 41 309 55503 52665 45 313 38 309 38 308 46 303 52 308 52665 50120 58 311 51 309 49 308 54 302 57 306 50120 47841 68 309 59 307 57 305 58 300 59 306 47841 45773 78 305 67 308 63 304 60 303 60 309 45773 43877 85 301 75 308 69 305 66 307 62 311 43877 42129 88 298 82 307 77 305 73 307 65 313 42129 40509 88 295 87 306 85 304 78 304 68 313 40509 38999 85 294 91 305 90 302 79 302 69 313 38999 37585 84 295 93 304 90 300 78 302 67 312 37585 36225 85 298 96 302 89 299 78 302 62 314 36225 34852 88 300 97 301 89 299 76 302 61 319 34852 33437 88 300 98 299 90 299 74 302 62 323 33437 31982 86 301 98 299 93 299 74 302 62 323 31982 30471 84 302 96 298 95 299 73 301 60 322 30471 28894 78 303 90 298 92 298 71 301 57 321 28894 27247 68 303 79 296 82 299 66 302 54 321 27247 25528 61 301 68 292 67 299 58 304 50 321 25528 23736 59 294 63 287 57 296 49 305 47 322 23736 21871 54 291 59 284 53 293 44 307 42 324 21871 19925 51 297 55 285 49 292 42 309 38 326 19925 17890 49 299 51 288 45 292 40 310 36 330 17890 15808 47 295 46 294 40 295 38 310 32 330 15808 13797 46 295 40 302 35 302 35 312 29 329 13797 11966 46 299 38 309 32 311 33 318 26 328 11966 10339 46 298 37 308 31 316 28 325 22 330 10339 8896 40 290 32 306 28 320 19*333 17 331 8896 7615 32 283 22 309 22 327 15*340 12*340 7615 6477 23 287 14 311 18 338 14 342 12*348 6477 5468 19 303 12 328 13 336 13 341 12 351 5468 4578 20 314 11 336 9 321 12 340 12 353 4578 3791 23 321 9 316 8*317 11 340 13 355 3791 3086 22 320 9*283 8*305 10 339 13 356 3086 2463 18 315 6*264 7 300 9 338 13 357 2463 1944 12 317 3 228 7 298 9 337 13 357 1944 1545 7 340 3 221 6 297 8 337 12 358 1545 1271 4 005 3 220 5 295 8 337 12 358 1271 1105 3 010 3 217 5 295 7 337 11 358 1105 1009 0*284 3 215 4 295 7 336 9 358 1009 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