DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/17 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 - - - - - - 78.0 - - 74.6 - - 71.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 96 - - -71 - - -59 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2154 - - 51 - - 50 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1889 - - 989 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3109 - - 1006 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2604 - - 6813 - - 6970 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 268 - - 41 - - 39 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 15 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 297 - - 288 - - 289 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 10 - - -2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 949 - - -2182 - - -2642 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2160 - - 3188 - - 3648 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1805 - - -3475 - - -3926 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4914 - - 4481 - - 4931 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 92 - - 80 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2680 - - 610 - - 190 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.0 - - 74.6 - - 71.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.8 - - 63.2 - - 58.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.4 - - 76.3 - - 73.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.4 - - 62.1 - - 57.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 96 - - -71 - - -59 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2154 - - 51 - - 50 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 70 - - 19 - - 6 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 13 - - 11 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] 99001 33 093 25 114 22 080 99001 91466 24 105 26 103 20 074 91466 85697 19 089 20 084 21 094 85697 80916 12 082 16 090 17 092 80916 76786 18 111 15 099 9 116 76786 73132 18 102 12 092 9 118 73132 69813 7 048 0 026 7 086 69813 66762 3 004 4 238 3 341 66762 63961 6 018 7 328 5 007 63961 61268 18 308 13 310 26 332 61268 58465 24 290 28 290 37 303 58465 55569 29 307 31 254 54 265 55569 52789 37 307 27 296 45 247 52789 50246 51 309 50 311 31 295 50246 47953 59 304 75 303 64 309 47953 45896 78 303 85 295 87 296 45896 44036 99 298 96 296 96 291 44036 42323 106 297 109 296 101 292 42323 40727 113 297 115 295 104 292 40727 39228 120 296 118 293 106 289 39228 37816 121 294 117 290 109 286 37816 36453 118 290 116 288 109 282 36453 35069 116 287 116 286 108 280 35069 33635 114 284 116 285 106 278 33635 32153 113 282 116 283 106 278 32153 30607 112 282 115 282 105 277 30607 28987 109 283 114 280 104 275 28987 27293 101 285 113 280 104 274 27293 25526 89 284 111 281 104 274 25526 23688 76 278 105 284 103 276 23688 21784 65 268 93 283 99 278 21784 19812 62 259 79 277 88 279 19812 17767 63 261 71 263 78 277 17767 15688 60 265 72 255 72 272 15688 13689 59 260 73 258 68 270 13689 11880 53 265 73 267 60 275 11880 10281 45 285 67 282 50 288 10281 8863 39 302 48 289 46 295 8863 7600 36 302 36 288 45 297 7600 6476 25 307 32 288 43 299 6476 5475 25 310 32 289 42 299 5475 4590 26 308 32 289 41 298 4590 3805 24 305 32 290 40 298 3805 3100 20*299 31 290 38 297 3100 2474 17*297 31 290 35 295 2474 1950 17 297 29 290 32 294 1950 1548 16 297 27 290 28 292 1548 1271 15 297 24 289 24 291 1271 1102 14 298 20*289 20 290 1102 1005 11 298 15*288 14*289 1005 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