DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 - - - - - - 84.7 - - 86.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 138 - - 84 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4463 - - 4049 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3678 - - 3120 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5418 - - 5004 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1734 - - 1772 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 368 - - 312 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 32 - - 16 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 222 - - 188 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -10 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 973 - - -478 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4445 - - 5482 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -593 - - -3132 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6011 - - 8136 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 75 - - 70 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1500 - - 880 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.7 - - 86.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.5 - - 65.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.7 - - 85.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.1 - - 64.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 138 - - 84 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4463 - - 4049 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - - 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] 99536 38 086 26 111 99536 91928 31 087 34 090 91928 86089 22 093 34 069 86089 81305 21 089 22 086 81305 77197 17 084 20 110 77197 73549 14 077 17 082 73549 70256 14 079 11 065 70256 67250 12 071 7 073 67250 64474 8 049 7 007 64474 61797 5 035 5 295 61797 58998 12 351 9 038 58998 56097 10 312 18 318 56097 53348 16 328 16 308 53348 50871 21 324 16 332 50871 48642 21 319 18 319 48642 46619 31 329 21 321 46619 44772 40 326 29 325 44772 43075 32 313 43 314 43075 41506 22 287 33 316 41506 40038 6 279 18 321 40038 38654 7 050 10 012 38654 37310 12 052 18 355 37310 35937 17 032 19 007 35937 34508 16 356 16 022 34508 33023 15 340 20 038 33023 31467 15 353 19 040 31467 29828 11 011 16 018 29828 28110 7 006 15 049 28110 26315 10 342 8 046 26315 24442 15 350 9 333 24442 22495 10 349 11 341 22495 20468 7 347 12 348 20468 18365 6 336 11 358 18365 16231 7 357 12 012 16231 14176 13 012 13 015 14176 12300 14 023 15 015 12300 10628 16 038 13 030 10628 9141 16 060 12 065 9141 7819 8 046 11 102 7819 6646 1 249 5 149 6646 5609 2*222 4*187 5609 4694 2*226 4*190 4694 3884 2 226 4 190 3884 3157 2 222 4 189 3157 2513 2 222 4 187 2513 1976 2 220 3 185 1976 1563 2 219 3 186 1563 1278 2 217 3 183 1278 1106 2 218 3 184 1106 1006 2 217 3 184 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