DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/25 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1553z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.2 - - 81.6 - - 85.1 - - 82.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 81 - - 215 - - 144 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1112 - - 3174 - - 3963 - - 2932 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 989 - - 2892 - - 3297 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2067 - - 4129 - - 4918 - - 3887 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1172 - - 1570 - - 2858 - - 2820 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 186 - - 368 - - 351 - - 119 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 7 - - 9 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 9 - - 7 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 113 - - 116 - - 116 - - 137 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 2 - - -4 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -223 - - -280 - - -176 - - 117 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2290 - - 4409 - - 5094 - - 3770 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1857 - - -1878 - - -1191 - - -1119 ODpotential blCL - - - 3924 - - 6007 - - 6109 - - 5006 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 88 - - 78 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 1120 - - 1010 - - 1480 - - 2090 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.2 - - 81.6 - - 85.1 - - 82.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 66.5 - - 65.7 - - 66.1 - - 68.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.5 - - 80.2 - - 83.9 - - 82.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 66.1 - - 64.7 - - 65.1 - - 68.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 81 - - 215 - - 144 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1112 - - 3174 - - 3963 - - 2932 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 50 - - 12 - - 64 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 13 - - 13 - - 15 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] 99558 38 092 30 090 32 096 20 080 99558 92048 26 085 21 080 23 085 24 080 92048 86252 23 094 18 088 13 063 26 077 86252 81474 26 090 20 089 8 063 19 069 81474 77377 21 080 18 094 5 082 15 075 77377 73746 16 060 16 101 7 093 10 044 73746 70450 8 028 15 084 8 120 7 355 70450 67415 8 009 15 041 11 090 6 027 67415 64602 5 027 13 005 12 047 10 006 64602 61892 12 352 11 348 12 030 10 356 61892 59074 18 331 14 348 13 018 11 000 59074 56150 19 337 17 341 17 004 13 357 56150 53368 18 336 18 327 19 355 16 351 53368 50869 17 344 16 314 18 336 17 346 50869 48628 20 354 12 312 18 311 20 334 48628 46588 21 348 12 315 17 296 19 332 46588 44716 19 338 13 312 16 298 21 344 44716 42986 17 337 9 308 15 303 25 354 42986 41384 18 345 9 357 10 309 23 357 41384 39898 20 352 15 016 10 006 20 006 39898 38507 22 356 18 018 18 023 21 029 38507 37168 21 355 18 019 20 027 27 038 37168 35809 17 352 16 022 20 033 30 036 35809 34396 14 345 14 022 21 034 29 034 34396 32932 12 334 13 016 20 031 28 034 32932 31399 15 333 12 006 18 032 26 033 31399 29784 16 342 12 001 18 036 23 033 29784 28087 17 355 12 006 19 031 22 034 28087 26308 19 359 13 009 18 025 22 033 26308 24450 21 002 16 007 17 018 19 023 24450 22516 23 007 18 012 17 007 18 013 22516 20499 23 010 18 017 19 001 18 014 20499 18394 20 002 17 009 17 002 16 015 18394 16247 19 350 17 002 17 004 13 006 16247 14176 20 344 17 358 17 009 13 005 14176 12291 18 339 16 351 15 002 13 357 12291 10619 14 328 15 336 12 350 11 342 10619 9138 14 309 15 326 9 333 11 275 9138 7823 15 297 14 314 6 291 8 262 7823 6651 13 294 10 298 4 265 4 237 6651 5611 7 298 5 305 2*169 4 167 5611 4694 3 144 6*123 6*125 9*144 4694 3882 7 127 9*119 7 119 11*139 3882 3155 13 121 9 118 7 117 11 137 3155 2512 15*116 9 116 7 116 11 137 2512 1975 14*115 9 115 7 112 11 136 1975 1562 12 113 9 113 7 112 11 136 1562 1278 11 113 9 113 7 111 11 135 1278 1105 10 112 8 112 7 110 10 135 1105 1007 8 112 7 112 6 109 7 134 1007 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