DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/28 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 - - - - - - 84.4 - - 88.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 183 - - 55 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1798 - - 4078 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1834 - - 2736 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2753 - - 5033 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1467 - - 1709 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 289 - - 269 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 14 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 041 - - 023 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2250 - - -806 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5004 - - 5839 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7388 - - -3966 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10141 - - 8999 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 101 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 140 - - 720 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.4 - - 88.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.7 - - 66.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.2 - - 88.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.6 - - 65.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 183 - - 55 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1798 - - 4078 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 72 - - 102 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 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] 99532 37 109 25 101 99532 91963 36 094 28 101 91963 86144 30 095 26 099 86144 81342 20 088 24 095 81342 77217 15 090 25 087 77217 73568 13 092 17 081 73568 70284 12 108 12 087 70284 67274 10 063 9 079 67274 64478 6 091 6 309 64478 61775 13 055 15 242 61775 58974 21 350 2 077 58974 56120 18 305 20 324 56120 53441 18 300 31 306 53441 51033 27 301 38 307 51033 48861 44 309 43 303 48861 46878 63 308 49 304 46878 45055 72 306 64 302 45055 43363 73 305 75 299 43363 41776 75 305 78 297 41776 40278 75 302 73 297 40278 38857 74 299 67 298 38857 37479 72 298 64 301 37479 36075 68 300 61 303 36075 34619 61 304 57 304 34619 33113 55 306 54 305 33113 31540 50 309 53 307 31540 29887 45 309 50 307 29887 28158 41 303 46 303 28158 26351 35 306 37 300 26351 24467 28 310 31 296 24467 22513 23 301 31 293 22513 20488 24 280 22 287 20488 18385 21 296 20 320 18385 16248 23 310 25 311 16248 14194 26 282 22 291 14194 12325 24 292 20 311 12325 10657 22 313 19 330 10657 9169 22 338 17 353 9169 7845 24 353 14 015 7845 6670 23 010 12 014 6670 5629 18 023 6*016 5629 4712 11 046 6*019 4712 3899 7 064 6 021 3899 3169 4*057 7 022 3169 2522 4*045 7 023 2522 1982 4 042 7 024 1982 1566 4 040 7 024 1566 1280 4 037 7 024 1280 1106 3 038 6 024 1106 1007 3 037 6 025 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