DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/02 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.4 - - 86.5 - - 81.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 186 - - 45 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2779 - - 1883 - - 799 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2551 - - 991 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3734 - - 2838 - - 1754 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2019 - - 4648 - - 1106 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 338 - - 210 - - 86 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 222 - - 220 - - 214 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -14 - - 8 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 424 - - -688 - - -284 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3310 - - 3526 - - 2038 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -530 - - -2266 - - -2863 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4264 - - 5104 - - 4617 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 96 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3170 - - 3360 - - 3340 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.4 - - 86.5 - - 81.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.7 - - 73.9 - - 74.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.2 - - 86.1 - - 81.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 73.0 - - 72.7 - - 74.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 186 - - 45 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2779 - - 1883 - - 799 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 39 - - 84 - - 61 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 18 - - 17 - - 19 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] 99554 34 105 25 091 29 080 99554 91990 27 096 22 093 23 086 91990 86159 23 100 25 107 20 088 86159 81334 19 103 22 102 21 099 81334 77194 16 103 22 098 18 095 77194 73556 12 105 17 087 13 084 73556 70265 11 132 6 076 12 054 70265 67224 10 115 6 171 6 060 67224 64411 9 095 10 173 4 122 64411 61693 6 140 14 169 11 235 61693 58869 11 194 11 190 17 210 58869 55968 12 207 11 239 16 217 55968 53228 21 218 25 237 22 225 53228 50793 27 214 38 231 31 231 50793 48622 38 215 45 216 41 227 48622 46644 38 209 42 208 47 222 46644 44820 33 214 44 211 48 216 44820 43127 47 232 49 220 46 215 43127 41550 60 228 56 220 46 217 41550 40076 57 221 55 222 49 211 40076 38686 52 220 48 227 51 203 38686 37335 50 220 45 222 48 205 37335 35957 45 215 38 214 43 216 35957 34525 37 220 35 222 37 219 34525 33038 34 217 43 238 37 219 33038 31480 32 221 43 244 31 220 31480 29839 31 230 37 240 28 230 29839 28118 29 237 33 233 37 234 28118 26321 37 225 31 237 39 242 26321 24450 46 220 35 238 36 234 24450 22505 45 221 35 239 34 234 22505 20482 42 223 39 240 37 242 20482 18383 42 225 42 232 28 254 18383 16255 41 223 39 231 29 259 16255 14205 37 223 32 236 32 250 14205 12334 31 221 28 231 30 241 12334 10665 25 218 27 223 30 235 10665 9181 24 222 29 222 32 232 9181 7859 26 219 27 217 31 216 7859 6683 25 221 24 210 29 206 6683 5639 23 225 22 210 26 204 5639 4715 21 221 21 212 24 205 4715 3896 20*218 19 215 21 210 3896 3162 17*219 17*218 16 218 3162 2515 15 221 15*219 13 223 2515 1976 14 222 14 220 9*222 1976 1563 13 223 13 220 7*217 1563 1278 12 223 12 220 6 214 1278 1105 12 223 11 220 5 211 1105 1007 10 223 9 220 4 211 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