DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/23 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 - - - - - - 75.7 - - 78.3 - - 76.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 208 - - 149 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4623 - - 4998 - - 160 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3964 - - 4075 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5578 - - 5953 - - 1115 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1048 - - 1123 - - 5489 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 413 - - 382 - - 43 W* B/S - - - - - - 15 - - 17 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 158 - - 197 - - 091 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -664 - - -336 - - -4100 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6242 - - 6289 - - 5216 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9379 - - -7915 - - -9031 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14957 - - 13868 - - 10146 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 77 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.7 - - 78.3 - - 76.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 51.9 - - 54.3 - - 56.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.2 - - 77.2 - - 76.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.6 - - 52.9 - - 55.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 208 - - 149 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4623 - - 4998 - - 160 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 32 - - 9 - - 6 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 10 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] 99561 35 086 32 080 38 087 99561 92068 32 096 25 093 31 083 92068 86300 25 093 23 097 27 082 86300 81513 22 091 27 101 19 089 81513 77388 17 093 26 087 16 110 77388 73733 19 093 15 079 14 076 73733 70435 15 076 9 091 9 048 70435 67414 13 074 8 100 4 035 67414 64620 14 024 6 045 8 021 64620 61929 13 358 5 340 9 336 61929 59133 15 356 8 332 11 310 59133 56247 24 327 18 329 16 305 56247 53506 35 302 30 312 22 308 53506 51049 38 290 35 303 30 309 51049 48854 41 296 46 293 36 309 48854 46873 49 294 47 287 42 287 46873 45065 46 295 49 299 36 282 45065 43388 56 314 55 301 35 288 43388 41814 64 312 58 292 41 286 41814 40329 66 309 55 289 43 279 40329 38918 64 307 50 290 45 282 38918 37547 61 304 47 295 47 288 37547 36145 62 302 48 292 46 289 36145 34683 62 302 50 292 45 288 34683 33166 56 306 49 292 44 287 33166 31583 50 307 46 296 41 292 31583 29919 43 299 40 292 33 293 29919 28172 43 293 36 284 28 290 28172 26346 42 293 35 284 28 297 26346 24445 40 293 35 289 28 288 24445 22475 37 294 32 299 28 300 22475 20431 36 297 29 301 24 307 20431 18303 38 299 27 302 22 304 18303 16136 34 302 26 303 21 300 16136 14053 23 307 18 306 17 302 14053 12165 16 309 14 310 16 290 12165 10492 14 308 11 314 16 295 10492 9011 12 314 6 303 13 289 9011 7699 10 308 6 262 8 270 7699 6541 6*276 6*216 9 213 6541 5521 4*190 6*208 8 204 5521 4621 5 169 5 205 6 185 4621 3826 5 163 5 200 4 137 3826 3113 5 155 4 196 5 109 3113 2482 5 151 3 192 5 100 2482 1955 5 148 3 186 6 096 1955 1551 5 146 3 180 6 095 1551 1272 5 145 2 178 6*093 1272 1102 5 144 2 178 6*091 1102 1006 4 143 2 176 5 091 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