DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/10 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.3 - - 84.7 - - 86.7 - - 85.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 112 - - 62 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 373 - - 2359 - - 2201 - - 234 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 989 - - 2058 - - 1498 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1328 - - 3314 - - 3156 - - 1189 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 549 - - 847 - - 1070 - - 4056 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 97 - - 280 - - 231 - - 44 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 9 - - 18 - - 4 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 6 - - 2 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 083 - - 115 - - 151 - - 177 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 26 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 40 - - -102 - - -970 - - -1874 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1289 - - 3417 - - 4127 - - 3064 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6745 - - -4862 - - -5285 - - -3384 ODpotential blCL - - - 8073 - - 8176 - - 8441 - - 4573 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 80 - - 79 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 2670 - - 3290 - - 3240 - - 4600 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.3 - - 84.7 - - 86.7 - - 85.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 72.3 - - 72.5 - - 71.6 - - 75.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.0 - - 83.8 - - 86.3 - - 86.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 71.9 - - 71.3 - - 70.4 - - 74.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 112 - - 62 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 373 - - 2359 - - 2201 - - 234 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 74 - - 19 - - 15 - - 38 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 17 - - 17 - - 16 - - 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 30 090 26 111 17 090 21 081 99554 92041 19 089 25 098 15 112 17 077 92041 86241 19 102 18 083 17 114 12 072 86241 81419 14 114 11 099 13 091 10 069 81419 77263 14 103 11 089 9 104 6 074 77263 73583 10 061 11 099 10 088 4 088 73583 70256 3 061 10 084 8 117 1 005 70256 67207 3 076 3 041 7 108 5 093 67207 64364 5 010 2 237 5 331 5 071 64364 61613 15 227 12 259 18 292 13 341 61613 58776 9 265 8 264 13 259 17 260 58776 55859 25 292 23 300 19 301 22 283 55859 53091 35 297 37 288 34 291 33 281 53091 50612 39 275 40 268 34 283 36 293 50612 48410 37 260 36 278 43 292 41 293 48410 46437 43 287 43 285 46 285 41 289 46437 44642 56 289 46 285 39 278 42 287 44642 42986 59 282 46 283 36 292 41 286 42986 41438 58 277 49 281 35 303 38 286 41438 39977 56 275 52 273 33 310 35 286 39977 38591 55 274 52 268 30 315 34 286 38591 37244 55 275 52 270 30 312 32 284 37244 35870 53 278 52 275 33 304 32 284 35870 34438 47 277 50 276 40 292 33 283 34438 32956 41 269 47 276 50 290 39 286 32956 31409 45 262 42 279 46 283 46 286 31409 29784 46 267 36 277 42 283 48 286 29784 28079 35 284 32 269 36 285 41 289 28079 26300 26 285 30 264 36 276 33 292 26300 24448 25 281 29 261 34 269 24 278 24448 22528 25 286 23 268 28 275 25 272 22528 20538 24 269 23 287 26 290 21 279 20538 18465 26 253 23 298 23 296 19 285 18465 16344 25 255 14 289 17 279 17 283 16344 14288 19 257 11 267 18 262 15 284 14288 12409 20 260 14 246 20 257 15 280 12409 10731 21 261 20 236 21 251 13 268 10731 9234 25 257 23 240 24 251 20 256 9234 7899 28 256 27 251 28 249 24 262 7899 6711 26 262 30 248 28 249 20 266 6711 5659 15 265 28 257 21 252 15 230 5659 4733 6 308 14 275 11 235 14 206 4733 3915 6 351 2*071 7 196 14 203 3915 3180 4 051 6*115 5*180 10 199 3180 2530 8 094 6 114 3*159 6 192 2530 1986 10 097 6 115 2 153 4 183 1986 1569 10*092 6 116 2 150 3 182 1569 1281 7*084 6 116 2 148 3*180 1281 1107 7 083 5 117 2 145 2*178 1107 1007 6 083 5 117 2 147 2 177 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