DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/18 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 - - - - - - 71.9 - - 75.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 198 - - 132 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4725 - - 5557 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4027 - - 4450 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5680 - - 6512 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2240 - - 2660 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 412 - - 387 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 334 - - 310 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 910 - - 950 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4770 - - 5562 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -425 - - -119 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6105 - - 6631 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 81 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 120 - - 340 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.9 - - 75.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.2 - - 54.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.6 - - 74.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.9 - - 52.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 198 - - 132 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4725 - - 5557 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 12 - - 25 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - 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] 99116 22 086 23 101 99116 91576 22 099 18 097 91576 85764 15 116 16 099 85764 80949 14 116 13 108 80949 76814 14 100 12 111 76814 73167 6 082 9 127 73167 69871 5 159 7 127 69871 66844 8 150 5 146 66844 64041 3 155 6 142 64041 61336 6 327 2 239 61336 58511 15 296 9 250 58511 55573 29 265 17 259 55573 52773 33 265 25 269 52773 50265 36 278 42 280 50265 48029 48 266 58 267 48029 45997 50 266 64 248 45997 44114 66 279 55 257 44114 42364 84 279 69 276 42364 40751 95 273 86 278 40751 39256 98 268 96 272 39256 37854 98 266 99 267 37854 36495 99 267 96 268 36495 35109 100 268 98 271 35109 33672 101 270 100 272 33672 32186 101 271 102 272 32186 30635 102 272 103 271 30635 29009 103 273 100 271 29009 27307 105 274 99 276 27307 25529 105 275 101 280 25529 23677 99 276 97 281 23677 21768 83 277 84 281 21768 19803 69 279 67 280 19803 17775 57 284 56 281 17775 15715 43 283 48 282 15715 13726 31 289 37 283 13726 11919 25 288 26 288 11919 10317 20 298 22 298 10317 8889 19 316 17 305 8889 7616 18 323 16*307 7616 6484 16*326 15*307 6484 5478 16*329 13 309 5478 4590 15 331 13 309 4590 3803 15 333 12 310 3803 3097 14 334 12 310 3097 2471 14 336 11 310 2471 1948 14 337 11 310 1948 1547 13 338 11 311 1547 1270 13 338 10 311 1270 1102 12 338 10 311 1102 1006 10 339 8 310 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