DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/23 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 - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.7 - - 77.5 - - 76.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 170 - - 121 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5768 - - 4646 - - 2160 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4748 - - 3712 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6723 - - 5601 - - 3115 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1691 - - 2939 - - 4791 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 422 - - 353 - - 107 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 227 - - 219 - - 239 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -10 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 970 - - 253 - - -1571 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5754 - - 5348 - - 4686 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 94 - - -1085 - - -2746 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6629 - - 6686 - - 5861 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 100 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 70 - - 60 - - 200 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.7 - - 77.5 - - 76.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.0 - - 57.6 - - 59.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.5 - - 76.6 - - 76.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.7 - - 56.2 - - 58.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 170 - - 121 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5768 - - 4646 - - 2160 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 49 - - 100 - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 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] 99477 30 091 26 076 30 079 99477 91926 22 090 21 089 27 077 91926 86091 22 091 17 095 19 075 86091 81252 18 095 15 112 10 078 81252 77085 17 116 14 113 8 094 77085 73402 16 095 14 108 8 124 73402 70062 12 064 11 095 8 118 70062 66990 5 030 7 045 4 054 66990 64151 1 141 8 298 9 333 64151 61413 5 214 15 267 17 306 61413 58569 11 275 12 271 17 286 58569 55621 15 274 14 276 22 288 55621 52816 24 297 28 289 33 285 52816 50303 36 287 34 284 32 275 50303 48061 47 288 33 296 39 290 48061 46040 51 298 61 300 57 294 46040 44209 68 300 75 295 70 294 44209 42534 75 299 76 293 73 291 42534 40981 76 298 75 292 71 288 40981 39527 75 298 72 291 70 286 39527 38153 74 294 72 288 70 283 38153 36820 74 289 72 283 68 281 36820 35459 75 285 72 277 67 280 35459 34042 74 284 72 268 64 278 34042 32573 72 283 70 268 65 273 32573 31038 69 281 66 268 70 266 31038 29423 68 283 59 271 70 270 29423 27732 64 288 55 275 59 280 27732 25966 57 291 52 283 47 282 25966 24122 42 299 43 295 43 274 24122 22207 34 295 37 307 32 275 22207 20216 22 284 26 310 31 308 20216 18139 18 303 22 307 24 312 18139 16016 22 300 21 290 15 297 16016 13964 20 301 30 263 14 293 13964 12102 16 298 17 259 16 274 12102 10453 9 305 9 259 12 258 10453 8992 6 273 7 235 8 245 8992 7697 8*228 8 215 9 217 7697 6548 10*224 9*213 10 214 6548 5529 10 224 9*215 10 217 5529 4629 10 225 10 215 10 221 4629 3832 10 226 10 217 9 226 3832 3118 10 227 10 220 9*232 3118 2485 10 229 10 221 9*236 2485 1958 10 230 10 223 8 238 1958 1552 9 230 9 224 8 240 1552 1272 9 231 9 224 7 241 1272 1103 9 232 8 223 7 242 1103 1006 8 231 7 225 5 241 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