DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/15 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 - - - - - - 86.9 - - 88.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 162 - - 102 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3065 - - 3804 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2720 - - 3039 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4020 - - 4759 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1648 - - 2232 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 339 - - 320 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 15 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 009 - - 024 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -898 - - -822 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4918 - - 5581 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4489 - - -3620 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8509 - - 8379 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 69 - - 69 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 680 - - 720 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.9 - - 88.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.6 - - 67.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 85.5 - - 88.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.2 - - 66.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 162 - - 102 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3065 - - 3804 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - - 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] 99569 35 091 34 089 99569 92048 33 095 32 090 92048 86251 36 099 25 093 86251 81435 28 075 23 099 81435 77285 13 083 18 071 77285 73640 15 083 14 064 73640 70354 13 078 11 081 70354 67329 17 053 11 071 67329 64527 16 049 12 041 64527 61837 13 041 13 027 61837 59078 11 009 14 020 59078 56253 17 352 15 010 56253 53570 25 348 22 356 53570 51152 23 342 29 349 51152 48977 22 342 31 348 48977 46994 20 352 22 346 46994 45172 22 019 13 029 45172 43485 29 031 26 060 43485 41908 28 037 31 060 41908 40425 24 047 27 058 40425 39020 17 059 20 061 39020 37655 14 081 17 071 37655 36261 15 102 14 085 36261 34813 16 103 12 110 34813 33313 17 092 13 128 33313 31746 18 084 15 119 31746 30099 14 094 15 106 30099 28373 13 115 14 106 28373 26563 17 132 13 111 26563 24671 16 115 15 119 24671 22699 17 102 15 130 22699 20642 16 102 13 128 20642 18503 13 121 10 142 18503 16326 12 141 9 164 16326 14236 10 139 7 154 14236 12344 11 129 9 125 12344 10670 17 112 14 122 10670 9184 18 104 17 123 9184 7862 16 090 14 117 7862 6686 10 091 9 116 6686 5643 6 092 4*087 5643 4721 5*040 4*031 4721 3905 5*015 4 027 3905 3173 5 011 4 026 3173 2525 5 010 4 022 2525 1983 5 008 4 021 1983 1567 5 007 4 021 1567 1281 4 006 4 021 1281 1106 4 006 3 020 1106 1007 4 006 3 020 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