DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/14 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 - - - 77.6 - - 83.7 - - 86.0 - - 83.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 77 - - 118 - - 55 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 771 - - 2143 - - 3310 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 989 - - 1946 - - 2370 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1726 - - 3098 - - 4265 - - 1007 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1251 - - 1603 - - 2498 - - 4596 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 168 - - 278 - - 266 - - 35 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 9 - - 11 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 206 - - 186 - - 182 - - 179 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2107 - - -2418 - - -1101 - - -3123 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3833 - - 5516 - - 5367 - - 4130 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5661 - - -5180 - - -3694 - - -5640 ODpotential blCL - - - 7387 - - 8278 - - 7959 - - 6647 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 83 - - 74 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 130 - - 1120 - - 1940 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.6 - - 83.7 - - 86.0 - - 83.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 64.2 - - 62.9 - - 65.8 - - 68.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.0 - - 82.8 - - 85.5 - - 84.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 63.2 - - 61.6 - - 64.5 - - 67.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 77 - - 118 - - 55 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 771 - - 2143 - - 3310 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 33 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 11 - - 12 - - 15 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] 99476 40 099 39 099 32 097 31 088 99476 91909 35 099 33 097 32 094 25 098 91909 86085 30 099 30 093 28 100 25 100 86085 81260 24 092 25 097 24 103 22 095 81260 77107 21 090 19 097 21 095 20 087 77107 73445 18 089 14 104 18 083 18 080 73445 70148 12 087 15 104 12 078 15 074 70148 67125 13 127 9 102 7 109 8 076 67125 64325 9 093 8 118 6 158 2 202 64325 61617 3 319 3 136 8 193 7 219 61617 58792 10 262 5 237 10 210 7 249 58792 55869 17 264 13 271 12 242 12 269 55869 53102 22 245 21 266 20 261 19 265 53102 50633 19 243 25 254 27 259 24 264 50633 48436 23 253 27 246 31 250 28 262 48436 46462 19 270 22 244 31 237 33 257 46462 44663 24 275 24 259 25 246 32 250 44663 43002 24 266 29 255 26 252 28 256 43002 41455 24 276 28 259 26 254 27 253 41455 39998 28 287 25 267 24 255 27 250 39998 38618 30 291 26 272 23 259 27 250 38618 37275 30 291 27 263 24 262 25 252 37275 35905 29 285 28 257 27 260 26 256 35905 34481 27 275 30 254 31 259 29 258 34481 33004 25 267 30 252 31 255 30 255 33004 31458 23 258 27 251 30 252 30 253 31458 29831 21 255 25 250 29 249 30 254 29831 28124 19 254 25 246 28 249 29 257 28124 26336 20 255 22 251 25 259 25 267 26336 24472 18 265 18 286 18 276 20 272 24472 22534 13 285 14 298 14 284 15 286 22534 20514 12 310 12 293 11 286 13 282 20514 18404 9 309 12 284 13 300 11 290 18404 16252 6 291 11 290 11 303 9 307 16252 14178 5 265 11 297 9 294 9 293 14178 12300 6 309 9 302 10 280 9 273 12300 10639 9 333 8 297 10 285 5 272 10639 9161 10 322 8 291 11 291 3 322 9161 7842 13 315 8 293 8 269 7 285 7842 6667 8 325 6 300 6 245 7 234 6667 5624 5 338 5 279 8 197 10 199 5624 4704 5 304 5 217 12*185 14 191 4704 3892 6 268 9 206 12*183 15 186 3892 3163 6 243 9*193 12 182 14 183 3163 2518 9 239 9*189 12 181 14 183 2518 1979 8*233 9 187 12 181 13 182 1979 1564 5*207 9 186 11 181 12 181 1564 1279 5 207 8 185 10 181 11 181 1279 1106 4 204 8 184 10 181 9*180 1106 1007 4 203 7 184 8 181 7*179 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