DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/12 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 - - 82.9 - - 85.6 - - 83.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 90 - - 153 - - 92 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 803 - - 3305 - - 3958 - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 990 - - 2871 - - 3091 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1758 - - 4260 - - 4913 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2970 - - 1352 - - 1811 - - 5499 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 177 - - 342 - - 315 - - 34 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 22 - - 15 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 156 - - 125 - - 094 - - 092 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2028 - - -1243 - - -1316 - - -4339 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3786 - - 5503 - - 6229 - - 5345 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5160 - - -5919 - - -5201 - - -7457 ODpotential blCL - - - 6918 - - 10179 - - 10114 - - 8463 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 64 - - 62 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 40 - - 110 - - 310 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.6 - - 82.9 - - 85.6 - - 83.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 64.5 - - 62.4 - - 61.9 - - 63.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.9 - - 82.0 - - 84.9 - - 84.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 63.7 - - 61.0 - - 60.5 - - 62.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 90 - - 153 - - 92 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 803 - - 3305 - - 3958 - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 11 - - 11 - - 13 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] 99542 47 100 36 097 35 088 33 087 99542 92002 31 095 28 099 30 088 31 082 92002 86200 24 092 25 091 27 095 26 079 86200 81397 25 089 27 084 23 095 16 081 81397 77275 22 068 23 083 22 095 18 087 77275 73645 17 085 20 082 18 092 18 063 73645 70383 19 071 20 075 20 094 11 086 70383 67390 14 041 17 058 21 066 16 079 67390 64610 11 056 15 056 15 047 16 048 64610 61932 13 021 13 032 13 038 16 031 61932 59158 17 000 17 358 16 359 19 013 59158 56295 21 347 23 344 23 349 23 358 56295 53578 24 345 28 342 32 338 36 343 53578 51146 36 348 34 340 37 331 44 338 51146 48964 44 347 43 348 40 348 40 342 48964 46967 53 348 57 353 55 002 44 000 46967 45120 59 349 64 353 63 359 52 001 45120 43402 59 350 64 354 64 356 57 358 43402 41792 51 350 55 352 56 359 58 358 41792 40277 41 349 44 349 49 359 53 001 40277 38846 32 351 35 348 46 355 47 003 38846 37466 31 353 31 356 38 353 43 005 37466 36070 23 356 23 358 30 355 35 004 36070 34628 16 350 22 001 25 356 27 005 34628 33137 12 341 19 356 23 357 23 006 33137 31580 10 331 14 329 21 004 24 003 31580 29944 9 342 12 310 17 003 23 006 29944 28229 11 001 11 317 13 342 20 358 28229 26435 12 010 10 341 12 347 18 355 26435 24562 14 036 8 009 15 356 17 350 24562 22614 20 035 12 043 12 356 16 355 22614 20584 23 028 19 036 11 033 12 360 20584 18465 18 029 19 029 16 037 14 024 18465 16300 12 026 14 036 14 046 15 039 16300 14213 10 025 12 035 13 052 15 055 14213 12319 8 052 10 045 11 062 14 069 12319 10640 10 074 11 061 10 068 13 078 10640 9149 8 049 10 064 8 074 12 080 9149 7827 9 037 9 062 7 079 10 086 7827 6653 8 063 9 065 6 096 8 105 6653 5614 8 090 7 084 5*110 7 120 5614 4697 8 098 4*120 4*107 7 117 4697 3885 6 105 3*127 4 101 7 108 3885 3158 4 124 3 126 4 097 6 103 3158 2513 5 149 3 125 4 093 6 099 2513 1976 4*153 3 124 4 086 6 096 1976 1562 3*155 2 124 4 083 6 095 1562 1278 3 156 2 123 3 082 5 093 1278 1105 3 156 2 122 3 082 5 090 1105 1006 2 156 2 120 3 081 4*092 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