DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/25 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.4 - - 77.6 - - 76.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 36 - - 113 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1144 - - 1612 - - 933 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 989 - - 1464 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2099 - - 2567 - - 1888 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1327 - - 976 - - 1400 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 152 - - 240 - - 60 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 7 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 199 - - 202 - - 225 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -940 - - -624 - - -153 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3040 - - 3191 - - 2041 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4236 - - -5438 - - -4031 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6335 - - 8005 - - 5919 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 90 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1260 - - 1460 - - 1960 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.4 - - 77.6 - - 76.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.3 - - 66.8 - - 70.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.0 - - 76.8 - - 77.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.6 - - 65.9 - - 70.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 36 - - 113 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1144 - - 1612 - - 933 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 60 - - 55 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - 16 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] 99406 18 114 21 097 18 080 99406 91916 19 101 19 098 16 100 91916 86137 15 110 15 104 11 083 86137 81351 12 114 9 114 10 075 81351 77226 11 114 8 122 12 069 77226 73570 9 120 6 131 8 080 73570 70248 10 120 4 153 6 118 70248 67185 6 093 4 171 1 148 67185 64348 2 352 4 359 3 355 64348 61620 6 282 7 310 9 321 61620 58795 9 321 12 297 17 292 58795 55875 19 306 21 295 18 296 55875 53100 30 299 28 294 28 295 53100 50611 30 291 33 286 31 277 50611 48383 41 283 38 292 32 296 48383 46376 47 284 51 296 51 303 46376 44553 63 291 61 291 61 296 44553 42874 71 290 64 286 63 291 42874 41311 70 288 65 282 63 284 41311 39842 63 288 65 281 64 278 39842 38457 57 289 65 279 65 275 38457 37112 53 288 65 275 62 275 37112 35740 51 287 64 276 61 276 35740 34314 50 284 60 280 59 278 34314 32836 47 281 54 283 54 281 32836 31294 42 279 50 284 46 283 31294 29671 39 276 48 287 44 282 29671 27969 33 286 41 288 39 281 27969 26188 30 290 36 279 36 286 26188 24332 33 294 30 275 36 292 24332 22403 30 296 30 288 32 291 22403 20393 26 295 26 307 26 294 20393 18302 26 298 26 304 25 306 18302 16176 23 304 27 303 29 310 16176 14130 20 298 25 311 31 313 14130 12266 18 290 22 323 33 315 12266 10603 15 296 19 321 30 322 10603 9123 15 299 19 322 23 333 9123 7806 12 282 18 329 19 339 7806 6635 10 251 15 326 18 332 6635 5594 13 231 10 286 15 323 5594 4675 13 211 12 254 14 316 4675 3864 11 205 11 239 12 297 3864 3138 11 213 9*212 11 257 3138 2499 11*206 8*203 10 239 2499 1966 9*199 8 202 8*229 1966 1557 9 199 7 201 8*227 1557 1275 9 199 7 201 7 225 1275 1104 8 199 7 201 6 225 1104 1006 7 199 6 202 5 223 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