DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/15 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 - - - - - - 73.9 - - 74.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 162 - - 80 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7828 - - 7262 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 6326 - - 5460 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 8783 - - 8217 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 950 - - 1548 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 466 - - 378 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 18 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 273 - - 273 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 12 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 2186 - - 655 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6597 - - 7563 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2815 - - -3145 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11598 - - 11362 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 79 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 70 - - 40 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.9 - - 74.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 48.4 - - 44.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.8 - - 73.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 47.1 - - 43.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 162 - - 80 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7828 - - 7262 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 26 - - 14 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - 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] 98843 30 099 23 090 98843 91307 24 090 25 092 91307 85540 19 089 21 096 85540 80776 16 085 21 084 80776 76662 17 073 16 079 76662 73009 15 046 11 062 73009 69709 12 027 10 041 69709 66679 10 351 10 345 66679 63858 10 311 9 292 63858 61120 11 301 13 286 61120 58253 15 306 16 289 58253 55264 30 286 30 288 55264 52405 32 280 38 282 52405 49833 38 279 42 280 49833 47526 45 279 44 282 47526 45435 49 278 53 280 45435 43527 56 279 57 277 43527 41772 63 281 57 279 41772 40148 68 279 62 282 40148 38638 72 278 72 283 38638 37229 72 276 80 280 37229 35881 69 276 82 276 35881 34524 68 276 81 276 34524 33127 69 276 80 278 33127 31691 71 279 81 278 31691 30200 68 283 80 279 30200 28639 61 283 75 280 28639 27005 58 278 68 283 27005 25296 57 279 64 289 25296 23512 55 280 55 290 23512 21656 52 281 48 283 21656 19727 43 281 44 285 19727 17720 34 285 32 294 17720 15671 29 288 28 293 15671 13689 27 287 27 292 13689 11883 25 291 24 289 11883 10278 23 290 23 288 10278 8856 22*287 22*281 8856 7592 21*284 20*277 7592 6465 20 282 19 276 6465 5463 19 280 19 275 5463 4577 18 276 18 273 4577 3793 17 268 18 273 3793 3089 16 263 17 272 3089 2466 15 261 16 271 2466 1945 15 259 16 270 1945 1545 14 259 15 270 1545 1269 14 258 15 270 1269 1101 13 258 14 269 1101 1005 11 258 11 269 1005 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