DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/13 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.2 - - 83.7 - - 87.1 - - 86.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 96 - - 134 - - 86 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1340 - - 2848 - - 3325 - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 989 - - 2492 - - 2603 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2295 - - 3803 - - 4280 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1873 - - 1146 - - 1326 - - 4545 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 214 - - 315 - - 292 - - 32 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 14 - - 23 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 241 - - 220 - - 173 - - 093 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1144 - - -856 - - -1260 - - -3558 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3439 - - 4659 - - 5541 - - 4564 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6173 - - -5812 - - -5918 - - -7850 ODpotential blCL - - - 8468 - - 9615 - - 10198 - - 8856 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 66 - - 65 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 430 - - 560 - - 770 - - 1430 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.2 - - 83.7 - - 87.1 - - 86.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 67.5 - - 66.8 - - 66.3 - - 69.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.4 - - 82.7 - - 86.4 - - 87.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 66.7 - - 65.4 - - 64.9 - - 68.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 96 - - 134 - - 86 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1340 - - 2848 - - 3325 - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 13 - - 13 - - 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] 99660 40 098 42 087 40 097 36 097 99660 92121 36 096 30 092 27 093 31 090 92121 86321 34 092 24 102 23 091 26 080 86321 81508 31 092 26 111 20 097 24 060 81508 77376 25 088 26 085 22 111 13 067 77376 73730 20 090 23 074 24 094 18 104 73730 70430 16 104 16 078 24 072 19 081 70430 67415 14 061 12 103 15 086 18 070 67415 64655 17 040 17 086 14 096 11 075 64655 61998 15 032 12 046 10 081 10 096 61998 59237 14 018 15 020 13 044 14 039 59237 56394 20 001 18 008 19 011 19 010 56394 53699 27 011 25 009 28 004 27 004 53699 51284 32 354 33 005 33 007 29 008 51284 49110 31 360 39 359 39 010 36 019 49110 47117 39 003 37 360 40 009 41 013 47117 45275 43 008 37 006 40 013 39 011 45275 43558 45 011 42 012 40 021 34 016 43558 41949 47 012 46 013 43 028 34 031 41949 40438 44 012 46 017 44 030 39 040 40438 39015 40 020 44 019 41 031 44 042 39015 37639 38 030 39 023 34 036 41 039 37639 36237 41 034 35 036 32 049 34 040 36237 34783 43 032 38 047 35 060 33 052 34783 33281 39 036 43 050 38 070 34 072 33281 31715 34 046 38 054 35 073 36 080 31715 30074 35 055 32 064 31 073 38 078 30074 28359 36 058 34 070 30 077 38 073 28359 26565 33 062 36 074 31 083 34 075 26565 24692 31 069 34 079 36 082 35 080 24692 22740 29 074 30 079 36 080 35 081 22740 20702 30 078 28 086 34 086 31 084 20702 18578 30 079 29 095 33 100 24 098 18578 16415 25 081 26 099 31 109 25 115 16415 14332 24 101 22 110 22 111 23 118 14332 12434 23 111 21 119 19 124 18 113 12434 10742 22 120 20 124 18 133 15 113 10742 9236 20 123 18 129 17 135 15 121 9236 7896 16 128 16 133 16 138 17 126 7896 6706 12 130 13 143 15 150 15 143 6706 5654 6 136 10 156 11 167 11 173 5654 4728 3 172 7 181 7*177 10 183 4728 3910 4 303 5*209 5*178 8 174 3910 3176 6 298 5*215 3 174 6 147 3176 2526 6*274 5 218 2 175 5 122 2526 1984 4*243 4 219 2 173 5 109 1984 1567 4 241 4 223 1 162 5 102 1567 1280 4 240 4 224 1 159 5 098 1280 1107 4 240 4 225 1 158 5 094 1107 1006 3 240 3 226 1 161 4*093 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