DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.0 - - 85.6 - - 88.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 83 - - 141 - - 93 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 798 - - 2657 - - 3162 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 990 - - 2371 - - 2530 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 1753 - - 3612 - - 4117 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1805 - - 1284 - - 1625 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 173 - - 311 - - 293 - - - W* B/S - - - 9 - - 26 - - 55 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 335 - - 020 - - 066 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 2 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1515 - - -1867 - - -2094 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3269 - - 5479 - - 6211 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6688 - - -5956 - - -5968 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 8441 - - 9568 - - 10085 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 59 - - 57 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 300 - - 50 - - 160 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.0 - - 85.6 - - 88.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 69.0 - - 65.1 - - 64.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.2 - - 84.6 - - 87.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 68.1 - - 63.8 - - 63.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 83 - - 141 - - 93 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 798 - - 2657 - - 3162 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 13 - - 12 - - - 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] 99648 43 090 40 105 33 101 99648 92088 31 089 34 101 30 091 92088 86277 29 092 27 098 24 095 86277 81463 28 083 24 092 18 095 81463 77334 25 088 21 095 18 096 77334 73702 26 085 18 084 18 101 73702 70411 22 074 16 071 20 089 70411 67396 15 069 13 061 17 084 67396 64619 12 070 10 057 12 074 64619 61944 12 063 6 054 6 055 61944 59178 10 030 6 007 10 352 59178 56343 11 013 10 027 10 005 56343 53668 19 004 22 011 19 014 53668 51269 18 016 18 012 20 002 51269 49103 21 038 18 028 18 002 49103 47115 25 038 20 039 17 012 47115 45277 30 035 23 041 17 026 45277 43568 33 033 25 040 19 037 43568 41974 32 037 26 037 23 042 41974 40481 22 044 25 035 25 035 40481 39075 20 070 17 041 20 036 39075 37714 24 086 17 097 15 087 37714 36326 27 085 22 105 21 113 36326 34879 30 078 25 097 24 107 34879 33376 27 076 28 085 28 091 33376 31806 22 078 28 075 29 086 31806 30159 21 101 25 087 26 089 30159 28432 24 133 28 130 21 125 28432 26624 26 123 31 144 23 136 26624 24735 27 098 23 122 24 112 24735 22766 31 097 27 101 26 099 22766 20711 29 114 22 120 21 115 20711 18568 31 128 22 137 16 128 18568 16385 34 131 25 142 15 138 16385 14285 29 130 26 139 19 133 14285 12383 21 112 23 115 21 122 12383 10698 23 100 25 102 26 114 10698 9202 20 099 19 093 22 109 9202 7869 13 110 13 096 17 106 7869 6685 9 120 9 107 12 112 6685 5636 4 122 6 105 8 119 5636 4713 3 328 3 071 3*117 4713 3898 8 308 2*036 1*101 3898 3168 8 309 2*025 1 084 3168 2521 7 318 2 023 1 071 2521 1981 6*325 2 020 1 053 1981 1565 4*334 2 016 1 041 1565 1280 3 335 2 016 1 038 1280 1106 3 335 2 013 1 036 1106 1007 3 337 2 014 1 033 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