DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/06 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 - - - - - - 82.2 - - 83.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 145 - - 98 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3628 - - 4176 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3090 - - 3295 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4583 - - 5131 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3219 - - 2750 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 349 - - 328 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 22 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 059 - - 093 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 335 - - 311 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4248 - - 4820 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -965 - - -861 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5548 - - 5992 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 77 - - 77 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1090 - - 1140 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.2 - - 83.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.8 - - 65.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.1 - - 82.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.4 - - 64.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 145 - - 98 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3628 - - 4176 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 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] 99371 40 091 37 098 99371 91873 34 096 30 100 91873 86103 30 087 26 092 86103 81305 22 088 22 086 81305 77177 19 104 17 085 77177 73527 14 104 17 090 73527 70220 14 105 15 072 70220 67191 13 069 10 063 67191 64393 7 059 7 090 64393 61686 7 088 6 024 61686 58879 7 079 9 337 58879 55997 7 000 9 278 55997 53259 5 006 4 325 53259 50787 14 350 18 328 50787 48556 17 337 18 317 48556 46517 15 327 18 311 46517 44643 15 318 19 302 44643 42916 18 308 17 300 42916 41326 19 304 13 303 41326 39852 18 303 11 327 39852 38468 16 297 14 332 38468 37129 12 279 16 322 37129 35767 5 290 13 316 35767 34351 5 029 10 322 34351 32884 11 035 10 341 32884 31348 17 016 10 353 31348 29732 20 008 12 355 29732 28036 18 008 12 353 28036 26257 16 011 9 004 26257 24396 15 016 7 021 24396 22457 15 022 8 031 22457 20435 17 026 12 038 20435 18331 19 029 13 054 18331 16188 19 024 13 048 16188 14121 17 029 11 033 14121 12241 10 046 7 002 12241 10574 6 074 5 321 10574 9098 6 086 2 270 9098 7788 5 061 1 194 7788 6625 5 045 1 132 6625 5592 5 044 2*112 5592 4680 5*050 2*106 4680 3873 5*054 2 101 3873 3149 5 057 3 095 3149 2508 5 058 3 091 2508 1972 5 060 3 089 1972 1560 5 061 3 086 1560 1277 5 062 3 085 1277 1105 5 062 3 087 1105 1006 5 063 3 087 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