DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/30 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 - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 86.1 - - 91.1 - - 92.5 - - 88.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 114 - - 167 - - 104 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2232 - - 3471 - - 4669 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1943 - - 3043 - - 3691 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3187 - - 4426 - - 5624 - - 1007 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 952 - - 1129 - - 1871 - - 6361 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 271 - - 360 - - 347 - - 33 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 23 - - 21 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 211 - - 197 - - 222 - - 229 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 8 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 9 - - -5 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -572 - - -524 - - 331 - - -2846 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3759 - - 4951 - - 5293 - - 3853 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4245 - - -4364 - - -1676 - - -4077 ODpotential blCL - - - 7432 - - 8790 - - 7300 - - 5084 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 73 - - 78 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 2590 - - 2970 - - 3290 - - 4020 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 86.1 - - 91.1 - - 92.5 - - 88.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 72.4 - - 72.3 - - 72.3 - - 74.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.3 - - 90.1 - - 92.0 - - 89.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 71.7 - - 71.2 - - 71.3 - - 74.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 114 - - 167 - - 104 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2232 - - 3471 - - 4669 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 39 - - 0 - - 13 - - 37 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 17 - - 16 - - 16 - - 19 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] 99257 35 083 35 101 28 105 31 072 99257 91696 33 102 27 082 25 098 24 091 91696 85908 29 095 23 083 27 092 22 099 85908 81149 26 084 21 093 24 089 19 086 81149 77050 26 073 22 095 18 105 14 088 77050 73407 16 089 22 078 20 108 13 109 73407 70113 9 091 16 065 18 095 12 125 70113 67110 3 136 4 087 14 084 14 103 67110 64326 7 166 6 186 3 008 16 063 64326 61620 11 165 8 223 17 231 15 305 61620 58827 4 103 19 165 20 214 19 248 58827 55967 22 257 18 264 17 246 15 232 55967 53263 31 234 28 257 26 255 22 246 53263 50849 36 254 34 245 32 241 32 239 50849 48688 37 238 39 234 39 234 38 241 48688 46720 40 225 41 230 43 228 44 235 46720 44907 40 222 43 228 42 227 49 229 44907 43221 41 234 43 227 42 230 48 222 43221 41637 46 242 45 231 46 233 46 220 41637 40143 48 235 51 234 49 233 47 221 40143 38734 52 233 51 227 53 231 48 219 38734 37373 58 235 48 224 56 229 51 218 37373 35985 62 238 47 223 54 222 53 217 35985 34542 37 231 51 226 50 211 54 217 34542 33047 33 224 47 236 48 223 48 220 33047 31488 34 226 42 233 38 221 46 229 31488 29851 34 235 44 225 43 215 40 228 29851 28139 40 238 45 223 41 228 35 229 28139 26353 41 233 36 223 34 235 32 232 26353 24489 37 232 29 226 28 230 29 237 24489 22553 35 228 30 237 25 231 29 236 22553 20546 36 223 33 244 25 241 26 237 20546 18464 35 220 36 244 26 250 28 240 18464 16340 31 217 36 242 26 252 29 243 16340 14285 32 218 38 241 27 246 32 248 14285 12407 35 219 39 238 30 233 32 254 12407 10727 29 224 36 225 38 218 34 247 10727 9230 19 246 30 211 43 217 37 235 9230 7902 18 252 25 207 42 223 31 231 7902 6721 16 250 23 196 32 220 26 225 6721 5675 14 238 23 192 25*218 23 222 5675 4748 17 235 24*196 24*219 22 221 4748 3927 24*226 24*197 23 220 22 222 3927 3190 22*221 24 197 22 222 21 223 3190 2537 19 211 24 197 22 223 19 225 2537 1992 18 209 23 197 21 224 18 227 1992 1572 17 209 22 197 20 224 16 228 1572 1283 16 209 21 197 19 224 14 229 1283 1107 15 208 19 197 17 225 12*229 1107 1007 12 208 15 197 14 224 9*229 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