DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/18 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 - - - - - - 88.5 - - 87.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 183 - - 134 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3272 - - 3330 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2916 - - 2816 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4227 - - 4285 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1735 - - 1818 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 358 - - 327 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 8 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 308 - - 354 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -21 - - 344 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4249 - - 3941 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2286 - - -699 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6513 - - 4984 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 91 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2540 - - 2430 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 88.5 - - 87.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.8 - - 72.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 87.2 - - 86.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.7 - - 72.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 183 - - 134 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3272 - - 3330 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 37 - - 63 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 17 - - - 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] 99602 26 098 31 086 99602 92078 25 082 27 089 92078 86287 28 083 20 066 86287 81488 27 088 14 079 81488 77339 22 075 19 106 77339 73651 15 069 21 072 73651 70327 16 075 17 076 70327 67301 15 049 14 072 67301 64516 13 031 12 042 64516 61848 12 004 10 351 61848 59080 9 356 4 315 59080 56202 22 008 16 006 56202 53475 33 335 33 342 53475 51045 32 325 34 334 51045 48870 37 347 39 336 48870 46884 58 352 42 330 46884 45054 63 344 45 329 45054 43354 50 340 46 329 43354 41764 44 335 43 328 41764 40270 48 328 37 325 40270 38865 45 335 36 332 38865 37506 38 347 37 329 37506 36122 23 343 38 323 36122 34679 18 313 34 330 34679 33183 26 309 29 348 33183 31616 27 311 20 341 31616 29965 25 303 18 319 29965 28231 23 306 28 320 28231 26419 21 313 28 322 26419 24534 20 309 19 322 24534 22582 17 303 18 341 22582 20555 15 312 17 347 20555 18446 16 318 15 339 18446 16298 17 317 14 327 16298 14228 14 314 14 324 14228 12346 9 331 14 327 12346 10674 11 325 17 327 10674 9186 14 307 16 321 9186 7861 15 289 15 301 7861 6683 15 287 12 278 6683 5638 13 294 8 263 5638 4716 9*303 7*267 4716 3901 6*306 5*304 3901 3170 6 308 6 349 3170 2523 6 309 8 357 2523 1982 6 309 8 360 1982 1567 6 309 8 001 1567 1280 5 309 8 002 1280 1106 5 309 8 003 1106 1007 5 310 7 003 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