DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/22 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 - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 53.3 - - 64.4 - - 67.1 - - 66.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 55 - - 376 - - 140 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 963 - - 3171 - - 4478 - - 50 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 3063 - - 3601 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1918 - - 4126 - - 5433 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 794 - - 1384 - - 1281 - - 6416 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 160 - - 432 - - 351 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 32 - - 36 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 201 - - 194 - - 209 - - 217 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 12 - - 18 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -4 - - -4 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3979 - - -3950 - - -1980 - - -5523 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5897 - - 8076 - - 7414 - - 6528 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12259 - - -8839 - - -5402 - - -7021 ODpotential blCL - - - 14177 - - 12965 - - 10835 - - 8026 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 80 - - 100 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.3 - - 64.4 - - 67.1 - - 66.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.3 - - 32.4 - - 37.9 - - 41.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.0 - - 62.9 - - 66.5 - - 67.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.1 - - 31.7 - - 37.5 - - 41.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 55 - - 376 - - 140 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 963 - - 3171 - - 4478 - - 50 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 11 - - 20 - - 100 - - 76 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 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] 97717 30 259 34 259 29 265 26 259 97717 90294 25 260 29 248 29 258 24 267 90294 84536 24 271 21 252 24 260 25 260 84536 79758 17 272 19 270 18 262 17 270 79758 75637 20 257 21 282 17 274 21 295 75637 71999 18 264 20 271 21 281 25 284 71999 68704 19 306 18 266 22 288 28 290 68704 65671 26 299 21 291 23 290 30 295 65671 62856 30 291 30 300 33 293 28 294 62856 60117 36 296 36 296 36 300 35 300 60117 57262 40 296 39 298 39 304 44 304 57262 54312 41 299 45 291 44 297 43 301 54312 51495 41 300 46 285 44 289 38 291 51495 48952 40 292 44 286 40 294 36 286 48952 46670 37 291 44 290 47 291 43 290 46670 44611 46 300 44 295 53 283 51 289 44611 42754 43 306 51 296 48 284 59 285 42754 41076 57 305 62 295 59 290 63 281 41076 39538 76 297 73 294 72 288 68 279 39538 38114 80 294 78 292 84 288 74 277 38114 36781 79 296 82 291 88 285 79 276 36781 35494 75 295 78 290 83 284 82 275 35494 34186 68 290 73 288 80 284 80 275 34186 32827 62 285 71 287 78 285 79 274 32827 31419 54 282 69 287 74 285 78 274 31419 29948 48 276 63 287 67 286 73 275 29948 28402 46 273 55 287 58 284 66 276 28402 26781 42 278 48 282 52 279 61 278 26781 25085 39 287 51 279 55 274 57 281 25085 23318 39 291 51 282 59 271 54 279 23318 21480 41 289 40 289 53 281 52 277 21480 19568 36 281 30 294 42 282 52 274 19568 17577 34 274 30 264 34 261 55 273 17577 15545 36 271 30 262 38 265 56 276 15545 13581 32 260 29 263 42 269 49 282 13581 11789 28 251 33 265 45 264 36 281 11789 10194 28 249 37 266 46 259 33 272 10194 8780 28 255 39 257 47 254 47 261 8780 7524 28 260 37 236 47 243 46 253 7524 6405 28 245 35 225 43*228 43 244 6405 5412 31 225 36 221 39*215 42 237 5412 4536 34 219 35*211 39 213 40 231 4536 3760 38 213 33*200 38 211 38 227 3760 3065 37 210 33 196 37 209 36 225 3065 2448 35*208 33 194 37 207 34 223 2448 1934 28*204 32 193 36 206 31 221 1934 1538 24 200 31 192 34 205 28 220 1538 1265 21 199 30 192 32 204 24 219 1265 1100 19 198 27 191 29 204 21*218 1100 1005 15 198 22 191 22 203 16*217 1005 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