DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/29 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 - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 49.4 - - 58.1 - - 63.2 - - 63.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 230 - - 489 - - 339 - - 25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2186 - - 2882 - - 3795 - - 3784 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2176 - - 2914 - - 3503 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3141 - - 3837 - - 4750 - - 4739 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 487 - - 947 - - 1134 - - 1200 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 327 - - 455 - - 442 - - 189 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - 7 - - 6 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 14 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 318 - - 322 - - 326 - - 339 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -5 - - -3 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -65 - - -2569 - - -4728 - - -5586 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3207 - - 6406 - - 9478 - - 10325 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8999 - - -10581 - - -12651 - - -13116 ODpotential blCL - - - 12140 - - 14418 - - 17401 - - 17855 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 58 - - 32 - - 32 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.4 - - 58.1 - - 63.2 - - 63.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.1 - - 33.7 - - 25.2 - - 22.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.1 - - 55.7 - - 61.2 - - 63.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.0 - - 33.0 - - 24.0 - - 21.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 230 - - 489 - - 339 - - 25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2186 - - 2882 - - 3795 - - 3784 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 53 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 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] 97648 7 157 7 179 7 282 3 033 97648 90273 7 048 3 172 6 239 6 339 90273 84643 2 049 3 275 3 153 6 304 84643 79972 3 204 4 196 5 341 3 226 79972 75939 3 066 6 154 7 299 1 149 75939 72365 5 125 4 132 5 207 2 351 72365 69111 11 172 5 217 8 198 4 299 69111 66106 9 170 10 195 12 194 9 229 66106 63322 3 319 10 193 9 212 9 240 63322 60622 12 262 9 213 11 235 17 238 60622 57796 16 228 15 250 24 252 23 256 57796 54858 22 239 29 267 35 252 32 253 54858 52050 31 242 37 248 32 263 37 242 52050 49523 30 249 42 248 38 253 40 251 49523 47268 37 269 48 255 50 253 44 247 47268 45236 53 254 50 250 51 252 41 246 45236 43385 60 245 53 250 56 251 54 257 43385 41695 66 245 69 248 73 249 75 250 41695 40145 78 249 88 243 89 243 91 241 40145 38702 92 250 100 238 94 239 92 236 38702 37343 106 248 103 235 92 239 88 238 37343 36030 111 245 102 235 92 240 86 240 36030 34695 110 243 101 235 94 240 82 243 34695 33310 105 244 100 236 96 241 81 245 33310 31875 100 246 97 238 95 241 82 247 31875 30378 98 251 94 240 91 244 81 251 30378 28804 97 254 91 243 86 248 78 254 28804 27153 99 258 89 245 82 252 74 255 27153 25421 89 260 87 251 80 257 70 258 25421 23610 70 260 83 259 77 260 66 261 23610 21724 58 262 74 260 72 260 63 265 21724 19765 62 262 64 263 60 263 53 267 19765 17728 59 260 60 266 54 270 47 270 17728 15649 57 262 53 268 52 273 47 273 15649 13640 60 267 43 271 45 275 43 273 13640 11813 50 268 36 275 36 277 35 267 11813 10192 35 286 31 281 33 282 28 268 10192 8757 33 300 28 292 26 280 25 276 8757 7485 31 301 25 306 20 294 22 276 7485 6360 30 313 22 318 16 314 13 286 6360 5370 31 322 19 330 11*324 6*324 5370 4500 29 332 15*328 11*326 6*335 4500 3732 26*330 14*324 11 327 5 337 3732 3042 20*319 14 323 11 327 5 339 3042 2432 20 319 14 322 11 326 5 340 2432 1923 19 318 14 321 11 326 5 340 1923 1532 19 318 14 321 11 326 5 340 1532 1262 18 318 13 320 10 325 5 341 1262 1098 17 318 12 320 10 325 5 341 1098 1005 14 317 11 320 9 326 4 341 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