DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/18 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 = 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 - - - 78.0 - - 84.2 - - 87.3 - - 85.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 201 - - 357 - - 252 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1738 - - 4782 - - 6105 - - 5988 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1809 - - 4300 - - 5181 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2693 - - 5737 - - 7060 - - 6943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 964 - - 991 - - 1773 - - 3131 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 290 - - 491 - - 477 - - 153 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 6 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 20 - - 14 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 201 - - 238 - - 262 - - 317 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 6 - - 3 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - 5 - - 7 - - 8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1918 - - -604 - - -576 - - -884 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4611 - - 6341 - - 7636 - - 7827 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5705 - - -3130 - - -2593 - - -1944 ODpotential blCL - - - 8398 - - 8867 - - 9653 - - 8887 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 83 - - 74 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 990 - - 1190 - - 1100 - - 740 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.0 - - 84.2 - - 87.3 - - 85.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 60.9 - - 59.6 - - 56.9 - - 54.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.7 - - 82.2 - - 85.5 - - 85.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 60.5 - - 58.9 - - 56.1 - - 53.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 201 - - 357 - - 252 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1738 - - 4782 - - 6105 - - 5988 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 47 - - 30 - - 0 - - 15 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 10 - - 10 - - 9 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] 98596 28 085 24 109 25 083 20 079 98596 91194 26 091 21 095 17 082 26 090 91194 85485 22 096 19 099 18 117 17 088 85485 80746 16 103 16 105 19 122 15 102 80746 76657 12 118 10 109 17 127 9 131 76657 73031 11 143 8 157 9 138 5 187 73031 69730 10 179 10 188 8 184 10 216 69730 66684 13 196 13 200 12 213 11 221 66684 63860 14 194 15 206 17 225 12 231 63860 61121 19 225 18 224 23 239 19 252 61121 58274 25 228 25 223 27 238 29 248 58274 55330 28 241 27 245 28 242 33 244 55330 52518 31 237 30 259 30 260 30 252 52518 50000 20 231 28 258 31 270 29 264 50000 47755 18 263 25 252 29 266 32 266 47755 45726 16 260 22 249 27 244 36 253 45726 43884 15 265 21 238 32 236 38 242 43884 42199 19 259 23 229 40 242 41 242 42199 40637 20 260 30 241 42 245 47 251 40637 39174 24 277 38 256 44 254 48 252 39174 37795 33 284 41 258 46 255 45 251 37795 36463 36 282 39 259 43 253 45 255 36463 35109 36 279 38 261 40 252 45 255 35109 33704 34 276 35 260 39 256 43 257 33704 32251 32 273 34 260 40 261 42 264 32251 30738 31 270 34 258 42 264 44 268 30738 29150 31 268 35 256 43 264 44 267 29150 27486 31 265 36 259 42 264 40 268 27486 25747 31 266 36 262 39 266 36 274 25747 23936 29 266 33 260 34 265 32 276 23936 22054 26 260 29 271 31 266 31 272 22054 20097 25 268 25 277 31 268 31 274 20097 18061 16 270 24 280 35 270 32 272 18061 15985 15 275 21 276 37 268 36 263 15985 13977 20 269 20 271 34 272 36 266 13977 12145 23 264 22 267 28 267 29 276 12145 10512 24 253 29 258 25 259 21 276 10512 9060 22 242 30 243 21 267 8 283 9060 7764 21 233 28 237 14*263 8*288 7764 6608 23 231 27*240 14*262 10*302 6608 5581 23 233 21*238 14 263 12 312 5581 4672 23 232 21 238 15 263 14 316 4672 3867 25 224 20 238 15 263 15 319 3867 3145 27*213 20 238 15 263 15 320 3145 2505 24*206 20 238 14 262 15 320 2505 1971 22 201 19 238 14 262 15 321 1971 1560 21 200 18 238 14 262 15 321 1560 1277 20 200 18 238 13 262 15 321 1277 1105 18 199 17 238 13 262 13 321 1105 1006 15 199 15 238 12 262 11 321 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