DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/05 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 - - - 57.3 - - 62.5 - - 66.7 - - 65.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 96 - - 197 - - 262 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1550 - - 4567 - - 4648 - - 4556 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1232 - - 3902 - - 4061 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2505 - - 5522 - - 5603 - - 5511 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3139 - - 1020 - - 968 - - 942 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 226 - - 406 - - 437 - - 144 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 25 - - 12 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 3 - - 6 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 129 - - 138 - - 142 - - 147 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 0 - - 2 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -3 - - -2 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -913 - - 345 - - -784 - - -512 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3418 - - 5177 - - 6388 - - 6024 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2723 - - -7979 - - -8139 - - -7465 ODpotential blCL - - - 5228 - - 13501 - - 13742 - - 12976 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 76 - - 71 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.3 - - 62.5 - - 66.7 - - 65.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.9 - - 43.4 - - 42.2 - - 42.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.7 - - 61.2 - - 65.1 - - 65.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.6 - - 42.1 - - 41.2 - - 41.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 96 - - 197 - - 262 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1550 - - 4567 - - 4648 - - 4556 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 - - 20 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 98184 8 257 11 236 13 271 12 288 98184 90769 3 315 8 265 13 246 12 289 90769 85080 2 360 5 315 2 212 8 300 85080 80368 8 087 1 023 3 179 8 291 80368 76306 4 052 3 196 3 281 2 306 76306 72704 3 126 10 186 11 284 7 302 72704 69442 3 028 7 172 10 238 10 264 69442 66438 9 259 8 214 10 212 11 232 66438 63644 11 247 14 240 11 250 15 249 63644 60939 21 264 25 255 21 255 19 254 60939 58105 31 250 33 254 29 257 21 262 58105 55142 33 241 37 253 36 254 29 263 55142 52306 35 240 40 252 38 244 40 258 52306 49759 35 244 38 249 38 242 45 250 49759 47487 35 247 39 249 40 243 42 240 47487 45441 33 250 43 248 43 241 37 236 45441 43585 36 260 40 240 40 241 33 247 43585 41891 45 264 43 241 36 244 34 260 41891 40327 50 260 50 259 36 253 37 260 40327 38870 50 256 61 259 44 253 37 248 38870 37503 46 257 69 255 54 251 40 239 37503 36186 45 259 70 252 62 249 41 236 36186 34851 46 249 67 248 64 246 43 237 34851 33464 45 244 61 243 70 242 45 236 33464 32028 38 240 56 240 69 241 45 234 32028 30525 31 239 45 238 66 241 47 233 30525 28942 28 244 38 235 58 241 50 234 28942 27283 25 246 32 237 39 240 44 238 27283 25546 23 246 27 239 30 242 31 244 25546 23732 23 247 23 237 22 238 28 241 23732 21846 20 250 19 237 17 228 23 234 21846 19884 20 251 15 242 15 222 16 227 19884 17839 20 251 13 251 12 227 13 229 17839 15750 19 253 12 255 11 235 16 242 15750 13733 17 252 13 255 12 246 18 248 13733 11894 14 256 13 255 16 256 17 246 11894 10259 15 259 14 256 19 261 15 244 10259 8809 15 266 15 256 15 261 14 247 8809 7523 9 282 8 259 8 241 7 227 7523 6392 3 051 3*155 7*145 12*138 6392 5401 6 095 3*142 7*141 11*139 5401 4526 7 110 3 140 7 141 11 143 4526 3752 8 108 3 139 7 142 10 145 3752 3058 8*107 3 137 7 142 10 148 3058 2443 6*114 3 137 6 142 10 150 2443 1930 2 133 3 138 6 144 9 152 1930 1535 2 140 3 136 6 144 9 153 1535 1264 1 145 3 135 6 144 9 154 1264 1099 1 145 3 136 6 145 8 155 1099 1005 1 144 3 136 5 143 7 155 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