DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/14 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.4 - - 84.8 - - 83.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 335 - - 223 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6771 - - 8024 - - 5630 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5838 - - 6608 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7726 - - 8979 - - 6585 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1671 - - 880 - - 2631 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 539 - - 501 - - 153 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 14 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 147 - - 142 - - 139 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -2 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 683 - - 849 - - -1114 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7043 - - 8130 - - 7699 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -190 - - 166 - - -4749 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7916 - - 8813 - - 11334 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 86 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 270 - - 150 - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.4 - - 84.8 - - 83.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.6 - - 52.2 - - 52.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.4 - - 83.4 - - 83.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.9 - - 51.4 - - 52.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 335 - - 223 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6771 - - 8024 - - 5630 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 20 - - 42 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 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] 97964 7 232 3 149 7 117 97964 90547 6 131 4 132 7 153 90547 84869 8 090 6 048 6 120 84869 80166 12 108 4 013 6 048 80166 76112 15 099 2 195 8 018 76112 72534 12 078 8 156 5 332 72534 69303 2 313 4 158 2 333 69303 66321 5 258 4 238 0 162 66321 63546 4 250 5 229 6 246 63546 60850 9 255 6 267 6 239 60850 58023 13 225 10 238 13 235 58023 55087 15 204 15 217 13 237 55087 52290 14 201 14 221 19 247 52290 49782 14 220 18 227 21 238 49782 47556 15 234 18 250 18 265 47556 45550 21 259 23 277 30 269 45550 43720 26 261 28 271 33 268 43720 42038 23 257 32 265 31 266 42038 40479 16 265 34 256 30 266 40479 39021 20 288 26 256 29 265 39021 37651 24 287 23 266 28 262 37651 36329 26 288 24 278 28 258 36329 34986 26 293 26 284 30 254 34986 33592 27 296 31 274 28 252 33592 32151 28 293 34 270 25 254 32151 30646 26 287 29 270 25 266 30646 29065 19 289 26 277 27 267 29065 27407 11 290 23 274 24 263 27407 25673 12 292 19 266 19 261 25673 23862 14 284 16 263 18 264 23862 21979 15 275 17 264 15 269 21979 20018 15 272 18 263 13 262 20018 17977 13 273 19 264 15 259 17977 15898 11 273 14 265 20 264 15898 13891 9 260 10 255 21 250 13891 12061 5 256 10 234 16 240 12061 10435 6 179 11*198 13 224 10435 8992 12*152 13*153 13 185 8992 7708 12*149 14 148 15*157 7708 6565 13 148 14 146 16*151 6565 5547 13 148 14 144 16 145 5547 4647 13 147 14 142 17 141 4647 3848 13 146 14 140 17 139 3848 3131 13 146 14 138 17 137 3131 2496 13 146 14 137 17 135 2496 1965 12 145 14 136 17 135 1965 1556 12 145 14 135 16 134 1556 1275 11 145 13 135 15 133 1275 1104 11 145 12 135 14 133 1104 1006 10 144 11 134 11 132 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