DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/08 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 - - - 62.4 - - 69.1 - - 71.4 - - 59.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - -9 - - -16 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 211 - - 317 - - 50 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 989 - - 989 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1166 - - 1272 - - 1005 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 297 - - 5323 - - 9446 - - 953 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 68 - - 59 - - 33 - - 25 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 8 - - 5 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 157 - - 109 - - 062 - - 354 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1298 - - -2513 - - -3440 - - -647 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2464 - - 3785 - - 4445 - - 1651 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5353 - - -4615 - - -4699 - - -3530 ODpotential blCL - - - 6519 - - 5887 - - 5704 - - 4534 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 390 - - 990 - - 950 - - 360 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.4 - - 69.1 - - 71.4 - - 59.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 54.7 - - 55.6 - - 55.0 - - 55.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.3 - - 69.8 - - 72.5 - - 60.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 53.3 - - 54.4 - - 53.7 - - 54.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - -9 - - -16 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 211 - - 317 - - 50 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 94 - - 102 - - 99 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 - - 10 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] 98136 11 236 18 268 20 265 19 284 98136 90695 3 219 9 261 3 272 15 268 90695 85002 9 080 5 196 3 136 7 208 85002 80310 10 070 6 145 7 175 2 044 80310 76261 6 072 6 100 7 192 9 335 76261 72665 4 097 3 090 2 167 9 294 72665 69409 8 040 3 187 5 327 5 261 69409 66419 9 022 4 230 8 287 5 350 66419 63624 8 355 6 270 8 232 10 342 63624 60888 4 283 5 286 6 259 8 292 60888 58019 2 215 6 192 8 246 10 270 58019 55035 6 321 9 158 7 182 7 191 55035 52179 19 270 5 077 8 168 3 092 52179 49607 13 219 18 215 17 212 20 240 49607 47301 10 201 22 242 24 222 27 228 47301 45209 22 252 37 232 35 236 32 242 45209 43303 33 234 40 225 37 230 53 240 43303 41560 20 223 33 229 39 231 55 226 41560 39950 32 268 42 253 48 240 52 226 39950 38451 61 258 68 252 66 244 58 235 38451 37050 98 251 94 246 89 241 74 235 37050 35710 118 250 105 243 100 239 88 233 35710 34360 125 249 108 242 104 240 94 231 34360 32969 124 247 108 241 104 238 97 230 32969 31534 120 247 107 241 102 236 95 228 31534 30039 113 247 105 240 100 234 91 226 30039 28471 103 246 102 240 98 232 88 225 28471 26832 89 243 96 239 96 231 84 224 26832 25124 77 239 86 236 87 229 72 225 25124 23350 65 239 79 229 64 222 54 226 23350 21512 55 241 78 225 60 219 53 228 21512 19600 53 243 69 225 65 219 51 227 19600 17608 49 243 42 226 49 213 42 228 17608 15574 42 232 27 221 31 188 31 229 15574 13610 40 211 26 206 22 182 25 218 13610 11817 32 191 25 184 15 168 23 192 11817 10216 23 192 23 167 20 138 24 163 10216 8790 17 202 15 154 25 113 26 142 8790 7523 17 199 17 140 25 106 27 133 7523 6399 16 192 19 124 24 104 27 121 6399 5404 16 174 23 116 23 100 25 100 5404 4527 16 161 23 113 22 097 25 073 4527 3751 14 154 22 111 20 095 26 055 3751 3055 11 150 20 109 19 093 27 044 3055 2440 9 142 18 107 17 090 26 036 2440 1927 10 147 13 106 15 085 24 026 1927 1533 11 154 12*106 12 078 22 014 1533 1263 10*155 10*108 10 072 17 001 1263 1099 8*156 8 108 8 066 15 357 1099 1004 7 157 6 111 5*062 9*354 1004 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