DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/01 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 - - - - - - 59.7 - - 65.5 - - 55.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 107 - - 106 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1234 - - 2899 - - 1086 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 988 - - 2386 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2189 - - 3854 - - 2041 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1137 - - 1875 - - 810 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 215 - - 291 - - 107 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 9 - - 25 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 352 - - 271 - - 324 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - 4 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 797 - - 1264 - - 492 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1392 - - 2590 - - 1550 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 447 - - 348 - - -243 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1742 - - 3506 - - 2284 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 70 - - 840 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.7 - - 65.5 - - 55.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.7 - - 57.2 - - 52.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 58.8 - - 64.6 - - 55.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.7 - - 55.9 - - 51.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 107 - - 106 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1234 - - 2899 - - 1086 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 99 - - 101 - - 89 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 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] 97628 6 153 4 193 4 323 97628 90244 2 154 7 113 6 163 90244 84563 8 108 4 165 3 082 84563 79860 5 162 7 141 4 044 79860 75807 6 171 3 127 5 045 75807 72208 3 116 3 169 3 057 72208 68942 6 236 6 183 2 264 68942 65937 10 234 6 217 3 196 65937 63144 12 217 12 234 10 281 63144 60435 11 213 19 226 22 238 60435 57604 10 236 17 211 30 214 57604 54649 18 247 22 239 22 204 54649 51808 27 244 27 241 19 242 51808 49251 32 235 35 239 30 244 49251 46963 35 227 39 232 33 242 46963 44882 39 224 36 224 39 236 44882 42981 40 222 35 226 40 233 42981 41234 40 221 38 229 37 235 41234 39615 43 212 38 227 41 239 39615 38108 48 206 40 233 47 232 38108 36716 45 209 47 227 50 233 36716 35401 38 209 43 218 47 241 35401 34087 30 226 41 231 61 251 34087 32737 32 252 47 240 67 246 32737 31343 34 255 50 240 63 244 31343 29884 32 253 51 240 60 244 29884 28349 33 255 51 242 59 243 28349 26736 35 260 52 245 59 242 26736 25045 38 268 48 245 57 243 25045 23279 38 272 42 243 52 241 23279 21441 30 269 40 248 48 240 21441 19521 19 264 37 252 43 241 19521 17520 16 255 34 255 40 242 17520 15485 16 267 29 252 29 252 15485 13524 16 283 28 260 23 243 13524 11735 18 293 25 266 21 249 11735 10144 17 303 19 270 20 265 10144 8729 17 310 20 276 24 283 8729 7472 15 312 18 277 27 288 7472 6355 11 311 16 274 27 288 6355 5364 9 311 13 272 26 294 5364 4490 7 312 11*272 26 305 4490 3718 5 329 10*273 27 315 3718 3027 6 351 10 272 31 327 3027 2420 6*351 10 272 31*327 2420 1915 5*350 9 271 29*325 1915 1527 4 352 9 271 27 324 1527 1259 4 354 9 270 24 323 1259 1097 4 354 8 270 21 322 1097 1004 3 354 7 269 16 322 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