DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/12 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.2 - - 82.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 376 - - 264 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4976 - - 6799 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4468 - - 5738 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5931 - - 7754 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1423 - - 925 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 504 - - 499 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 152 - - 158 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4578 - - -3017 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 10509 - - 10772 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10617 - - -7856 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16548 - - 15610 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 70 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.2 - - 82.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 37.4 - - 38.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.9 - - 81.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 36.2 - - 37.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 376 - - 264 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4976 - - 6799 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 24 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - 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] 97857 13 218 12 248 97857 90433 5 262 6 255 90433 84764 8 290 12 303 84764 80061 9 275 11 300 80061 76017 9 271 3 293 76017 72451 7 270 4 292 72451 69221 3 255 5 276 69221 66258 2 233 4 256 66258 63511 6 263 5 243 63511 60842 11 250 11 234 60842 58051 9 224 13 230 58051 55152 8 222 13 237 55152 52379 11 238 12 252 52379 49868 13 238 13 256 49868 47604 10 238 11 239 47604 45554 7 242 7 242 45554 43692 10 234 8 238 43692 41994 12 225 7 195 41994 40437 10 213 7 193 40437 38994 14 190 20 196 38994 37642 19 186 27 181 37642 36334 16 194 23 176 36334 35000 17 198 20 172 35000 33612 18 196 16 181 33612 32171 19 192 12 202 32171 30662 21 188 17 222 30662 29073 16 193 18 242 29073 27403 8 130 5 249 27403 25659 12 133 6 132 25659 23849 13 156 5 097 23849 21969 8 124 9 074 21969 20008 7 087 11 071 20008 17958 11 107 7 090 17958 15865 12 120 6 089 15865 13847 8 129 6 088 13847 12014 7 147 5 129 12014 10386 9 159 8 170 10386 8939 13 159 12*175 8939 7656 15 159 13*161 7656 6518 13*154 13 159 6518 5506 13*152 14 158 5506 4612 13 152 14 158 4612 3821 13 151 14 157 3821 3110 13 151 14 157 3110 2481 12 151 14 157 2481 1955 12 151 14 156 1955 1551 12 151 13 156 1551 1272 11 152 13 156 1272 1103 11 152 12 156 1103 1006 10 152 11 156 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