DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/24 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 - - - 51.4 - - 61.0 - - 64.7 - - 63.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 255 - - 446 - - 329 - - 19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1342 - - 5116 - - 6208 - - 5023 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1592 - - 4634 - - 5369 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2297 - - 6071 - - 7163 - - 5978 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1156 - - 1019 - - 984 - - 1909 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 283 - - 534 - - 515 - - 191 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 18 - - 33 - - 5 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 5 - - 3 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 076 - - 058 - - 096 - - 133 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 3 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -2 - - 2 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4264 - - -2608 - - -3005 - - -4228 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6562 - - 8679 - - 10169 - - 10206 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11545 - - -8356 - - -8310 - - -9926 ODpotential blCL - - - 13842 - - 14427 - - 15473 - - 15904 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 50 - - 51 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.4 - - 61.0 - - 64.7 - - 63.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.4 - - 26.4 - - 23.3 - - 22.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.8 - - 58.6 - - 62.7 - - 63.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.0 - - 25.5 - - 22.4 - - 21.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 255 - - 446 - - 329 - - 19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1342 - - 5116 - - 6208 - - 5023 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 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] 98253 19 246 27 222 30 231 33 252 98253 90767 20 222 24 236 24 248 23 254 90767 84964 21 241 24 246 25 246 20 253 84964 80144 18 258 16 258 18 257 19 255 80144 76008 15 254 17 265 17 277 16 283 76008 72369 18 286 19 278 22 298 21 285 72369 69082 27 293 30 296 32 300 31 313 69082 66068 26 285 31 286 37 295 36 314 66068 63271 26 312 29 288 35 291 41 306 63271 60551 39 319 31 301 37 295 46 300 60551 57703 48 309 43 307 44 298 52 298 57703 54737 53 300 54 306 51 300 57 297 54737 51900 52 298 56 301 57 301 63 299 51900 49346 52 299 55 298 58 298 65 298 49346 47067 53 301 56 297 58 296 62 296 47067 45020 59 303 59 296 59 298 60 298 45020 43162 65 301 65 296 66 295 65 299 43162 41457 66 299 70 295 72 294 70 296 41457 39885 69 302 75 296 76 293 74 295 39885 38427 72 302 79 298 79 292 77 295 38427 37070 73 300 80 298 76 291 74 297 37070 35769 72 299 78 295 69 293 72 298 35769 34452 68 299 72 296 68 295 70 298 34452 33083 66 300 67 299 70 296 67 299 33083 31662 68 300 65 301 69 296 67 300 31662 30175 72 299 62 301 66 297 66 299 30175 28610 73 299 58 301 61 298 62 299 28610 26967 70 300 56 303 56 300 57 299 26967 25248 64 306 52 304 49 297 52 298 25248 23455 56 307 45 305 43 295 48 299 23455 21590 50 307 39 305 35 298 44 298 21590 19646 46 310 33 304 29 296 39 297 19646 17620 39 312 28 303 25 292 35 299 17620 15557 31 312 24 302 22 293 29 300 15557 13569 27 315 22 306 19 301 23 294 13569 11759 20 318 19 308 16 308 18 298 11759 10150 14 325 13 305 14 299 14 298 10150 8725 11 340 8 302 11 280 11 278 8725 7468 12 341 5 344 1*215 6 217 7468 6357 12 341 4*031 1*140 6*191 6357 5372 12 338 4*050 2 114 6*163 5372 4502 9 357 5 055 2 103 6 145 4502 3732 10 030 5 058 3 097 7 135 3732 3043 12 063 5 059 3 092 8 129 3043 2432 11*074 6 060 4 092 8 126 2432 1923 10*076 6 060 4 088 8 124 1923 1531 10 076 6 061 4 087 8 123 1531 1262 9 076 6 060 4 087 8 123 1262 1098 9 076 6 061 4 087 8 121 1098 1004 8 076 5 060 4 087 7 121 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