DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/25 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 - - - - - - 81.3 - - 84.2 - - 82.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 345 - - 251 - - 13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3147 - - 3716 - - 3512 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3025 - - 3344 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4102 - - 4671 - - 4467 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1339 - - 1342 - - 1625 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 422 - - 403 - - 166 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 25 - - 22 - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 189 - - 200 - - 206 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 6 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -6 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2859 - - -3283 - - -2055 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6961 - - 7954 - - 6523 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6791 - - -6881 - - -5717 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10893 - - 11552 - - 10184 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 77 - - 86 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 300 - - 450 - - 560 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.3 - - 84.2 - - 82.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.3 - - 52.8 - - 56.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.6 - - 82.9 - - 82.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.6 - - 52.0 - - 56.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 345 - - 251 - - 13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3147 - - 3716 - - 3512 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 8 - - 44 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 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] 98597 13 115 6 124 13 054 98597 91125 15 098 14 106 13 096 91125 85382 12 081 14 083 13 075 85382 80622 8 089 11 069 12 063 80622 76531 12 118 9 056 5 077 76531 72912 8 099 9 058 6 057 72912 69627 6 082 6 102 6 011 69627 66608 2 106 3 198 4 347 66608 63799 3 184 6 220 4 256 63799 61062 7 234 7 234 5 265 61062 58208 14 231 11 240 10 231 58208 55262 14 227 17 252 15 238 55262 52470 19 253 22 236 21 246 52470 49980 27 250 27 240 26 248 49980 47767 32 247 31 247 32 247 47767 45776 38 243 38 247 39 245 45776 43973 41 234 42 241 43 241 43973 42323 36 253 39 243 41 236 42323 40788 39 263 37 253 35 243 40788 39346 40 265 39 264 36 252 39346 37983 40 267 41 267 37 254 37983 36660 41 269 44 267 35 256 36660 35313 41 271 43 270 34 260 35313 33914 41 270 41 275 35 262 33914 32465 39 267 38 274 35 261 32465 30950 33 271 37 268 32 265 30950 29357 29 281 34 269 29 271 29357 27686 29 286 32 275 29 270 27686 25938 29 283 31 276 29 272 25938 24113 26 279 28 280 26 282 24113 22215 22 285 28 303 23 287 22215 20239 22 289 25 306 20 302 20239 18181 25 292 29 307 19 319 18181 16081 32 294 25 318 19 323 16081 14052 29 291 24 304 15 298 14052 12198 22 289 15 306 13 278 12198 10543 19 270 11 276 17 278 10543 9067 30 263 18 262 15 284 9067 7753 32 245 22 255 17 269 7753 6589 31 225 24 240 21 241 6589 5560 30 212 24*224 22 222 5560 4654 28*198 23*204 22*210 4654 3853 27*191 23 201 21*208 3853 3134 27 190 23 200 21 207 3134 2497 26 189 23 200 20 206 2497 1965 26 188 23 199 20 206 1965 1557 25 188 22 200 19 205 1557 1275 23 187 21 199 17 205 1275 1104 21 187 20 199 16 204 1104 1006 18 187 17 199 12 205 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