DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/16 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.8 - - 73.1 - - 73.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 381 - - 300 - - 28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3724 - - 4884 - - 5779 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3499 - - 4306 - - 2536 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4679 - - 5839 - - 6734 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 990 - - 1394 - - 2335 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 461 - - 466 - - 234 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - 4 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 13 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 299 - - 297 - - 314 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -2 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 112 - - -482 - - -181 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4567 - - 6321 - - 6916 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2453 - - -2782 - - -1054 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7132 - - 8621 - - 7788 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 71 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.8 - - 73.1 - - 73.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.0 - - 48.7 - - 46.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 66.7 - - 71.2 - - 73.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 51.2 - - 47.9 - - 46.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 381 - - 300 - - 28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3724 - - 4884 - - 5779 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 17 - - 0 - - 67 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 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] 98529 29 081 20 091 25 095 98529 91158 23 087 18 102 20 081 91158 85463 20 112 17 098 15 092 85463 80688 10 117 13 102 10 106 80688 76553 10 140 11 126 7 121 76553 72902 6 166 11 152 5 159 72902 69598 11 178 9 194 6 170 69598 66555 10 223 14 202 11 201 66555 63731 20 237 14 222 13 216 63731 60987 22 251 20 240 17 256 60987 58114 28 256 26 250 31 254 58114 55120 38 256 36 251 35 248 55120 52252 42 251 40 253 36 246 52252 49667 44 251 41 251 39 255 49667 47351 47 245 44 248 45 257 47351 45259 43 238 45 244 49 254 45259 43359 34 249 45 242 50 252 43359 41621 39 257 46 246 52 252 41621 40017 49 253 53 250 53 251 40017 38525 58 246 61 246 55 251 38525 37132 61 241 70 244 63 251 37132 35801 61 244 79 242 72 248 35801 34459 64 247 79 241 72 244 34459 33071 66 245 76 242 68 248 33071 31641 58 246 74 247 60 246 31641 30160 45 258 57 252 61 236 30160 28613 42 272 45 257 55 231 28613 26994 39 267 38 257 42 235 26994 25303 30 268 33 253 39 244 25303 23535 28 276 31 255 46 244 23535 21688 32 262 30 251 49 245 21688 19756 31 254 31 249 49 255 19756 17736 29 252 32 255 45 268 17736 15672 27 254 31 266 37 279 15672 13684 24 257 26 270 26 286 13684 11877 23 259 21 266 23 285 11877 10273 25 283 20 278 21 286 10273 8851 25 284 19 286 17 287 8851 7588 24 290 16 291 13*292 7588 6463 27 302 13*294 12*298 6463 5462 25*301 13*295 11 305 5462 4577 18*298 13 295 10 311 4577 3793 18 298 13 297 10 315 3793 3090 17 298 13 297 10 318 3090 2466 17 299 13 298 10 322 2466 1945 17 299 13 298 10 323 1945 1545 16 299 12 298 9 324 1545 1269 15 300 12 298 9 324 1269 1101 14 299 11 298 9 324 1101 1005 13 300 10 298 8 325 1005 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