DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/10 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 - - - - - - 64.3 - - 68.9 - - 67.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 395 - - 286 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7492 - - 9631 - - 50 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 6484 - - 8023 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 8447 - - 10586 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1215 - - 1415 - - 11071 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 585 - - 573 - - 25 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 17 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 305 - - 299 - - 295 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 14 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1104 - - -68 - - -8196 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9552 - - 10655 - - 9202 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5992 - - -3751 - - -8714 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14439 - - 14337 - - 9719 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 65 - - 78 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.3 - - 68.9 - - 67.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 25.6 - - 25.1 - - 30.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 62.0 - - 67.2 - - 68.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 24.5 - - 23.9 - - 29.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 395 - - 286 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7492 - - 9631 - - 50 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - 14 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97908 8 179 10 193 8 267 97908 90473 9 168 10 179 6 253 90473 84770 8 164 6 191 4 103 84770 80040 3 163 10 181 2 246 80040 75966 7 149 5 180 4 219 75966 72361 4 068 5 185 3 245 72361 69082 1 339 4 152 6 236 69082 66054 5 276 7 308 6 339 66054 63233 13 240 15 269 13 288 63233 60488 11 343 5 238 15 307 60488 57634 30 305 27 306 31 303 57634 54692 35 275 32 286 35 288 54692 51889 31 271 30 286 36 289 51889 49363 39 283 39 289 39 289 49363 47094 47 284 47 286 44 289 47094 45031 49 283 49 284 48 291 45031 43147 51 280 49 284 48 293 43147 41419 53 277 49 286 47 297 41419 39826 55 274 51 286 50 302 39826 38352 57 272 51 285 52 299 38352 36983 56 272 50 287 47 303 36983 35673 55 275 49 287 48 313 35673 34352 55 274 44 287 48 319 34352 32985 54 273 41 291 49 324 32985 31570 55 274 41 295 49 326 31570 30090 54 276 41 296 48 327 30090 28533 52 278 40 298 48 328 28533 26898 49 278 40 297 47 325 26898 25185 47 281 40 296 45 320 25185 23394 47 284 42 295 45 315 23394 21531 46 289 43 295 46 314 21531 19591 45 290 44 297 47 313 19591 17572 42 290 46 300 46 312 17572 15519 40 295 46 301 44 308 15519 13549 38 299 42 303 39 302 13549 11768 33 306 30*305 32 303 11768 10191 31 317 22*301 24 301 10191 8784 21*315 22 300 23 301 8784 7529 17*312 20 300 22 300 7529 6410 16 311 18 300 21 300 6410 5416 13 306 17 299 21 299 5416 4538 12 303 16 299 20 298 4538 3761 11 301 15 298 19 297 3761 3064 11 300 14 298 18 297 3064 2448 10 298 13 297 18 297 2448 1933 10 298 13 297 17 296 1933 1537 9 297 12 297 16 295 1537 1265 9 297 12 296 15 295 1265 1099 9 296 11 296 13*295 1099 1005 8 297 10 295 10*295 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