DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/05 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 - - - 0654z - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.4 - - 57.3 - - 58.8 - - 57.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 198 - - 435 - - 343 - - 25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3489 - - 7399 - - 7819 - - 7221 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3065 - - 6454 - - 6677 - - 3188 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4444 - - 8354 - - 8774 - - 8176 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2232 - - 853 - - 822 - - 1778 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 363 - - 601 - - 567 - - 239 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 8 - - 7 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 14 - - 14 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 341 - - 292 - - 307 - - 320 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 5 - - 4 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -9 - - 3 - - 13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2501 - - 325 - - -105 - - -620 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6946 - - 8029 - - 8880 - - 8797 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11123 - - -7322 - - -7305 - - -6774 ODpotential blCL - - - 15567 - - 15676 - - 16079 - - 14950 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 87 - - 84 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.4 - - 57.3 - - 58.8 - - 57.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.2 - - 25.2 - - 22.8 - - 21.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.0 - - 55.1 - - 57.1 - - 57.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.1 - - 24.0 - - 21.6 - - 20.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 198 - - 435 - - 343 - - 25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3489 - - 7399 - - 7819 - - 7221 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 37 - - 49 - - 37 - - 29 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 97890 7 232 10 248 12 269 9 281 97890 90452 5 267 6 176 11 230 14 258 90452 84723 9 186 4 255 9 212 14 229 84723 79956 7 192 12 197 11 217 11 245 79956 75831 4 237 10 200 14 227 11 248 75831 72184 4 249 5 242 9 225 12 227 72184 68876 15 283 13 271 10 271 12 245 68876 65828 20 279 20 252 19 273 13 280 65828 62989 21 270 24 259 27 270 25 291 62989 60239 23 275 25 279 35 263 31 283 60239 57373 32 282 30 278 33 266 40 275 57373 54405 36 285 35 281 39 268 49 261 54405 51583 47 281 52 279 42 269 49 261 51583 49046 57 280 61 275 57 273 55 266 49046 46778 69 278 74 272 74 268 66 265 46778 44732 79 273 83 267 83 262 72 262 44732 42868 87 272 90 270 86 264 79 264 42868 41155 96 273 102 272 95 267 86 263 41155 39567 114 276 112 272 108 266 96 264 39567 38084 128 277 124 270 118 265 112 264 38084 36693 123 273 125 268 124 264 124 261 36693 35352 114 268 119 264 126 263 127 260 35352 33992 105 263 111 262 122 261 123 260 33992 32590 100 256 94 260 111 256 112 258 32590 31157 98 248 77 253 101 255 97 254 31157 29679 94 248 79 244 87 256 86 253 29679 28132 88 250 79 239 77 250 80 253 28132 26509 89 249 75 238 72 248 76 249 26509 24808 88 248 72 246 69 255 73 245 24808 23032 83 259 72 248 64 252 68 248 23032 21185 70 269 70 248 63 248 63 249 21185 19262 63 270 63 255 60 258 55 256 19262 17262 63 265 61 266 57 268 47 265 17262 15229 64 267 59 273 52 273 45 268 15229 13273 62 278 55 288 49 288 45 274 13273 11499 50 291 44 295 42 296 40 284 11499 9940 39 297 31 299 23*294 20 289 9940 8572 36 306 17*294 14*301 18*300 8572 7353 31 315 15*293 14 302 17*306 7353 6267 24 324 15 292 14 304 17 315 6267 5301 19*332 15 293 14 306 17 318 5301 4448 13*340 14 292 14 307 17 321 4448 3691 9 341 14 292 14 309 17 323 3691 3013 7 340 14 291 14 310 17 325 3013 2412 6 340 14 291 14 311 16 326 2412 1909 5 340 13 290 14 311 16 326 1909 1523 5 340 13 290 13 312 16 327 1523 1258 5 342 12 290 13 312 15 327 1258 1096 4 340 12 290 12 312 14 327 1096 1004 4 340 11 290 11 312 11 327 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