DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/24 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 - - 0702z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.0 - - 79.1 - - 82.3 - - 78.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 79 - - 316 - - 235 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 880 - - 4341 - - 6687 - - 2593 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 3911 - - 5595 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1835 - - 5296 - - 7642 - - 3548 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1826 - - 5145 - - 3548 - - 3674 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 179 - - 457 - - 480 - - 99 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 13 - - 12 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 237 - - 226 - - 213 - - 189 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 7 - - 5 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 3 - - -8 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2938 - - -4020 - - -1744 - - -3995 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4773 - - 9316 - - 9387 - - 7543 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5310 - - -5721 - - -2874 - - -6604 ODpotential blCL - - - 7145 - - 11017 - - 10516 - - 10152 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 84 - - 67 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 0 - - 0 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.0 - - 79.1 - - 82.3 - - 78.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.8 - - 41.6 - - 44.5 - - 49.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.4 - - 77.2 - - 80.7 - - 78.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.5 - - 40.3 - - 43.3 - - 48.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 79 - - 316 - - 235 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 880 - - 4341 - - 6687 - - 2593 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 82 - - 36 - - 0 - - 38 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 5 - - 6 - - 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] 98563 17 131 12 120 9 116 10 056 98563 91072 15 111 11 124 9 122 7 065 91072 85313 14 095 9 085 11 099 6 024 85313 80555 10 073 7 082 10 062 10 034 80555 76469 5 041 7 078 4 051 7 066 76469 72848 4 082 3 111 1 257 5 072 72848 69559 4 050 4 143 2 164 3 008 69559 66540 4 228 6 261 2 254 5 296 66540 63736 7 180 11 224 10 274 11 248 63736 61003 2 307 8 182 13 245 9 247 61003 58143 12 268 7 257 11 220 11 257 58143 55193 15 261 12 267 15 255 14 242 55193 52393 23 254 21 261 17 245 21 209 52393 49874 32 251 30 254 23 274 21 274 49874 47635 35 249 43 263 39 260 40 260 47635 45621 41 240 46 251 45 247 42 249 45621 43779 30 249 41 253 40 265 50 267 43779 42084 36 266 42 264 62 272 61 270 42084 40515 43 269 44 266 66 267 67 272 40515 39049 51 275 48 271 62 272 70 272 39049 37670 55 273 55 274 62 275 68 274 37670 36340 52 265 56 272 60 271 62 278 36340 34995 46 260 53 268 53 269 59 280 34995 33605 45 274 48 270 45 275 58 278 33605 32168 48 280 46 279 45 282 53 274 32168 30666 48 280 46 283 46 286 47 275 30666 29085 46 280 44 282 45 287 42 279 29085 27426 41 284 41 281 43 287 39 279 27426 25689 35 287 38 281 41 287 37 279 25689 23876 31 289 35 277 41 286 34 280 23876 21989 30 291 33 268 39 282 29 281 21989 20026 29 293 27 272 38 287 27 280 20026 17986 24 293 26 284 32 295 28 296 17986 15908 19 289 25 282 26 309 39 303 15908 13898 17 278 23 282 24 317 44 296 13898 12066 15 262 22 278 27 308 27 282 12066 10436 18 264 19 267 22 289 16 308 10436 8985 16 279 15 263 17 276 13 315 8985 7693 20 285 15 263 12*256 9 294 7693 6543 22 275 17 261 11*237 6 261 6543 5523 24 269 17*254 12 217 8 212 5523 4623 22 265 16*237 12 214 13 193 4623 3828 18 251 14 227 13 212 16*190 3828 3115 17 246 14 225 13 210 17*190 3115 2484 16 244 13 224 13 209 17 190 2484 1956 14*242 13 224 13 208 17 189 1956 1551 9*237 12 223 12 208 16 189 1551 1272 9 237 12 224 12 207 14 189 1272 1103 8 238 11 223 12 207 12 189 1103 1006 7 237 10 223 10 207 9 188 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