DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/22 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 60.9 - - 68.4 - - 63.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 78 - - 178 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1561 - - 2841 - - 1242 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 988 - - 2542 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2516 - - 3796 - - 2197 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 601 - - 1360 - - 1387 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 210 - - 327 - - 99 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 16 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 131 - - 152 - - 146 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -84 - - -417 - - -456 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2600 - - 4213 - - 2654 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4594 - - -2954 - - -3857 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7110 - - 6750 - - 6054 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 60 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 60.9 - - 68.4 - - 63.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.9 - - 53.3 - - 55.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 60.3 - - 67.2 - - 63.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.0 - - 52.8 - - 54.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 78 - - 178 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1561 - - 2841 - - 1242 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 99 - - 86 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - 9 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] 98298 14 101 12 096 16 109 98298 90851 12 132 9 150 1 075 90851 85141 13 088 9 149 1 007 85141 80403 7 067 7 154 7 136 80403 76313 5 158 2 169 1 140 76313 72696 5 187 6 140 1 217 72696 69420 1 295 2 181 2 190 69420 66399 13 235 7 267 2 215 66399 63585 15 217 15 227 10 236 63585 60838 13 223 16 211 16 219 60838 57968 19 228 21 231 23 235 57968 55021 25 224 26 231 32 220 55021 52218 30 230 28 221 28 208 52218 49692 36 240 29 227 26 223 49692 47441 42 239 39 232 32 238 47441 45428 50 217 50 220 53 222 45428 43617 40 206 54 215 64 211 43617 41957 36 221 55 210 65 209 41957 40412 48 220 53 208 67 213 40412 38963 61 210 52 208 67 213 38963 37596 67 207 57 209 65 211 37596 36276 64 207 61 211 61 210 36276 34937 58 207 63 211 58 211 34937 33544 54 211 58 209 57 215 33544 32101 45 214 50 213 54 222 32101 30593 37 213 45 217 46 224 30593 29011 30 218 39 220 38 225 29011 27350 28 222 31 215 35 224 27350 25611 26 214 21 207 32 226 25611 23794 23 212 15 203 27 219 23794 21905 20 209 20 205 24 227 21905 19935 24 215 24 213 23 240 19935 17882 24 219 26 213 22 239 17882 15791 18 220 17 209 21 239 15791 13778 16 208 16 223 21 226 13778 11947 20 193 18 224 18 212 11947 10318 21 171 19 210 16 212 10318 8872 23 180 16 195 17 204 8872 7585 25 184 16 180 16 197 7585 6442 26 176 21 175 16 187 6442 5431 25 168 22 176 18 182 5431 4542 22 164 20*175 22 176 4542 3759 22 162 17*159 22 171 3759 3060 21*152 17 155 22 169 3060 2444 18*139 17 151 18*157 2444 1930 16 131 17 150 15*149 1930 1536 15 129 16 149 14 147 1536 1264 15 128 15 148 13 145 1264 1099 13 128 14 147 12 144 1099 1005 11 127 12 146 9 143 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