DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/21 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0657z - - 0959z - - 1331z - - 1559z - - 1859z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 58.0 - - 58.5 - - 62.3 - - 65.8 - - 66.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 2 - - 31 - - 61 - - 24 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 54 - - 695 - - 1177 - - 1006 - - 1033 BL Depth Hcrit 992 - - 992 - - 993 - - 993 - - 993 Hcrit BL Top 1009 - - 1650 - - 2132 - - 1961 - - 1988 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1670 - - 849 - - 1067 - - 1727 - - 1983 Hgt.Variab. W* 21 - - 116 - - 174 - - 123 - - 46 W* B/S 1 - - 7 - - 9 - - 5 - - 4 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 077 - - 015 - - 048 - - 287 - - 026 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - 0 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -104 - - 353 - - 494 - - 302 - - 269 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1113 - - 1297 - - 1639 - - 1659 - - 1720 sfcLCL ODpotential -381 - - 138 - - 277 - - -172 - - -368 ODpotential blCL 1390 - - 1512 - - 1855 - - 2133 - - 2356 blCL maxRH 101 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 310 - - 20 - - 10 - - 100 - - 260 CAPE Temp@2m 58.0 - - 58.5 - - 62.3 - - 65.8 - - 66.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 56.5 - - 56.2 - - 58.4 - - 61.8 - - 62.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 57.9 - - 58.1 - - 61.8 - - 65.5 - - 66.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 56.3 - - 56.0 - - 58.0 - - 61.3 - - 62.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 2 - - 31 - - 61 - - 24 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 54 - - 695 - - 1177 - - 1006 - - 1033 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 102 - - 102 - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 10 - - 10 - - 11 - - 12 - - 12 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] 98127 7 110 4 101 9 123 8 223 5 327 98127 90771 6 056 1 195 2 153 2 183 3 353 90771 85113 7 017 2 183 2 258 2 045 5 031 85113 80419 7 037 2 199 2 235 3 005 6 025 80419 76381 5 021 1 181 1 158 4 311 7 356 76381 72835 4 058 1 172 3 191 6 284 5 326 72835 69642 2 010 2 253 3 220 9 265 4 345 69642 66699 5 004 4 239 1 230 8 249 4 255 66699 63962 10 274 8 232 8 263 9 274 2 300 63962 61301 11 232 10 192 11 219 14 258 11 286 61301 58527 19 245 11 258 12 226 18 243 16 261 58527 55653 25 243 20 255 16 246 18 245 20 259 55653 52904 29 237 27 239 23 236 22 247 26 256 52904 50428 30 230 29 238 26 241 32 255 33 253 50428 48212 32 228 34 244 33 247 42 249 37 252 48212 46196 37 233 40 242 36 247 39 244 44 258 46196 44345 44 231 45 242 35 250 43 252 52 253 44345 42638 46 227 51 236 46 257 53 251 54 248 42638 41059 52 229 51 231 57 248 55 250 52 249 41059 39594 61 228 55 226 58 240 53 247 53 255 39594 38224 67 223 58 220 50 242 48 247 56 260 38224 36905 69 218 59 218 43 243 42 247 59 264 36905 35565 64 217 57 219 38 246 35 247 59 266 35565 34171 60 218 50 221 39 254 30 251 53 266 34171 32726 57 219 41 227 42 254 30 258 48 263 32726 31213 49 224 39 233 42 254 31 260 45 263 31213 29616 44 230 38 236 39 254 33 261 42 262 29616 27933 37 233 36 239 34 254 32 257 41 259 27933 26166 28 240 33 241 32 255 33 254 40 259 26166 24317 24 245 29 244 32 255 35 255 40 260 24317 22389 21 240 27 244 31 256 36 256 39 262 22389 20375 20 218 26 236 31 254 36 254 37 262 20375 18270 20 223 24 227 28 252 35 251 36 259 18270 16123 17 236 20 226 24 250 32 250 33 264 16123 14054 8 246 16 224 20 242 29 249 32 276 14054 12173 5 274 14 238 19 232 28 245 33 281 12173 10501 4 271 10 250 16 240 29 250 29 282 10501 9017 4 200 5 216 7 238 23 267 25 279 9017 7698 8 145 5 094 6 212 15 278 22 284 7698 6532 9 156 8 059 3 179 13 271 14 282 6532 5506 11 178 8 037 5 262 11 267 10 277 5506 4604 13 164 7 012 5 318 7 277 10 278 4604 3808 14 151 9 358 7 344 6 282 8 286 3808 3097 14 134 4 339 5 334 6 283 3 318 3097 2470 12 114 2 304 3*018 6*281 2*018 2470 1948 9 093 3*011 3*043 5*285 2*028 1948 1548 8 086 3*015 3 047 5 287 2 026 1548 1272 7 084 3 016 4 050 4 288 2 026 1272 1105 6*081 3 016 3 051 4 289 2 024 1105 1010 5*077 3 016 3 050 3 289 2 026 1010 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