DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/16 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.9 - - 85.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 317 - - 244 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3628 - - 5566 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3367 - - 4745 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4583 - - 6521 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1431 - - 1133 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 432 - - 457 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 075 - - 086 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 13 - - 7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1113 - - -2346 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5696 - - 8867 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4563 - - -5063 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9146 - - 11584 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 78 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1390 - - 780 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.9 - - 85.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.1 - - 49.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.0 - - 83.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.3 - - 48.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 317 - - 244 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3628 - - 5566 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - - 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] 98124 15 106 4 251 98124 90736 2 194 2 335 90736 85035 4 281 9 273 85035 80283 4 284 6 253 80283 76172 10 249 6 238 76172 72537 9 207 7 233 72537 69260 4 206 9 247 69260 66240 13 271 14 270 66240 63424 20 246 25 256 63424 60705 12 257 25 249 60705 57894 26 269 34 266 57894 54981 40 259 35 246 54981 52190 37 238 37 262 52190 49686 33 254 48 267 49686 47465 43 264 55 260 47465 45466 45 261 55 258 45466 43645 51 263 55 258 43645 41968 59 266 58 258 41968 40415 67 266 64 260 40415 38968 71 263 70 259 38968 37606 68 262 70 256 37606 36288 66 263 68 251 36288 34947 63 259 66 251 34947 33558 61 255 64 253 33558 32121 58 256 61 255 32121 30620 56 259 54 255 30620 29043 53 260 50 256 29043 27393 43 262 46 260 27393 25669 38 261 45 258 25669 23868 35 265 39 250 23868 21993 31 265 35 254 21993 20043 38 261 27 274 20043 18014 33 252 28 279 18014 15942 26 248 31 265 15942 13938 20 250 16 245 13938 12108 15 249 13 227 12108 10474 20 234 16 211 10474 9014 15 216 18 208 9014 7714 11 189 13 198 7714 6561 10 119 10*118 6561 5540 15 100 11*103 5540 4639 15*087 12 093 4639 3841 14*079 12 089 3841 3126 14 077 12 084 3126 2492 14 075 12 082 2492 1962 14 074 12 079 1962 1555 13 073 12 077 1555 1274 12 072 11 076 1274 1104 12 072 11 076 1104 1006 11 072 10 075 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