DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/19 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 - - - - - - 52.6 - - 54.5 - - 52.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 158 - - 135 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2601 - - 3166 - - 2995 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2350 - - 2674 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3556 - - 4121 - - 3950 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1108 - - 1324 - - 1506 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 313 - - 317 - - 110 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 17 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 323 - - 324 - - 334 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -6 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1291 - - 1260 - - 1116 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2265 - - 2861 - - 2834 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 844 - - 526 - - 206 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2712 - - 3595 - - 3744 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 98 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 52.6 - - 54.5 - - 52.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 46.3 - - 45.6 - - 43.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 51.7 - - 53.7 - - 52.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 45.0 - - 44.3 - - 42.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 158 - - 135 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2601 - - 3166 - - 2995 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 91 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 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] 98144 15 127 11 145 4 084 98144 90706 12 121 6 161 9 094 90706 85034 8 099 11 157 8 115 85034 80349 3 118 5 114 11 134 80349 76299 11 161 10 132 9 158 76299 72713 11 134 15 138 7 192 72713 69457 4 139 14 165 10 200 69457 66455 6 178 15 193 11 194 66455 63681 11 211 11 211 10 200 63681 61001 26 251 22 269 16 262 61001 58193 40 226 40 231 39 241 58193 55275 41 217 47 225 49 227 55275 52496 42 221 51 230 53 234 52496 49995 50 231 54 230 60 235 49995 47755 56 233 57 227 65 232 47755 45731 56 217 67 230 65 233 45731 43898 78 222 70 228 61 231 43898 42230 80 214 69 223 64 233 42230 40694 64 213 75 227 72 235 40694 39256 57 221 68 225 82 233 39256 37895 58 219 68 219 91 231 37895 36570 58 217 66 214 87 229 36570 35215 60 218 65 223 75 224 35215 33804 58 222 66 226 67 221 33804 32339 56 229 62 224 66 226 32339 30804 56 230 61 227 68 229 30804 29187 59 229 64 230 68 232 29187 27490 64 230 65 235 67 241 27490 25716 64 232 63 241 66 245 25716 23864 59 234 61 244 64 248 23864 21935 57 239 61 246 64 252 21935 19924 58 241 62 248 64 254 19924 17833 60 243 61 250 60 252 17833 15708 64 246 58 252 55 248 15708 13667 52 246 48 245 47 246 13667 11811 43 242 41 228 42 242 11811 10164 36 238 35 235 33 244 10164 8706 32 239 29 265 30 279 8706 7420 29 263 31 291 26 305 7420 6290 23 292 21 311 16 328 6290 5307 19 319 17 323 14 334 5307 4448 19 323 17*324 15*334 4448 3689 21*323 18*324 15*334 3689 3011 21*323 18 324 15 334 3011 2409 21 323 17 324 14 334 2409 1908 20 323 17 324 14 334 1908 1522 20 323 16 324 13 334 1522 1257 19 323 16 324 12 334 1257 1096 17 323 15 324 11 333 1096 1004 14 323 12 324 8 333 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