DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0705z - - 1000z - - 1334z - - 1600z - - 1900z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 63.5 - - 70.9 - - 85.4 - - 87.9 - - 82.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - 57 - - 250 - - 174 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 50 - - 640 - - 4632 - - 4277 - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit 988 - - 989 - - 4053 - - 3612 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top 1005 - - 1595 - - 5587 - - 5232 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 293 - - 517 - - 1759 - - 4508 - - 4086 Hgt.Variab. W* 17 - - 148 - - 438 - - 379 - - 30 W* B/S 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 11 - - 24 - - 29 - - 15 BL Wind Direction 143 - - 193 - - 203 - - 202 - - 202 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 13 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 5 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -284 - - -1181 - - -1659 - - -2039 - - -4276 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1290 - - 2776 - - 7246 - - 7272 - - 5283 sfcLCL ODpotential -5607 - - -6015 - - -5147 - - -4256 - - -7371 ODpotential blCL 6612 - - 7610 - - 10734 - - 9488 - - 8377 blCL maxRH 95 - - 96 - - 65 - - 75 - - 63 maxRH CAPE 440 - - 760 - - 1100 - - 1870 - - 1920 CAPE Temp@2m 63.5 - - 70.9 - - 85.4 - - 87.9 - - 82.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 60.8 - - 61.6 - - 56.6 - - 58.9 - - 61.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 63.9 - - 70.5 - - 84.1 - - 87.1 - - 82.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 60.4 - - 60.3 - - 55.5 - - 58.3 - - 61.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - 57 - - 250 - - 174 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 50 - - 640 - - 4632 - - 4277 - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 79 - - 85 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 12 - - 11 - - 8 - - 10 - - 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] 97998 12 098 16 076 9 084 8 139 11 072 97998 90476 19 076 16 098 16 098 10 107 9 066 90476 84713 17 062 18 111 16 110 7 073 11 104 84713 79948 8 093 16 091 11 096 6 118 9 107 79948 75854 4 090 7 057 1 039 5 122 5 076 75854 72231 4 336 8 354 9 216 5 280 5 019 72231 68936 12 303 10 331 6 196 9 257 7 299 68936 65899 16 305 11 285 6 258 10 251 15 269 65899 63092 23 296 13 268 13 281 11 275 15 259 63092 60380 28 275 20 276 24 276 23 287 17 268 60380 57546 29 270 24 267 28 257 29 271 25 263 57546 54611 32 279 25 272 26 266 30 252 34 257 54611 51835 39 277 38 271 32 272 30 261 38 255 51835 49360 44 268 46 261 44 273 43 264 39 253 49360 47170 42 264 47 263 51 268 46 272 46 269 47170 45228 44 265 57 272 59 270 62 271 56 266 45228 43478 55 268 68 271 71 263 68 260 53 257 43478 41860 61 271 78 265 81 256 64 253 47 264 41860 40341 64 275 85 259 72 255 54 263 49 269 40341 38914 65 275 92 255 52 267 55 277 55 266 38914 37562 61 273 85 258 56 285 51 282 54 263 37562 36249 56 275 71 271 62 289 48 282 51 258 36249 34909 53 278 66 278 62 289 47 284 49 257 34909 33514 53 277 66 278 60 287 46 288 47 255 33514 32067 51 278 63 276 57 285 46 292 47 255 32067 30555 49 281 54 273 53 282 45 294 43 254 30555 28970 48 283 44 271 52 281 46 292 36 257 28970 27312 45 284 40 267 53 284 46 282 35 260 27312 25579 44 280 41 262 50 284 46 272 40 262 25579 23776 43 275 42 260 41 276 51 274 44 268 23776 21906 43 271 41 259 38 263 46 276 43 272 21906 19961 43 269 39 263 37 260 37 264 38 271 19961 17938 37 270 41 263 33 269 37 259 34 262 17938 15876 34 276 40 264 30 272 34 264 38 261 15876 13887 39 276 32 255 30 266 34 264 36 270 13887 12072 43 269 31 243 33 253 35 259 33 263 12072 10451 36 259 35 242 32 240 34 247 35 253 10451 9006 29 247 34 232 32 230 35 232 36 241 9006 7719 31 243 33 226 36 234 35 221 36 230 7719 6574 33 240 34 226 35*228 34 214 35 223 6574 5555 33 236 34 226 28*213 32*209 35 219 5555 4654 32 234 32 228 26 205 31*204 34 215 4654 3855 30 232 32 228 25 203 31 203 33 210 3855 3138 26 231 30 224 25 202 30 203 31 206 3138 2502 18 227 27 218 24 201 30 202 29 205 2502 1969 9 219 21*209 23 200 29 202 28 204 1969 1559 4 170 13*197 23 200 29 201 26 203 1559 1276 6 136 11 192 21 200 27 201 23 202 1276 1105 6*140 10 191 20 199 25 201 20 202 1105 1006 4*143 9 189 17 199 20 201 15*202 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