DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/05 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.5 - - 76.7 - - 76.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 58 - - 30 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2450 - - 2601 - - 720 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1645 - - 989 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3405 - - 3556 - - 1675 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 817 - - 2086 - - 4032 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 235 - - 205 - - 73 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - 4 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 240 - - 247 - - 329 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -16 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1191 - - 983 - - -550 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2214 - - 2573 - - 2225 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 489 - - 3 - - -1861 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2916 - - 3553 - - 3536 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 97 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1210 - - 1760 - - 2530 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.5 - - 76.7 - - 76.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.7 - - 68.3 - - 70.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.9 - - 76.4 - - 77.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.3 - - 67.0 - - 69.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 58 - - 30 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2450 - - 2601 - - 720 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 98 - - 86 - - 87 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - 16 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] 98808 15 101 13 069 20 067 98808 91288 8 121 12 065 14 050 91288 85530 8 133 11 083 12 048 85530 80767 12 101 14 108 9 060 80767 76676 9 078 10 109 8 059 76676 73070 6 069 6 077 6 069 73070 69808 5 075 6 045 5 061 69808 66807 5 083 1 023 2 353 66807 64024 5 014 1 350 3 335 64024 61323 7 305 6 299 6 286 61323 58511 10 266 10 284 8 282 58511 55592 11 274 15 274 12 294 55592 52808 18 279 21 284 17 312 52808 50305 22 255 28 272 26 300 50305 48066 19 254 27 254 36 272 48066 46044 25 277 24 255 32 251 46044 44188 37 263 42 259 27 264 44188 42472 45 244 50 252 43 275 42472 40889 46 233 53 249 57 269 40889 39419 45 241 53 246 65 262 39419 38041 48 241 55 247 68 258 38041 36710 48 236 57 247 66 250 36710 35360 48 236 60 247 56 240 35360 33957 51 239 59 248 55 242 33957 32501 53 238 53 249 55 246 32501 30978 50 235 46 253 54 252 30978 29375 44 240 43 257 50 256 29375 27694 40 247 39 258 46 263 27694 25935 36 249 36 256 44 271 25935 24102 32 247 35 255 40 279 24102 22201 35 246 33 263 33 283 22201 20222 32 255 32 269 28 285 20222 18161 32 277 32 286 36 295 18161 16059 36 283 35 289 37 289 16059 14030 40 282 37 272 32 280 14030 12179 42 286 32 271 32 265 12179 10528 41 288 24 280 27 254 10528 9058 24 275 23 268 25 247 9058 7747 16 271 22 244 21 236 7747 6584 8 297 16 229 18 221 6584 5557 5 293 12 228 16 226 5557 4653 8 242 9 230 13 234 4653 3851 7*237 8*232 11 239 3851 3132 7*237 6*238 9 249 3132 2496 6 239 5 245 6 264 2496 1965 6 240 4 248 4*296 1965 1556 6 242 4 251 4*325 1556 1275 6 242 4 251 4 327 1275 1104 5 243 4 251 4 331 1104 1006 5 242 4 252 3 335 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