DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 - - - - - - 75.2 - - 84.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 84 - - 190 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1095 - - 6631 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 989 - - 5421 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2050 - - 7586 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1013 - - 2769 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 188 - - 445 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 153 - - 136 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3341 - - -51 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5391 - - 7637 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5587 - - -709 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7637 - - 8295 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 98 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 50 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.2 - - 84.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.2 - - 54.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.4 - - 83.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.5 - - 54.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 84 - - 190 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1095 - - 6631 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 94 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - - 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] 98243 11 089 13 055 98243 90851 13 077 12 053 90851 85172 15 083 10 056 85172 80479 18 075 10 085 80479 76426 18 062 15 087 76426 72829 14 050 18 065 72829 69571 10 045 15 037 69571 66588 11 044 12 358 66588 63831 12 021 12 330 63831 61160 11 010 8 317 61160 58366 9 325 5 360 58366 55459 10 304 7 332 55459 52697 9 285 8 301 52697 50238 13 256 11 279 50238 48066 26 219 18 235 48066 46125 28 200 25 200 46125 44356 30 204 29 194 44356 42713 31 192 29 191 42713 41172 31 183 28 189 41172 39716 27 186 27 186 39716 38336 22 177 25 181 38336 36993 25 169 22 172 36993 35623 26 169 23 165 35623 34194 23 163 26 159 34194 32711 23 160 26 156 32711 31160 23 165 24 165 31160 29529 23 167 21 181 29529 27823 26 176 20 184 27823 26039 21 193 20 189 26039 24178 19 203 19 191 24178 22242 19 212 18 185 22242 20227 15 165 17 182 20227 18131 23 168 17 176 18131 16002 24 160 17 183 16002 13956 22 147 16 186 13956 12102 22 160 19 185 12102 10465 19 182 17 169 10465 9016 9 175 13 157 9016 7725 7 104 11*146 7725 6575 9 098 11*142 6575 5553 11 131 11 140 5553 4650 12 141 11 138 4650 3850 11 148 11 136 3850 3132 10 159 11 135 3132 2497 8*158 11 134 2497 1965 6*151 11 133 1965 1556 4 152 10 133 1556 1275 4 154 10 132 1275 1104 3 158 10 133 1104 1006 3 159 9 132 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