DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/01 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 - - - 0654z - - 0703z - - 1002z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 45.0 - - 49.7 - - 52.0 - - 44.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 17 - - 73 - - 73 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1018 - - 2707 - - 2614 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 1885 - - 1710 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1973 - - 3662 - - 3569 - - 1003 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1235 - - 496 - - 511 - - 2774 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 112 - - 245 - - 236 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 19 - - 20 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 083 - - 107 - - 101 - - 115 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 8 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 25 - - 441 - - -1429 - - -642 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1948 - - 3222 - - 4998 - - 1645 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1065 - - -6127 - - -10602 - - -1053 ODpotential blCL - - - 3038 - - 9789 - - 14171 - - 2056 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.0 - - 49.7 - - 52.0 - - 44.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.2 - - 39.2 - - 33.7 - - 40.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.9 - - 49.3 - - 51.5 - - 44.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.7 - - 38.2 - - 33.3 - - 40.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 17 - - 73 - - 73 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1018 - - 2707 - - 2614 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 96453 24 252 26 266 27 255 25 264 96453 89211 8 234 15 258 13 248 20 270 89211 83656 10 275 11 266 9 284 13 274 83656 79071 13 273 13 268 10 277 11 271 79071 75129 11 287 16 268 12 299 14 305 75129 71645 9 264 17 265 15 270 17 290 71645 68468 14 296 17 287 16 289 21 299 68468 65520 29 281 31 276 29 287 29 291 65520 62773 27 272 27 260 31 274 30 289 62773 60099 23 278 28 268 29 265 35 274 60099 57298 33 270 30 262 38 265 34 269 57298 54387 41 263 36 267 41 266 42 276 54387 51626 43 260 44 275 49 270 49 268 51626 49162 51 269 52 270 47 264 47 262 49162 46969 56 264 51 263 46 266 48 261 46969 44998 52 265 52 264 54 266 53 261 44998 43225 54 269 69 269 62 267 76 256 43225 41615 65 270 82 270 82 274 79 251 41615 40115 73 270 87 270 89 268 78 249 40115 38699 79 272 85 269 79 261 73 247 38699 37354 78 271 79 268 74 258 74 245 37354 36046 73 269 73 254 71 256 79 245 36046 34711 70 269 69 253 65 255 78 245 34711 33321 66 264 64 257 62 249 70 243 33321 31876 63 257 63 259 59 244 63 240 31876 30364 58 255 62 258 55 246 63 240 30364 28774 48 251 59 254 54 249 61 240 28774 27106 49 237 50 255 54 250 56 240 27106 25362 51 237 46 260 51 249 51 240 25362 23543 46 248 42 255 45 247 49 239 23543 21653 42 254 40 259 47 248 48 238 21653 19687 39 242 36 254 51 248 47 237 19687 17640 40 236 41 245 48 245 42 236 17640 15553 29 233 43 243 42 245 36 233 15553 13544 12 236 39 235 37 243 42 233 13544 11717 12 253 29 214 33 236 43 228 11717 10094 9 253 16 163 23 193 38 211 10094 8650 2 330 15 132 28 170 32 209 8650 7367 4 358 13 114 24 169 27 204 7367 6235 5 162 17 126 25 155 27 179 6235 5247 12 147 24 131 25 137 30 140 5247 4388 19 136 23*119 24 116 30 117 4388 3638 24 115 21*107 22*100 26 110 3638 2971 24 101 20 107 22*100 24 112 2971 2382 23*095 20 107 21 100 23 113 2382 1890 20*086 19 107 21 101 20 114 1890 1512 18 084 19 107 20 102 17 114 1512 1252 16 082 18 107 19 102 15 115 1252 1094 14 080 16 107 17 102 13 115 1094 1003 11 080 13 107 14 102 9*115 1003 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