DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/26 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 - - - - - - 86.4 - - 89.3 - - 86.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 336 - - 242 - - 10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3901 - - 6126 - - 4704 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3594 - - 5176 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4856 - - 7081 - - 5659 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2135 - - 2727 - - 2081 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 450 - - 471 - - 173 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 174 - - 200 - - 196 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 3 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2503 - - -1744 - - -3009 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7359 - - 8825 - - 8669 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4583 - - -3303 - - -5807 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9439 - - 10384 - - 11466 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 76 - - 74 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 670 - - 390 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.4 - - 89.3 - - 86.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 57.6 - - 54.0 - - 51.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.4 - - 87.7 - - 86.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.7 - - 53.0 - - 51.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 336 - - 242 - - 10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3901 - - 6126 - - 4704 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - 8 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] 98679 3 111 8 066 14 041 98679 91203 10 127 6 105 9 082 91203 85432 13 113 6 140 8 073 85432 80647 12 105 8 131 8 055 80647 76559 11 106 11 101 10 071 76559 72976 8 104 10 084 10 066 72976 69722 8 098 4 102 3 043 69722 66712 4 101 6 187 5 239 66712 63912 5 185 9 190 8 222 63912 61187 8 217 9 219 8 227 61187 58337 12 234 11 222 10 242 58337 55392 17 230 15 233 14 257 55392 52596 22 221 20 232 20 250 52596 50095 26 216 24 231 21 238 50095 47867 24 212 26 220 21 232 47867 45865 22 218 26 211 20 222 45865 44053 22 220 21 211 17 214 44053 42395 22 224 18 224 13 231 42395 40858 22 222 18 220 16 229 40858 39414 25 211 18 213 15 215 39414 38053 23 204 16 216 20 215 38053 36732 20 211 14 219 25 214 36732 35382 18 216 13 224 23 229 35382 33975 18 216 12 227 11 245 33975 32520 18 215 13 227 7 252 32520 30998 20 216 15 226 7 241 30998 29397 19 221 16 228 8 250 29397 27719 16 228 17 230 9 253 27719 25962 13 231 15 232 8 257 25962 24128 12 239 11 241 7 288 24128 22222 10 244 8 257 6 324 22222 20237 8 227 5 262 5 359 20237 18173 4 195 2 289 6 027 18173 16072 2 158 2 007 8 039 16072 14048 5 341 8 008 9 039 14048 12201 8 329 10 012 10 033 12201 10554 8 338 10 019 9 056 10554 9084 5 013 6 038 7 081 9084 7775 5 044 2*146 2 148 7775 6614 3 071 8*200 6*211 6614 5584 5*155 8 201 8*201 5584 4674 9*173 9 200 9 198 4674 3868 9 174 10 200 10 196 3868 3146 10 174 10 200 10 196 3146 2506 10 175 10 200 10 195 2506 1971 10 175 10 200 10 195 1971 1559 10 174 10 199 10 194 1559 1277 10 175 10 199 10 194 1277 1105 9 175 9 199 10 194 1105 1006 8 175 9 199 8 194 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