DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/08 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 - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.4 - - 67.8 - - 71.2 - - 71.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 95 - - 340 - - 271 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 657 - - 6799 - - 9212 - - 230 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 5869 - - 7663 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1612 - - 7754 - - 10167 - - 1185 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1483 - - 1560 - - 1297 - - 12520 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 169 - - 543 - - 557 - - 41 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 14 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 7 - - 14 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 160 - - 288 - - 291 - - 257 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 9 - - 14 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -2 - - -5 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3121 - - -1787 - - 485 - - -8395 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4733 - - 9541 - - 9683 - - 9580 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5439 - - -5438 - - -628 - - -9425 ODpotential blCL - - - 7051 - - 13192 - - 10795 - - 10610 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 64 - - 86 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.4 - - 67.8 - - 71.2 - - 71.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.2 - - 28.9 - - 31.6 - - 32.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.7 - - 65.8 - - 69.5 - - 72.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.8 - - 27.8 - - 30.4 - - 31.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 95 - - 340 - - 271 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 657 - - 6799 - - 9212 - - 230 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 45 - - 48 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 97638 5 069 6 250 9 319 4 241 97638 90248 5 026 1 306 3 027 5 315 90248 84534 6 328 4 237 6 173 8 302 84534 79796 7 321 12 180 7 238 11 288 79796 75722 9 280 5 185 8 222 3 297 75722 72103 9 237 11 243 14 258 11 321 72103 68800 1 235 8 235 16 264 12 296 68800 65762 16 311 9 256 15 268 17 301 65762 62956 25 291 17 276 21 278 22 282 62956 60230 25 279 27 285 22 270 17 273 60230 57364 27 279 30 286 27 285 27 293 57364 54386 34 273 37 279 39 279 41 285 54386 51555 36 274 41 272 43 273 42 283 51555 49014 42 276 41 266 42 278 48 279 49014 46739 46 276 40 273 47 277 48 275 46739 44677 48 279 43 277 46 275 46 276 44677 42790 50 278 46 279 45 277 44 287 42790 41057 58 275 51 277 47 280 51 291 41057 39457 66 273 57 276 50 282 51 287 39457 37969 73 268 63 275 52 281 49 289 37969 36581 83 263 71 270 55 278 48 293 36581 35254 87 261 75 265 59 273 48 295 35254 33921 81 266 70 263 60 267 48 295 33921 32552 77 267 60 268 57 266 48 291 32552 31148 71 270 61 272 55 268 48 283 31148 29691 70 274 62 270 55 271 49 276 29691 28166 63 272 65 272 54 274 50 275 28166 26570 62 276 67 276 52 278 49 280 26570 24900 56 278 61 277 49 281 47 285 24900 23157 51 275 53 278 46 283 44 291 23157 21343 46 274 47 278 44 284 41 298 21343 19451 39 277 43 281 42 289 38 303 19451 17476 33 277 40 284 40 293 35 303 17476 15462 34 279 37 284 37 299 36 306 15462 13527 36 285 34 290 37 302 35 304 13527 11769 32 296 37 299 33*306 33 304 11769 10198 27 306 31 308 20*303 28 300 10198 8796 21 317 20*321 19 302 24 295 8796 7543 19 325 12*311 18 301 22 291 7543 6426 17 324 10 303 15 296 19 283 6426 5432 11 321 8 294 13 289 17 279 5432 4554 7 308 6 280 12 284 16 275 4554 3775 5 276 6 275 11 280 15 271 3775 3076 5 247 6 272 11 276 14 267 3076 2457 5 218 6 270 10 273 14 264 2457 1939 6*170 5 268 10 271 13 262 1939 1541 5*163 5 267 10 269 12 260 1541 1267 4 160 5 267 9 269 11*258 1267 1100 4 157 5 267 9 268 10*257 1100 1005 4 157 5 267 8 268 8 256 1005 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