DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/20 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 - - - 46.7 - - 59.3 - - 66.1 - - 64.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 120 - - 356 - - 253 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1325 - - 2711 - - 3613 - - 50 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1192 - - 2698 - - 3256 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2280 - - 3666 - - 4568 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1036 - - 635 - - 815 - - 3152 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 226 - - 403 - - 396 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 17 - - 20 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 153 - - 158 - - 180 - - 170 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 1 - - -7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2585 - - -4761 - - -3274 - - -4874 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4865 - - 8427 - - 7843 - - 5879 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9856 - - -11850 - - -7817 - - -9762 ODpotential blCL - - - 12136 - - 15516 - - 12385 - - 10767 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 48 - - 70 - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.7 - - 59.3 - - 66.1 - - 64.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.4 - - 26.2 - - 35.4 - - 42.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.1 - - 57.4 - - 64.8 - - 65.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.1 - - 24.9 - - 34.6 - - 42.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 120 - - 356 - - 253 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1325 - - 2711 - - 3613 - - 50 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 6 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] 97052 22 275 29 249 23 255 23 247 97052 89682 35 258 35 251 41 260 39 268 89682 84052 30 266 25 257 34 250 35 271 84052 79413 31 273 24 272 20 258 26 267 79413 75402 16 277 24 267 21 269 21 269 75402 71851 11 258 25 262 24 277 21 295 71851 68649 21 298 17 267 21 276 21 298 68649 65709 27 291 16 305 19 269 25 291 65709 62978 26 301 24 300 24 280 28 296 62978 60318 32 292 29 298 29 291 34 304 60318 57526 35 296 37 305 38 296 41 290 57526 54625 45 306 45 301 41 295 42 288 54625 51851 51 306 47 295 41 296 43 292 51851 49346 54 306 46 297 44 294 48 298 49346 47097 59 309 48 301 50 292 54 298 47097 45062 63 309 53 303 52 292 55 293 45062 43214 65 308 60 303 52 300 51 289 43214 41538 67 308 65 306 60 309 50 297 41538 40010 64 315 63 310 66 311 56 300 40010 38597 71 324 63 314 65 311 58 302 38597 37267 76 324 63 317 63 312 60 299 37267 35976 73 319 63 316 65 313 61 298 35976 34658 64 316 61 314 66 313 59 301 34658 33286 59 318 58 313 64 314 57 305 33286 31863 56 321 56 313 60 317 56 309 31863 30374 55 319 55 314 59 320 56 312 30374 28804 57 313 54 316 59 320 57 313 28804 27155 58 310 53 318 58 317 56 313 27155 25431 55 315 51 319 54 314 53 305 25431 23638 49 315 50 319 48 314 48 298 23638 21776 45 317 49 320 44 316 43 297 21776 19835 43 323 44 317 41 316 37 297 19835 17809 43 318 38 311 36 317 31 296 17809 15738 39 320 31 309 32 307 26 296 15738 13740 32 316 26 305 30 291 26 295 13740 11921 27 305 21 289 28 280 28 286 11921 10302 25 278 25 271 30 271 31 274 10302 8861 21 268 27 271 28 270 28 275 8861 7577 16 294 25 263 23 273 23 261 7577 6434 12 285 18 226 20 263 27 241 6434 5425 10 256 19 203 21*201 33 223 5425 4540 7 248 22 190 21*183 32 210 4540 3760 11 162 19*167 21 181 29 201 3760 3062 21 165 18*161 21 180 25 187 3062 2446 21*163 18 159 21 179 23 178 2446 1932 17*157 17 158 20 179 21 175 1932 1537 15 153 17 157 20 178 20 174 1537 1265 14 152 16 156 19 178 17 172 1265 1099 13 151 15 156 18 178 15*171 1099 1005 11 150 13 156 15 177 11*170 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