DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/06 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 - - - 39.5 - - 38.0 - - 39.0 - - 37.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 94 - - 114 - - 47 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2668 - - 2089 - - 3018 - - 2698 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2060 - - 1775 - - 987 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3623 - - 3044 - - 3973 - - 3653 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 395 - - 594 - - 899 - - 1044 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 262 - - 256 - - 219 - - 87 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 15 - - 14 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 340 - - 350 - - 350 - - 010 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -3 - - -2 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1201 - - 485 - - 1052 - - 871 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2422 - - 2559 - - 2921 - - 2782 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 465 - - 149 - - 396 - - 56 ODpotential blCL - - - 3158 - - 2895 - - 3577 - - 3597 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 97 - - 96 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.5 - - 38.0 - - 39.0 - - 37.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.9 - - 30.8 - - 30.2 - - 29.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.9 - - 37.3 - - 38.6 - - 37.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.7 - - 29.6 - - 28.9 - - 28.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 94 - - 114 - - 47 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2668 - - 2089 - - 3018 - - 2698 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 86 - - 87 - - 83 - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96403 24 271 27 249 32 246 32 259 96403 89113 16 278 21 251 27 264 27 272 89113 83545 16 275 22 274 22 283 25 287 83545 78952 15 252 17 274 17 268 24 284 78952 74984 18 267 18 287 21 297 19 288 74984 71457 18 283 19 289 23 290 26 289 71457 68259 19 275 24 291 24 278 30 278 68259 65309 26 298 25 299 24 283 30 283 65309 62551 36 294 32 298 32 293 38 288 62551 59854 38 291 42 290 39 291 47 292 59854 57021 44 286 46 283 49 290 51 292 57021 54071 46 284 51 283 55 287 56 294 54071 51256 50 285 56 281 56 286 58 291 51256 48729 53 287 52 279 54 280 58 285 48729 46471 59 290 52 287 49 278 56 284 46471 44433 63 289 54 292 52 288 56 285 44433 42579 66 293 61 297 59 295 57 291 42579 40882 77 294 73 297 68 297 64 296 40882 39325 87 289 81 297 76 296 75 298 39325 37891 83 286 85 298 84 296 84 297 37891 36561 81 292 89 299 90 297 89 297 36561 35285 82 296 91 299 95 298 91 297 35285 33986 83 299 91 299 96 298 91 296 33986 32633 83 302 90 300 94 297 89 295 32633 31227 84 304 89 300 92 297 87 294 31227 29755 86 305 88 300 92 297 85 294 29755 28206 91 304 85 299 91 297 84 294 28206 26580 92 304 80 297 89 297 83 295 26580 24877 85 303 77 297 83 298 80 296 24877 23098 78 301 74 301 74 299 73 296 23098 21251 76 302 71 299 62 300 65 294 21251 19327 73 304 62 297 56 293 59 291 19327 17319 68 300 55 293 61 289 57 286 17319 15265 61 297 55 290 60 284 60 283 15265 13282 61 300 51 291 58 284 60 286 13282 11480 60 304 47 294 53 286 50 293 11480 9884 54 309 44 301 47 289 42 302 9884 8472 43 314 41 313 47 307 31 317 8472 7229 33 316 33 324 35 328 22 326 7229 6136 29 312 25 325 21 336 16 332 6136 5176 29 310 20 325 14 341 12 346 5176 4338 24*319 16 334 15*351 12*005 4338 3603 20*340 15*346 15*351 13*008 3603 2945 21 340 16*349 14 350 13 010 2945 2363 20 341 16 350 14 350 13 011 2363 1877 20 341 16 350 14 350 13 011 1877 1504 19 341 15 350 13 349 13 011 1504 1248 18 341 15 350 12 349 12 011 1248 1092 17 340 14 351 11 349 11 011 1092 1003 13 340 11 350 9 348 8 011 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