DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/03 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 - - - 60.9 - - 72.1 - - 73.7 - - 70.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 124 - - 351 - - 267 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1489 - - 6822 - - 7948 - - 50 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1415 - - 5902 - - 6651 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2444 - - 7777 - - 8903 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 765 - - 1964 - - 1455 - - 8979 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 239 - - 549 - - 528 - - 25 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 22 - - 17 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 273 - - 299 - - 309 - - 296 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 3 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2637 - - -766 - - -1229 - - -9103 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5082 - - 8543 - - 10132 - - 10109 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7211 - - -3553 - - -3886 - - -11766 ODpotential blCL - - - 9655 - - 11330 - - 12789 - - 12771 blCL maxRH - - - 63 - - 90 - - 60 - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.9 - - 72.1 - - 73.7 - - 70.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.2 - - 37.7 - - 32.2 - - 29.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.2 - - 70.2 - - 72.2 - - 71.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.0 - - 36.4 - - 30.9 - - 28.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 124 - - 351 - - 267 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1489 - - 6822 - - 7948 - - 50 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 60 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 97798 14 266 22 256 13 279 19 267 97798 90313 18 246 16 247 16 265 12 284 90313 84548 10 233 10 244 13 248 12 282 84548 79778 6 219 13 235 16 225 14 259 79778 75675 5 223 17 231 10 219 16 236 75675 72026 8 268 10 240 15 241 13 238 72026 68711 17 268 12 245 20 250 18 266 68711 65668 16 266 12 245 21 258 20 268 65668 62845 21 266 18 262 19 272 19 287 62845 60104 21 277 19 279 21 279 22 300 60104 57234 26 268 24 280 25 278 27 296 57234 54248 22 284 25 278 30 281 30 298 54248 51400 27 290 30 289 32 286 41 291 51400 48847 32 288 33 286 36 287 41 280 48847 46568 30 285 32 287 35 286 35 284 46568 44511 35 298 35 289 37 293 38 295 44511 42641 44 303 41 300 43 300 41 295 42641 40928 53 302 52 300 46 294 44 299 40928 39351 66 297 58 294 50 292 48 304 39351 37895 73 292 69 289 60 297 51 305 37895 36544 78 292 81 289 71 297 56 303 36544 35253 82 291 83 286 76 295 60 302 35253 33949 80 290 81 284 76 295 61 302 33949 32601 77 288 80 284 78 295 59 302 32601 31210 75 289 78 285 80 295 58 301 31210 29760 75 292 75 286 75 293 57 300 29760 28238 70 296 70 289 65 293 57 299 28238 26642 64 297 63 290 65 294 56 299 26642 24970 61 300 62 287 65 292 56 300 24970 23225 59 301 60 286 62 295 51 301 23225 21408 59 300 55 286 57 293 46 296 21408 19513 61 299 55 283 53 292 46 293 19513 17533 57 297 56 282 49 290 42 293 17533 15509 48 291 55 287 46 288 38 295 15509 13555 48 285 45 294 43 287 35 296 13555 11775 50 282 33 297 38 290 30 299 11775 10193 47 284 29 299 27*298 23 296 10193 8787 40 292 26*299 17*305 17 293 8787 7536 34 301 23*301 17 307 16 294 7536 6420 30 308 23 301 17 308 16 295 6420 5427 25 316 23 301 17 309 15 296 5427 4549 26 320 22 300 17 309 15 296 4549 3771 25 314 22 299 17 310 15 297 3771 3073 24*300 22 298 17 310 14 297 3073 2455 22*279 21 297 16 311 14 297 2455 1938 20 273 21 296 16 311 14 297 1938 1540 19 272 20 296 15 311 13 296 1540 1267 18 271 19 296 15 311 12 297 1267 1100 17 270 18 295 14 311 11 296 1100 1005 13 270 16 295 13 311 9*296 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