DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/01 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 - - - 48.2 - - 53.6 - - 51.9 - - 52.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 70 - - 230 - - 80 - - 17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 704 - - 5545 - - 4269 - - 5309 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 4693 - - 3023 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1659 - - 6500 - - 5224 - - 6264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3615 - - 5038 - - 3206 - - 4192 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 154 - - 446 - - 287 - - 194 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - 4 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 12 - - 12 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 316 - - 319 - - 341 - - 350 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - 3 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -7 - - -12 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1487 - - 826 - - 433 - - 456 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3146 - - 5674 - - 4792 - - 5808 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2859 - - -37 - - 154 - - -147 ODpotential blCL - - - 4518 - - 6537 - - 5070 - - 6411 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 101 - - 100 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 90 - - 130 - - 110 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.2 - - 53.6 - - 51.9 - - 52.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.1 - - 32.2 - - 34.5 - - 30.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.6 - - 52.2 - - 51.2 - - 52.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.9 - - 31.0 - - 33.9 - - 30.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 70 - - 230 - - 80 - - 17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 704 - - 5545 - - 4269 - - 5309 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 102 - - 101 - - 49 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 97437 11 221 19 240 22 247 16 254 97437 90068 8 218 12 240 14 225 15 237 90068 84419 3 298 8 196 9 223 12 228 84419 79725 1 213 9 193 10 216 9 255 79725 75685 2 068 10 197 11 226 9 235 75685 72093 7 292 8 192 12 224 11 228 72093 68805 13 252 13 227 15 239 11 256 68805 65763 14 250 16 231 18 246 17 259 65763 62932 16 258 16 242 21 247 16 253 62932 60182 16 285 13 246 22 250 18 266 60182 57311 28 281 21 284 22 265 23 285 57311 54331 31 271 30 275 31 276 34 281 54331 51492 32 280 31 280 31 272 35 276 51492 48937 38 283 37 286 31 277 35 278 48937 46641 42 280 40 282 35 279 35 276 46641 44551 43 279 44 278 40 275 34 281 44551 42633 44 280 46 275 41 272 39 281 42633 40865 46 279 46 273 41 274 40 275 40865 39224 46 276 45 271 42 276 37 277 39224 37697 48 271 46 272 43 279 37 278 37697 36272 47 269 47 272 41 278 35 278 36272 34909 45 271 45 270 38 279 32 283 34909 33540 45 272 39 269 34 281 29 279 33540 32137 45 274 32 271 27 285 21 282 32137 30708 45 277 25 275 22 291 15 303 30708 29240 42 277 19 286 17 309 14 317 29240 27716 36 280 15 296 17 315 15 316 27716 26128 29 280 12 300 18 304 15 316 26128 24470 26 280 13 305 16 304 14 316 24470 22740 26 282 20 309 19 314 15 319 22740 20940 30 286 26 303 25 316 19 316 20940 19065 34 288 28 297 28 312 24 313 19065 17111 34 292 28 297 29 310 26 313 17111 15119 30 296 26 298 29 309 26 314 15119 13196 28 300 25 296 23 312 26 314 13196 11457 25 296 17 300 12 318 17 307 11457 9920 22 289 16 313 13 314 13 315 9920 8553 21 293 15 316 14 316 12 320 8553 7332 22 296 15*316 14 318 12*328 7332 6246 20 296 14*317 13 328 12*334 6246 5283 16 291 13 319 13*336 12 347 5283 4431 13 294 13 319 12*339 12 351 4431 3678 11 297 13 320 12 340 13 352 3678 3002 10 307 12 320 12 341 13 353 3002 2404 9 319 12 320 12 341 13 353 2404 1904 8*322 12 321 12 342 13 353 1904 1521 7*318 11 320 12 341 12 354 1521 1256 6 316 11 320 11 342 12 354 1256 1096 5 315 11 320 11 342 11 353 1096 1004 5 315 9 321 9 342 9 353 1004 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