DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/07 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 - - - 35.1 - - 36.7 - - 37.3 - - 37.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 44 - - 20 - - 69 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2088 - - 2660 - - 1618 - - 209 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 986 - - 986 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3043 - - 3615 - - 2573 - - 1164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 830 - - 475 - - 967 - - 1728 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 190 - - 164 - - 198 - - 42 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 16 - - 17 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 127 - - 137 - - 137 - - 135 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -451 - - 146 - - 866 - - -135 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3495 - - 3470 - - 1707 - - 1299 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10238 - - -9778 - - 524 - - -405 ODpotential blCL - - - 13281 - - 13393 - - 2049 - - 1569 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.1 - - 36.7 - - 37.3 - - 37.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.8 - - 25.5 - - 33.8 - - 35.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.8 - - 36.6 - - 36.9 - - 37.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.6 - - 24.4 - - 33.1 - - 35.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 44 - - 20 - - 69 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2088 - - 2660 - - 1618 - - 209 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 85 - - 102 - - 101 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 96302 20 265 27 224 41 244 45 256 96302 89082 29 258 28 253 25 242 35 246 89082 83527 33 244 32 264 22 269 26 248 83527 78892 26 282 21 269 26 255 33 269 78892 74915 23 282 22 278 28 270 34 268 74915 71398 21 258 28 267 32 284 32 265 71398 68182 26 279 29 282 32 289 37 290 68182 65210 41 294 37 285 39 282 45 289 65210 62449 46 296 42 282 42 278 48 286 62449 59761 48 292 45 284 46 282 48 288 59761 56941 48 286 46 285 49 283 46 283 56941 54009 48 286 47 286 50 284 44 280 54009 51213 49 291 49 290 47 287 44 284 51213 48703 51 292 51 292 47 291 47 291 48703 46465 53 293 54 290 52 292 50 290 46465 44446 56 295 55 288 55 289 50 288 44446 42611 60 293 54 290 56 289 47 293 42611 40936 62 290 56 294 60 291 54 291 40936 39410 60 289 60 289 60 283 56 282 39410 38004 62 294 60 288 55 283 51 283 38004 36687 68 295 61 289 54 293 50 291 36687 35414 68 291 59 291 51 296 49 293 35414 34117 63 290 56 286 49 296 44 292 34117 32770 57 291 48 283 47 294 41 291 32770 31372 47 303 43 286 46 291 40 289 31372 29909 47 306 41 286 43 287 39 283 29909 28369 47 301 41 286 43 284 44 265 28369 26751 46 303 41 282 45 281 44 258 26751 25053 44 305 42 282 47 278 44 254 25053 23276 43 299 46 282 50 277 43 253 23276 21421 42 288 46 282 48 280 39 257 21421 19487 40 275 44 284 43 281 33 268 19487 17468 37 288 41 282 35 276 30 280 17468 15408 36 289 36 280 31 267 28 284 15408 13420 31 285 23 293 25 264 29 270 13420 11610 26 290 15 297 13 256 39 270 11610 10006 24 287 15 261 11 238 39 267 10006 8583 20 286 16 246 11 252 35 259 8583 7323 14 293 17 244 14 251 28 254 7323 6209 6 290 13 235 16 238 24 241 6209 5229 2 093 4 181 17 207 23 229 5229 4370 10 105 14*131 17 167 23 215 4370 3616 18*128 18*135 21 145 25 179 3616 2948 18*130 17 136 20*139 26 150 2948 2364 15 127 17 137 19*139 25 141 2364 1877 14 126 16 138 18 138 23 138 1877 1504 13 125 14 139 17 137 21 137 1504 1248 13 125 13 139 15 136 19*135 1248 1092 12 125 12 139 14 137 17*135 1092 1003 9 125 10 139 12 136 13 135 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