DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/10 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 42.9 - - 44.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 210 - - 76 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2129 - - 2254 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2115 - - 1589 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3084 - - 3209 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 345 - - 641 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 318 - - 235 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 357 - - 004 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 737 - - 682 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2347 - - 2527 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 463 - - 318 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2621 - - 2891 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 98 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 42.9 - - 44.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 36.6 - - 37.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 41.7 - - 44.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 35.4 - - 36.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 210 - - 76 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2129 - - 2254 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 94 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 96907 32 260 35 267 96907 89505 41 263 39 257 89505 83861 37 266 37 273 83861 79221 34 267 36 273 79221 75234 38 272 36 272 75234 71715 34 269 39 271 71715 68520 36 271 41 275 68520 65567 41 278 41 275 65567 62818 44 271 43 270 62818 60139 44 262 46 273 60139 57337 46 267 50 274 57337 54438 50 267 49 272 54438 51673 47 259 49 267 51673 49178 39 265 49 263 49178 46936 44 286 46 267 46936 44906 55 288 51 277 44906 43068 62 282 60 275 43068 41411 65 280 65 273 41411 39906 68 276 67 272 39906 38508 68 275 68 274 38508 37184 70 276 68 274 37184 35897 72 276 69 273 35897 34581 73 276 69 272 34581 33211 73 277 68 272 33211 31788 74 278 68 274 31788 30298 73 278 67 276 30298 28730 66 278 65 277 28730 27085 61 280 61 277 27085 25360 59 281 56 277 25360 23559 58 281 52 274 23559 21685 56 277 51 272 21685 19726 56 278 51 273 19726 17677 52 288 48 278 17677 15583 52 289 42 286 15583 13562 49 288 38 288 13562 11724 44 293 35 288 11724 10094 40 298 33 290 10094 8649 30 294 30 298 8649 7372 25 281 23 308 7372 6248 21 283 17 316 6248 5259 17 301 14 322 5259 4395 17 336 11 347 4395 3641 16*354 8*005 3641 2973 15*357 8*006 2973 2383 15 357 8 005 2383 1890 15 356 8 005 1890 1512 15 357 7 003 1512 1252 14 357 7 003 1252 1094 13 356 7 003 1094 1004 11 357 6 003 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