DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/17 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 - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.1 - - 79.7 - - 82.0 - - 77.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 103 - - 344 - - 226 - - 15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1040 - - 5257 - - 6649 - - 3764 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 989 - - 4658 - - 5543 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1995 - - 6212 - - 7604 - - 4719 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1937 - - 2228 - - 1929 - - 1843 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 202 - - 501 - - 473 - - 173 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 10 - - 6 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 9 - - 14 - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - 230 - - 195 - - 171 - - 179 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 0 - - 1 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -6 - - 3 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2019 - - -1363 - - -1353 - - -2117 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4015 - - 7575 - - 8958 - - 6836 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4807 - - -3302 - - -3090 - - -4841 ODpotential blCL - - - 6802 - - 9514 - - 10694 - - 9560 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 93 - - 80 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 230 - - 180 - - 70 - - 150 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.1 - - 79.7 - - 82.0 - - 77.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 55.7 - - 49.6 - - 45.8 - - 51.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.2 - - 77.5 - - 80.4 - - 77.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 54.5 - - 48.6 - - 44.7 - - 50.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 103 - - 344 - - 226 - - 15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1040 - - 5257 - - 6649 - - 3764 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 49 - - 72 - - 18 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 7 - - 6 - - 8 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] 98575 21 098 16 099 18 083 16 071 98575 91155 18 114 21 100 23 084 22 082 91155 85448 21 103 16 109 14 085 22 099 85448 80710 16 091 14 122 11 121 13 103 80710 76612 7 104 14 146 10 163 8 123 76612 72969 10 148 13 154 11 174 5 165 72969 69660 11 148 10 188 9 182 10 205 69660 66615 6 169 15 201 16 212 11 231 66615 63788 14 265 11 229 14 219 16 231 63788 61046 27 236 24 249 24 256 20 259 61046 58183 26 242 31 246 31 243 31 252 58183 55209 31 246 33 244 32 241 33 250 55209 52366 32 249 32 245 33 251 32 246 52366 49812 33 260 34 251 32 259 23 260 49812 47537 36 260 33 258 28 262 19 288 47537 45488 31 257 31 268 23 263 24 285 45488 43628 30 277 28 270 18 263 15 286 43628 41927 26 281 22 277 21 296 20 348 41927 40362 20 287 29 313 26 317 30 360 40362 38901 29 293 34 314 28 329 34 008 38901 37525 33 296 32 311 28 338 33 011 37525 36195 31 290 30 314 26 341 29 009 36195 34846 25 292 28 324 27 342 22 360 34846 33448 28 294 27 336 28 340 16 344 33448 32003 36 290 23 338 25 337 16 337 32003 30496 36 280 21 319 20 342 16 335 30496 28912 26 269 23 278 18 341 18 324 28912 27251 28 263 23 256 20 306 21 321 27251 25515 30 252 22 256 23 282 21 312 25515 23710 30 255 21 268 20 285 20 304 23710 21840 27 270 19 287 18 299 16 291 21840 19899 24 279 18 295 17 317 13 279 19899 17878 25 276 20 293 17 312 8 328 17878 15818 19 279 21 288 20 301 18 327 15818 13827 13 283 13 279 21 291 18 322 13827 12007 10 294 10 292 20 278 12 314 12007 10385 8 292 9 289 11 266 7 309 10385 8942 7 237 4 261 6 246 3 302 8942 7657 9 229 5 213 11*179 3 184 7657 6514 9 247 6*201 13*173 11 178 6514 5502 9 264 8*196 14 172 16*179 5502 4609 11 263 9 194 14 172 17*179 4609 3819 15 252 9 194 15 171 17 179 3819 3109 16 239 9 195 15 171 18 179 3109 2481 16*235 9 195 15 171 17 179 2481 1954 14*233 9 196 15 170 17 179 1954 1550 10 230 9 197 15 170 17 179 1550 1272 9 228 9 197 14 170 16 179 1272 1103 9 229 8 198 14 170 15 179 1103 1006 8 230 8 197 12 170 12 178 1006 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