DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/25 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0659z - - 1000z - - 1337z - - 1603z - - 1901z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 50.0 - - 51.7 - - 55.2 - - 53.1 - - 52.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -1 - - 12 - - 88 - - 5 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 249 - - 618 - - 1038 - - 609 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit 987 - - 987 - - 987 - - 987 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top 1204 - - 1573 - - 1993 - - 1564 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1351 - - 758 - - 609 - - 794 - - 1268 Hgt.Variab. W* 31 - - 84 - - 190 - - 69 - - 26 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 12 - - 13 - - 13 - - 17 - - 15 BL Wind Direction 061 - - 060 - - 034 - - 012 - - 012 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 6 - - 4 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - -2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 141 - - 426 - - 705 - - 492 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1063 - - 1147 - - 1288 - - 1072 - - 1004 sfcLCL ODpotential -244 - - -1 - - 397 - - 45 - - -357 ODpotential blCL 1448 - - 1574 - - 1596 - - 1519 - - 1361 blCL maxRH 101 - - 101 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 50 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m 50.0 - - 51.7 - - 55.2 - - 53.1 - - 52.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 48.7 - - 50.0 - - 52.8 - - 51.5 - - 50.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 50.1 - - 51.6 - - 54.5 - - 53.0 - - 52.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 48.4 - - 49.7 - - 52.0 - - 51.2 - - 50.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -1 - - 12 - - 88 - - 5 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 249 - - 618 - - 1038 - - 609 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 102 - - 103 - - 101 - - 102 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 - - 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] 98373 19 073 9 070 12 116 12 070 11 074 98373 90939 6 043 12 113 6 105 6 037 7 077 90939 85202 1 226 9 128 2 169 2 024 6 017 85202 80448 5 105 11 128 3 198 2 229 7 013 80448 76361 2 070 7 124 6 155 9 211 5 341 76361 72745 2 015 4 272 3 174 13 202 6 281 72745 69462 3 274 5 260 6 262 10 186 5 252 69462 66439 5 258 3 173 9 234 5 197 4 252 66439 63631 11 247 4 279 8 212 7 234 8 261 63631 60911 11 212 10 274 8 234 11 247 10 249 60911 58085 13 216 18 255 14 240 16 252 14 248 58085 55170 18 221 25 248 23 242 19 253 16 236 55170 52399 23 221 28 230 23 231 22 250 16 235 52399 49907 30 225 29 215 27 221 28 231 19 228 49907 47685 41 219 45 215 41 211 37 220 25 217 47685 45695 51 208 62 201 47 202 53 209 33 211 45695 43877 50 208 56 193 49 191 60 193 50 198 43877 42203 54 213 46 195 48 198 52 191 64 189 42203 40655 64 216 50 203 53 202 55 197 62 189 40655 39201 68 212 59 205 56 199 62 200 62 197 39201 37825 58 207 61 205 55 202 62 202 65 199 37825 36487 65 205 51 206 54 205 56 199 69 199 36487 35124 63 206 47 210 52 204 52 196 69 198 35124 33706 53 200 46 209 53 199 48 194 67 197 33706 32237 46 195 45 204 53 196 43 192 61 192 32237 30706 48 191 43 198 51 195 44 191 61 185 30706 29097 50 188 45 196 50 193 48 191 54 183 29097 27413 46 187 52 192 49 194 50 192 38 183 27413 25652 39 187 49 189 47 192 49 191 40 183 25652 23817 39 187 42 193 46 184 46 186 40 185 23817 21910 39 185 36 186 47 181 43 182 37 182 21910 19929 37 187 34 179 39 185 37 179 34 175 19929 17866 34 193 38 179 33 190 33 180 32 169 17866 15766 32 180 35 174 31 190 29 174 34 164 15766 13743 35 179 32 167 28 189 24 173 36 159 13743 11904 29 186 30 176 21 185 21 166 34 152 11904 10269 26 195 22 190 18 176 23 149 27 138 10269 8819 24 206 18 188 16 175 22 150 21 114 8819 7533 16 198 13 179 12 175 13 158 20 095 7533 6392 10 187 13 168 8 178 5 146 20 086 6392 5383 6 207 9 167 3 129 3 082 19 075 5383 4495 9 202 5 174 7 037 8 065 19 061 4495 3713 11 146 5 152 9 016 14 053 20 040 3713 3018 20 098 12 122 11 028 18 035 26 020 3018 2410 27 072 17 092 15*038 21 023 31 014 2410 1907 24 068 17*066 14*035 21*016 30 013 1907 1522 21 065 16*062 14 034 20*013 27 012 1522 1257 18*063 14 061 13 034 18 012 23 011 1257 1096 15*062 13 059 12 033 16 011 20*012 1096 1004 11 061 9 058 10 033 12 010 15*012 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