DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/09 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 - - - 19.3 - - 32.9 - - 35.5 - - 36.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -6 - - 6 - - -24 - - -55 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 47 - - 47 - - 48 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 985 - - 986 - - 986 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1002 - - 1002 - - 1003 - - 1003 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 42 - - 243 - - 420 - - 266 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 0 - - 28 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - 9 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 241 - - 171 - - 189 - - 250 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -202 - - -464 - - 0 - - -192 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1204 - - 1466 - - 1003 - - 1195 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9857 - - -7476 - - -7629 - - -6958 ODpotential blCL - - - 10859 - - 8478 - - 8632 - - 7961 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 88 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 19.3 - - 32.9 - - 35.5 - - 36.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.7 - - 29.9 - - 34.4 - - 34.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 23.2 - - 32.9 - - 37.7 - - 40.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.6 - - 29.6 - - 34.9 - - 35.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -6 - - 6 - - -24 - - -55 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 47 - - 47 - - 48 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 28 - - 51 - - 100 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 95480 53 286 57 292 50 305 55 299 95480 88477 46 292 49 298 53 305 59 311 88477 82971 45 311 39 293 54 301 56 308 82971 78360 47 314 32 293 46 296 55 304 78360 74392 41 307 31 298 38 290 54 305 74392 70897 35 303 33 306 42 303 47 310 70897 67716 38 314 43 312 42 308 50 312 67716 64770 46 307 49 309 47 311 53 308 64770 62021 50 305 54 305 49 305 54 305 62021 59346 49 305 57 303 51 306 50 297 59346 56548 54 305 57 302 56 305 58 309 56548 53649 56 306 59 301 61 301 69 308 53649 50888 62 313 61 301 69 299 67 302 50888 48397 72 314 64 300 65 300 70 296 48397 46160 77 307 64 302 72 305 74 294 46160 44131 74 300 74 307 85 301 79 297 44131 42284 72 303 80 304 93 301 98 299 42284 40603 75 309 83 311 105 298 117 290 40603 39058 88 326 97 317 105 301 108 285 39058 37616 128 331 110 320 119 309 109 296 37616 36268 142 327 127 320 134 312 133 305 36268 34974 138 328 133 320 135 311 146 306 34974 33660 128 331 128 319 129 309 145 306 33660 32295 116 332 108 316 126 307 139 303 32295 30886 97 328 101 314 125 306 131 299 30886 29419 84 316 98 310 119 307 126 295 29419 27879 81 311 92 306 104 302 126 295 27879 26264 77 311 85 302 97 297 128 295 26264 24577 69 310 80 300 91 299 122 292 24577 22828 64 294 75 302 83 296 114 289 22828 21020 61 271 71 305 82 291 105 288 21020 19141 56 278 65 305 80 287 94 290 19141 17186 45 291 51 300 72 284 81 290 17186 15193 32 288 50 296 60 279 71 285 15193 13269 35 284 49 294 52 277 67 284 13269 11518 37 282 47 280 46 274 60 288 11518 9961 34 282 38 267 48 274 53 287 9961 8578 29 284 29 262 49 267 50 291 8578 7348 29 281 31 253 48 253 51 294 7348 6256 30 275 33 249 50 252 52 297 6256 5288 27 271 30 244 51 257 53 296 5288 4432 24 273 29 241 47 259 53 295 4432 3673 22 276 29 238 42 257 51 293 3673 2992 20 277 26 236 39 247 50 289 2992 2392 17 280 19 226 38 231 44 281 2392 1893 13 288 16 201 33 215 39 274 1893 1511 12 288 13 182 25 201 36 262 1511 1250 13 271 11 177 18 192 27 254 1250 1093 10*254 8 172 16*191 24*253 1093 1003 4*241 6*171 9*189 13*250 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