DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/18 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 - - - 34.9 - - 49.2 - - 57.6 - - 53.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 142 - - 43 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 301 - - 639 - - 1041 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 987 - - 988 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1256 - - 1594 - - 1996 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 104 - - 369 - - 712 - - 1088 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 95 - - 188 - - 155 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 290 - - 294 - - 262 - - 152 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1042 - - -898 - - -888 - - -602 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2298 - - 2492 - - 2884 - - 1606 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10545 - - -7245 - - -5114 - - -4977 ODpotential blCL - - - 11801 - - 8839 - - 7110 - - 5981 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 79 - - 76 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.9 - - 49.2 - - 57.6 - - 53.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.7 - - 41.9 - - 48.4 - - 50.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.8 - - 48.4 - - 57.2 - - 56.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.7 - - 40.8 - - 47.1 - - 49.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 142 - - 43 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 301 - - 639 - - 1041 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 14 - - 16 - - 6 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 5 - - 7 - - 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] 96607 7 232 15 266 5 300 10 256 96607 89486 9 313 7 312 12 301 8 318 89486 83988 8 004 2 354 13 249 24 299 83988 79423 17 010 11 029 2 296 10 275 79423 75463 13 336 18 347 23 355 10 024 75463 71952 7 326 16 310 27 328 21 353 71952 68779 16 027 9 323 19 308 23 320 68779 65859 33 000 18 002 13 310 23 309 65859 63136 35 339 30 344 19 327 23 322 63136 60484 39 336 40 332 34 327 35 322 60484 57687 43 330 44 322 36 318 40 313 57687 54765 47 331 46 326 48 329 50 328 54765 51974 54 332 60 326 67 331 60 329 51974 49452 59 332 68 320 65 330 58 327 49452 47192 67 330 68 325 72 332 75 329 47192 45153 71 330 75 334 92 332 89 326 45153 43300 87 336 96 336 107 326 106 321 43300 41603 108 331 109 329 113 323 109 324 41603 40037 101 330 105 330 109 325 123 328 40037 38575 110 345 110 340 106 335 128 329 38575 37195 141 349 131 344 127 340 131 332 37195 35865 139 348 136 342 128 337 133 334 35865 34517 125 343 129 340 121 334 127 334 34517 33123 125 341 116 338 114 332 116 331 33123 31685 118 339 109 333 109 332 106 328 31685 30183 100 336 112 332 95 330 102 329 30183 28607 90 332 110 335 90 324 89 327 28607 26958 88 331 90 334 87 319 80 325 26958 25228 88 331 78 329 79 322 79 322 25228 23423 84 334 74 328 67 326 71 321 23423 21556 73 336 66 330 57 326 51 312 21556 19624 60 334 55 326 47 327 42 316 19624 17615 43 327 46 327 42 317 37 319 17615 15565 42 326 38 325 37 310 36 311 15565 13589 42 328 37 320 34 306 29 308 13589 11795 41 326 39 315 33 308 24 296 11795 10198 40 322 36 314 30 310 21 285 10198 8778 40 329 33 317 27 309 18 283 8778 7513 36 328 31 319 25 314 14 285 7513 6389 34 320 29 322 23 316 10 289 6389 5393 34 321 21 330 19 316 11 279 5393 4514 33 324 16 316 14 304 11 269 4514 3738 27 315 17 306 16 291 14 266 3738 3043 21 314 17 298 15 288 14 262 3043 2430 19 320 12 296 11*276 11 254 2430 1920 19 321 8*295 7*262 7 216 1920 1529 14*315 6*294 6 262 6 181 1529 1260 4*290 6 294 6 262 6 167 1260 1097 4 289 6 294 6 263 5 157 1097 1004 4 289 5 294 5 262 4*152 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