DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/23 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 - - - -13.2 - - -6.6 - - -2.1 - - -2.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 122 - - 296 - - 192 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1489 - - 1955 - - 2314 - - 2447 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1271 - - 2070 - - 2172 - - 984 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2444 - - 2910 - - 3269 - - 3402 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 510 - - 467 - - 630 - - 592 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 228 - - 335 - - 307 - - 114 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 14 - - 12 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 349 - - 351 - - 356 - - 013 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 5 - - 3 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1567 - - -2540 - - -2706 - - -1581 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4011 - - 5450 - - 5975 - - 4983 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -22307 - - -22525 - - -22187 - - -21407 ODpotential blCL - - - 24751 - - 25435 - - 25456 - - 24809 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 80 - - 78 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -13.2 - - -6.6 - - -2.1 - - -2.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -26.8 - - -26.6 - - -24.5 - - -20.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -13.8 - - -7.9 - - -3.2 - - -2.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -26.6 - - -26.4 - - -25.0 - - -20.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 122 - - 296 - - 192 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1489 - - 1955 - - 2314 - - 2447 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 18 - - 12 - - 10 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 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] 94394 79 260 93 264 92 267 94 263 94394 87739 60 264 67 270 67 278 67 269 87739 82499 49 287 53 276 60 277 61 275 82499 78092 42 285 48 274 54 278 62 277 78092 74261 38 296 42 278 49 273 54 276 74261 70834 48 304 42 289 48 281 53 281 70834 67692 54 301 47 292 55 288 56 286 67692 64784 60 294 55 292 60 288 60 284 64784 62072 66 293 61 293 62 287 62 281 62072 59429 69 294 66 292 64 286 67 279 59429 56648 74 293 72 290 69 285 72 279 56648 53742 79 290 77 286 76 284 76 277 53742 50951 84 288 81 284 82 283 81 277 50951 48427 87 286 87 282 87 280 86 276 48427 46150 91 284 94 282 93 278 92 275 46150 44075 95 282 99 281 98 277 98 274 44075 42171 95 281 103 279 103 277 102 273 42171 40415 96 282 105 277 106 277 103 273 40415 38792 101 282 104 276 109 276 107 273 38792 37287 107 280 104 276 112 275 112 274 37287 35883 110 279 107 276 112 274 122 272 35883 34547 114 279 111 276 113 273 132 269 34547 33213 118 278 114 276 118 272 135 269 33213 31847 118 277 117 275 124 272 136 270 31847 30441 118 276 120 277 125 273 132 269 30441 28974 117 275 123 278 124 274 126 269 28974 27428 118 275 120 277 120 273 119 268 27428 25803 118 275 116 276 114 274 114 267 25803 24098 114 275 113 275 107 274 107 268 24098 22316 108 273 106 275 102 273 99 271 22316 20465 103 272 96 274 92 274 89 273 20465 18546 98 276 91 274 78 275 75 272 18546 16558 88 281 80 280 69 274 60 273 16558 14546 81 285 69 289 57 282 52 276 14546 12617 76 287 64 292 55 294 44 285 12617 10872 72 291 55 296 49 298 41 299 10872 9330 62 297 44 302 38 305 35 305 9330 7974 47 307 39 310 33 314 27 314 7974 6783 34 319 35 318 28 325 21 328 6783 5746 27 331 29 330 26 333 20 338 5746 4847 23 342 25 341 20 344 14 343 4847 4068 23 353 23 348 15 354 7*346 4068 3388 25 356 18*350 12*355 7*359 3388 2782 25*351 15*351 12*356 7 008 2782 2248 22*349 15 351 12 356 8 014 2248 1802 21 349 15 352 12 356 8 016 1802 1460 20 349 14 352 12 356 8 017 1460 1225 19 349 13 352 11 357 8 018 1225 1082 17 349 12 352 11 357 7 019 1082 1000 14 349 11 352 9 357 6 019 1000 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