DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/14 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 52.5 - - 56.8 - - 51.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 69 - - 96 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 697 - - 1163 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 987 - - 987 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1652 - - 2118 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 683 - - 1544 - - 1190 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 148 - - 196 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 211 - - 266 - - 261 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -5 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3987 - - -1499 - - -200 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5639 - - 3617 - - 1204 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7076 - - -3346 - - -2445 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8728 - - 5464 - - 3449 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 96 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 230 - - 0 - - 280 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 52.5 - - 56.8 - - 51.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 31.6 - - 44.5 - - 49.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 51.9 - - 56.1 - - 55.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 31.5 - - 44.3 - - 51.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 69 - - 96 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 697 - - 1163 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 82 - - 36 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 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] 96720 32 068 28 081 22 081 96720 89593 30 086 22 098 15 088 89593 83991 25 088 17 091 11 078 83991 79312 11 072 15 071 9 068 79312 75283 6 081 7 047 10 063 75283 71713 10 330 9 007 8 004 71713 68484 15 294 15 321 12 326 68484 65512 13 286 18 309 15 307 65512 62749 17 285 27 291 23 295 62749 60061 25 279 32 275 30 287 60061 57248 33 287 35 274 37 283 57248 54319 39 288 42 276 43 278 54319 51518 39 286 45 277 46 275 51518 48995 41 283 46 277 47 274 48995 46729 45 280 51 275 53 275 46729 44670 51 277 58 272 58 268 44670 42784 58 274 63 270 57 267 42784 41051 65 271 63 267 54 266 41051 39457 68 264 62 263 53 264 39457 37989 62 259 63 257 56 261 37989 36625 62 260 57 252 60 250 36625 35320 68 246 58 250 61 244 35320 34008 68 239 57 245 48 251 34008 32655 62 241 51 248 49 256 32655 31256 58 248 50 256 48 256 31256 29794 59 253 50 252 45 253 29794 28256 59 256 49 248 45 252 28256 26640 60 257 46 250 45 251 26640 24946 59 258 46 253 40 253 24946 23174 57 259 47 260 37 271 23174 21332 54 261 46 267 36 280 21332 19418 44 266 42 264 26 271 19418 17427 25 301 21 298 16 263 17427 15401 10 328 6 320 7 272 15401 13451 6 278 1 263 3 297 13451 11677 8 259 4 265 3 354 11677 10099 7 251 6 241 5 009 10099 8698 8 285 5 284 9 335 8698 7452 9 234 4 277 10 318 7452 6344 12 215 7 195 9 292 6344 5362 12 201 9 200 11 287 5362 4494 13 202 10 221 11 286 4494 3725 12 212 10 248 11 278 3725 3036 14 226 11 270 11 264 3036 2427 14 228 9*277 10 254 2427 1919 12*225 7*272 10 255 1919 1529 6*213 5 265 8 259 1529 1260 6 211 4 263 7 263 1260 1097 6 211 4 262 5 262 1097 1004 5 211 4 262 4*261 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