DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/05 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 0653z - - 0955z - - 1327z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 28.4 - - 33.4 - - 40.7 - - 41.7 - - 35.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -8 - - 8 - - 99 - - 47 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 47 - - 47 - - 1026 - - 1671 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit 986 - - 986 - - 986 - - 987 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top 1002 - - 1002 - - 1981 - - 2626 - - 1002 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 187 - - 447 - - 471 - - 837 - - 2250 Hgt.Variab. W* 9 - - 31 - - 192 - - 175 - - 11 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 4 - - 8 - - 9 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 188 - - 223 - - 343 - - 000 - - 357 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1612 - - -2108 - - -2042 - - -789 - - -1764 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2614 - - 3110 - - 4023 - - 3416 - - 2767 sfcLCL ODpotential -13649 - - -12572 - - -11081 - - -9001 - - -11662 ODpotential blCL 14651 - - 13574 - - 13062 - - 11627 - - 12664 blCL maxRH 75 - - 76 - - 79 - - 91 - - 79 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 28.4 - - 33.4 - - 40.7 - - 41.7 - - 35.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 20.7 - - 23.5 - - 26.7 - - 30.2 - - 26.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 29.4 - - 33.5 - - 40.0 - - 41.3 - - 35.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 20.2 - - 22.8 - - 25.6 - - 29.8 - - 26.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -8 - - 8 - - 99 - - 47 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 47 - - 47 - - 1026 - - 1671 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 2 - - 3 - - 16 - - 63 - - 16 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 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] 95259 58 263 68 276 69 281 64 277 58 267 95259 88274 45 276 46 277 51 272 45 269 42 275 88274 82818 37 285 36 271 34 264 36 270 32 273 82818 78250 41 287 35 284 32 276 36 281 35 277 78250 74320 48 286 42 294 32 276 40 270 44 266 74320 70862 45 275 35 280 27 267 34 256 38 260 70862 67693 42 259 34 269 32 290 29 288 34 280 67693 64747 43 278 46 276 48 294 52 295 51 290 64747 62021 56 285 53 279 67 282 67 283 65 281 62021 59391 61 277 57 280 65 272 72 270 64 265 59391 56640 60 272 59 272 59 268 67 270 62 261 56640 53762 66 271 59 270 67 273 70 273 67 271 53762 51005 77 270 68 276 79 275 85 270 86 275 51005 48534 87 274 88 278 95 273 99 269 98 274 48534 46331 103 275 104 272 105 269 104 270 111 271 46331 44334 109 274 108 268 106 269 109 272 120 267 44334 42513 110 275 105 268 111 271 118 272 122 264 42513 40844 116 273 108 271 115 270 126 270 121 264 40844 39303 121 269 113 271 115 269 128 269 124 266 39303 37868 117 267 116 270 115 270 129 270 129 267 37868 36524 110 268 112 268 114 271 129 271 132 268 36524 35227 107 272 106 269 110 270 126 270 131 268 35227 33911 108 277 102 273 106 268 120 268 129 267 33911 32543 107 279 98 272 106 265 114 266 124 265 32543 31127 104 277 93 270 105 264 108 266 118 263 31127 29648 96 273 90 269 98 265 104 265 111 262 29648 28092 90 272 87 268 91 265 101 265 105 262 28092 26462 88 273 84 268 86 264 99 265 100 263 26462 24757 86 275 81 270 83 263 97 264 95 265 24757 22980 82 275 79 270 77 263 90 263 89 269 22980 21138 77 275 77 270 72 263 79 263 79 265 21138 19234 66 273 69 268 67 262 68 268 66 269 19234 17258 50 270 61 265 61 261 58 269 57 264 17258 15232 52 275 59 268 57 264 56 262 59 260 15232 13269 53 264 56 270 52 269 53 264 60 266 13269 11483 48 250 47 267 46 266 51 283 47 271 11483 9897 41 252 40 259 37 257 42 282 35 276 9897 8490 40 249 40 245 35 256 31 273 26 275 8490 7246 36 247 31 248 32 258 24 254 25 267 7246 6145 29 256 22 256 21 252 18 233 21 267 6145 5177 16 269 14 253 10 245 12 217 7 252 5177 4332 15 297 9 232 3 209 6 177 3 050 4332 3591 21 295 2 196 3 112 4 097 12 024 3591 2934 25 285 4 348 3 110 7*015 21 026 2934 2356 28 273 10 322 5*358 9*003 21 014 2356 1873 26 262 14 288 9*342 9 001 21 010 1873 1502 17 247 12 261 9 343 9 360 19 005 1502 1246 11 217 8 228 8 343 9 359 16 001 1246 1091 9 212 7 226 8 342 8 358 14 360 1091 1002 3*188 4*223 7 343 7 358 9*357 1002 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