DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/21 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 - - - 17.5 - - 33.4 - - 37.9 - - 25.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -2 - - 213 - - 46 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 47 - - 1869 - - 374 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 985 - - 1909 - - 986 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1002 - - 2824 - - 1329 - - 1002 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 302 - - 848 - - 7545 - - 4938 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 3 - - 299 - - 105 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 24 - - 28 - - 20 BL Wind Direction - - - 252 - - 237 - - 286 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 9 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -6 - - -4 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -500 - - -1736 - - -3606 - - -2509 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1502 - - 4560 - - 4935 - - 3511 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7663 - - -5758 - - -3817 - - -2751 ODpotential blCL - - - 8665 - - 8582 - - 5146 - - 3753 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 81 - - 100 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 40 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 17.5 - - 33.4 - - 37.9 - - 25.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 14.8 - - 16.9 - - 19.8 - - 13.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 17.9 - - 32.4 - - 37.7 - - 25.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.9 - - 16.5 - - 19.5 - - 13.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -2 - - 213 - - 46 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 47 - - 1869 - - 374 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 48 - - 26 - - 101 - - 64 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 95335 23 289 30 266 33 275 37 268 95335 88428 27 307 23 277 19 260 27 259 88428 83032 26 253 30 299 28 304 20 283 83032 78486 23 314 24 291 28 276 29 296 78486 74537 38 313 23 283 34 277 43 294 74537 71035 35 300 31 291 39 285 43 291 71035 67824 34 302 31 275 31 267 37 285 67824 64810 42 299 30 298 35 275 41 288 64810 61985 53 295 49 301 49 287 49 283 61985 59249 56 286 55 283 56 281 52 276 59249 56378 48 275 55 272 57 273 59 283 56378 53385 48 278 57 269 55 272 69 282 53385 50533 58 281 59 275 70 282 71 283 50533 47970 69 280 64 284 78 282 75 284 47970 45679 75 275 70 284 76 280 76 283 45679 43610 75 270 73 280 76 281 77 282 43610 41721 69 275 75 277 79 280 79 281 41721 39982 76 281 81 275 83 279 82 279 39982 38370 83 279 85 272 88 277 86 278 38370 36870 83 276 84 269 92 275 91 277 36870 35470 81 277 84 272 92 274 93 276 35470 34137 85 278 86 274 91 275 95 278 34137 32805 87 276 86 277 92 281 99 281 32805 31443 86 276 92 284 101 288 105 284 31443 30049 84 280 99 288 110 289 112 286 30049 28605 87 287 106 289 113 288 116 285 28605 27093 92 292 110 289 113 287 116 284 27093 25509 95 294 109 287 115 285 115 284 25509 23851 95 297 106 286 116 283 115 283 23851 22123 87 295 102 287 116 282 116 282 22123 20328 77 286 96 288 112 282 114 283 20328 18462 79 282 87 286 107 284 110 285 18462 16525 81 288 80 283 102 285 100 288 16525 14565 61 291 74 280 93 287 82 292 14565 12691 53 284 69 281 77 290 69 296 12691 10997 51 283 66 285 61 291 60 300 10997 9500 46 285 59 284 56 288 54 300 9500 8179 42 286 49 284 57 289 49 298 8179 7009 39 287 46 279 56 289 48 303 7009 5971 36 290 48 274 55 290 48 311 5971 5054 33 293 48 274 54 290 48 314 5054 4247 31 294 42 266 52 290 47 314 4247 3533 29 292 37 258 51 290 47 313 3533 2893 25 287 30*246 48 289 45 312 2893 2327 24 285 26*239 45 289 43 311 2327 1854 24 283 25 238 42 288 39 310 1854 1491 22 279 24 237 38*287 35 309 1491 1241 15 266 22 236 34*287 30 308 1241 1089 13*264 21 236 29 286 27 308 1089 1002 6*252 17 235 23 286 20*307 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