DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/27 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 - - - 32.2 - - 42.5 - - 46.6 - - 43.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 171 - - 421 - - 344 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1617 - - 4258 - - 6046 - - 3258 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1641 - - 3934 - - 5254 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2572 - - 5213 - - 7001 - - 4213 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 862 - - 649 - - 1310 - - 2953 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 265 - - 491 - - 515 - - 56 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 22 - - 26 - - 23 BL Wind Direction - - - 330 - - 337 - - 330 - - 336 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 8 - - 11 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -2 - - -4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 439 - - -951 - - -1412 - - -3278 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2133 - - 6165 - - 8413 - - 7491 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 383 - - -12020 - - -11366 - - -13168 ODpotential blCL - - - 2189 - - 17233 - - 18367 - - 17381 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 65 - - 54 - - 51 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.2 - - 42.5 - - 46.6 - - 43.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.0 - - 19.3 - - 13.2 - - 14.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.4 - - 40.6 - - 45.3 - - 43.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.1 - - 18.4 - - 12.7 - - 14.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 171 - - 421 - - 344 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1617 - - 4258 - - 6046 - - 3258 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 96131 28 268 28 264 33 264 36 269 96131 88910 25 269 28 270 29 270 34 267 88910 83389 29 274 27 283 29 270 30 279 83389 78811 36 284 37 286 34 279 33 283 78811 74853 35 283 32 278 35 273 36 277 74853 71346 26 271 32 282 42 280 50 290 71346 68189 33 294 38 283 46 281 60 288 68189 65313 41 279 41 279 48 276 54 278 65313 62645 41 280 38 275 42 270 50 267 62645 60041 44 284 40 282 41 278 53 279 60041 57306 56 284 54 286 59 288 65 286 57306 54455 73 279 75 280 83 282 81 285 54455 51723 87 275 92 275 96 278 95 283 51723 49249 93 271 99 272 103 276 103 281 49249 47015 94 269 101 273 107 278 106 280 47015 44980 97 273 106 277 109 280 109 283 44980 43121 102 278 109 279 110 280 111 283 43121 41415 109 278 113 277 114 277 112 284 41415 39841 117 277 120 276 118 277 114 286 39841 38378 124 275 127 276 123 279 120 287 38378 37012 128 275 132 276 129 281 128 286 37012 35696 129 276 135 277 132 281 134 285 35696 34356 124 276 132 278 129 281 133 283 34356 32961 117 274 126 277 126 282 129 283 32961 31514 112 272 122 275 125 282 127 285 31514 30003 108 273 116 275 122 280 124 286 30003 28418 106 277 112 278 118 281 113 288 28418 26761 103 277 109 280 111 284 107 291 26761 25029 101 274 105 281 105 290 103 296 25029 23218 97 273 98 283 99 291 99 301 23218 21330 93 278 93 288 94 290 93 300 21330 19365 87 284 90 289 90 292 89 299 19365 17319 83 285 83 290 85 296 86 301 17319 15237 76 291 78 295 81 303 78 308 15237 13240 75 305 76 306 75 312 72 315 13240 11445 67 318 66 317 66 319 62 325 11445 9871 48 325 50 327 55 322 54 331 9871 8487 34 314 43 336 47 329 46 330 8487 7262 39 313 43 342 36*330 38 322 7262 6179 36 326 38*340 29*329 28 319 6179 5222 27 333 24*337 27 329 27 322 5222 4379 26 337 23 337 27 329 26*326 4379 3634 23 332 23 337 26 330 25*332 3634 2967 21*331 22 337 26 330 25 334 2967 2378 21*330 22 338 25 331 24 336 2378 1887 20 330 22 338 24 331 23 337 1887 1510 19 330 21 338 24 331 22 337 1510 1251 18 330 19 338 23 331 21 338 1251 1093 17 330 18 338 21 331 18 339 1093 1003 14 330 16 338 18 331 14 338 1003 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