DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/17 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 13.0 - - 20.9 - - 25.4 - - 22.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 102 - - 195 - - 2 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1397 - - 1913 - - 1556 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 984 - - 1908 - - 985 - - 985 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2352 - - 2868 - - 2511 - - 1002 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 626 - - 320 - - 905 - - 1958 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 212 - - 293 - - 96 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 10 - - 16 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 198 - - 193 - - 167 - - 162 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -604 - - -1478 - - -1203 - - -794 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2956 - - 4346 - - 3714 - - 1796 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -20401 - - -18863 - - -17237 - - -15377 ODpotential blCL - - - 22753 - - 21731 - - 19748 - - 16379 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 90 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 50 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 13.0 - - 20.9 - - 25.4 - - 22.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 3.9 - - 5.6 - - 12.8 - - 18.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 12.2 - - 19.8 - - 25.6 - - 22.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 2.9 - - 4.6 - - 11.7 - - 17.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 102 - - 195 - - 2 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1397 - - 1913 - - 1556 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 28 - - 60 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 96560 11 219 7 269 4 235 17 255 96560 89412 6 320 4 175 13 263 5 320 89412 83920 3 345 2 126 8 257 5 324 83920 79325 7 340 4 031 5 300 10 338 79325 75324 12 351 5 026 11 310 17 306 75324 71765 15 339 8 351 12 327 19 317 71765 68532 19 327 18 330 18 335 27 329 68532 65564 18 336 22 318 21 329 26 329 65564 62806 25 358 24 325 24 332 25 327 62806 60107 36 350 33 334 29 335 28 328 60107 57265 45 336 40 331 42 339 38 338 57265 54309 47 330 53 328 52 326 49 333 54309 51486 54 332 54 329 52 328 57 330 51486 48938 57 340 56 341 61 328 64 319 48938 46652 71 347 71 337 61 323 65 319 46652 44586 83 339 71 329 64 326 68 321 44586 42710 83 331 72 332 77 331 73 325 42710 40988 73 333 90 336 90 329 88 326 40988 39401 85 353 105 338 105 328 103 323 39401 37935 137 353 136 334 112 326 111 323 37935 36573 154 348 132 331 111 326 126 328 36573 35266 143 345 129 329 108 325 137 329 35266 33938 135 343 128 328 105 324 130 327 33938 32559 131 341 126 328 104 324 122 324 32559 31132 127 342 122 331 105 324 120 323 31132 29641 121 342 112 334 105 324 120 321 29641 28075 117 342 107 334 105 323 119 321 28075 26436 100 344 99 331 100 323 111 324 26436 24731 83 337 92 330 91 322 84 326 24731 22959 79 330 77 326 81 322 66 323 22959 21114 76 327 71 323 71 324 68 323 21114 19187 74 325 64 323 69 322 66 321 19187 17175 68 323 60 319 65 322 66 319 17175 15122 55 324 53 312 51 316 59 316 15122 13142 47 322 45 301 55 298 48 318 13142 11345 41 318 37 298 53 288 47 323 11345 9751 37 317 30 298 46 283 42 303 9751 8341 32 319 28 295 41 267 44 299 8341 7100 28 320 25 290 37 253 40 294 7100 6014 22 320 21 282 24 243 41 262 6014 5069 16 323 16 272 24 234 46 232 5069 4246 11 319 12 248 24 228 33 219 4246 3524 7 288 12*221 22 210 32 206 3524 2883 5*213 11*196 19*184 29 192 2883 2318 3*198 11 194 18*172 25 181 2318 1848 3 197 10 193 17 168 23 170 1848 1487 3 199 10 192 16 166 20 166 1487 1239 3 197 10 191 15 164 17 164 1239 1088 3 198 9 191 13 162 15*163 1088 1002 3 197 8 190 10 161 10*162 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