DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/28 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 - - - 10.0 - - 19.0 - - 22.9 - - 18.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 161 - - 129 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 46 - - 1481 - - 1935 - - 46 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 984 - - 1499 - - 1699 - - 985 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1001 - - 2436 - - 2890 - - 1001 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 487 - - 553 - - 588 - - 2105 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 33 - - 250 - - 254 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 12 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 322 - - 319 - - 326 - - 004 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2502 - - -5006 - - -5577 - - -5749 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3504 - - 7443 - - 8467 - - 6750 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16164 - - -20736 - - -21223 - - -22186 ODpotential blCL - - - 17165 - - 23172 - - 24113 - - 23187 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 90 - - 82 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 10.0 - - 19.0 - - 22.9 - - 18.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -1.3 - - -9.8 - - -10.5 - - -7.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 10.0 - - 18.1 - - 22.0 - - 19.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -1.3 - - -10.1 - - -10.8 - - -7.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 161 - - 129 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 46 - - 1481 - - 1935 - - 46 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 62 - - 29 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 94217 145 256 123 253 115 254 128 255 94217 87262 122 265 101 259 101 266 111 265 87262 81793 110 272 93 265 102 270 107 275 81793 77258 108 273 95 273 106 275 105 285 77258 73386 99 272 96 275 102 277 100 290 73386 69988 90 275 92 279 94 279 91 292 69988 66917 83 282 87 284 83 288 85 296 66917 64076 79 292 82 291 81 296 86 295 64076 61429 82 301 80 297 85 299 88 290 61429 58857 88 306 84 300 91 297 90 291 58857 56166 93 304 91 301 95 297 97 292 56166 53359 94 303 100 303 96 298 95 294 53359 50652 92 305 102 303 95 300 95 296 50652 48192 91 309 98 304 92 302 98 298 48192 45982 92 313 96 307 96 305 100 296 45982 43998 93 312 96 309 107 302 96 296 43998 42209 88 313 100 310 108 302 97 301 42209 40576 88 319 109 314 112 307 108 295 40576 39071 101 325 119 317 119 309 108 290 39071 37663 122 327 126 320 122 309 108 289 37663 36330 131 326 126 320 121 309 105 291 36330 35034 128 326 124 319 119 312 97 297 35034 33714 124 326 123 318 117 312 94 298 33714 32341 121 327 120 319 117 308 94 300 32341 30915 119 327 116 318 120 307 95 304 30915 29427 117 328 113 316 116 310 97 306 29427 27864 115 328 109 315 111 312 97 307 27864 26227 103 327 105 316 106 313 96 307 26227 24515 96 325 103 315 101 313 92 308 24515 22728 90 324 100 315 97 312 86 309 22728 20871 81 323 96 315 93 313 81 311 20871 18942 80 321 88 316 87 314 78 312 18942 16939 81 319 81 315 81 315 72 311 16939 14909 80 317 75 315 74 315 66 313 14909 12965 77 316 68 316 68 315 60 315 12965 11205 72 318 63 317 63 315 55 315 11205 9650 56 321 57 316 53 315 50 314 9650 8276 48 316 48 312 46 312 44 314 8276 7065 44 315 43 309 43 309 38 317 7065 5996 40 316 38 309 39 313 35 323 5996 5056 36 316 33 310 35 320 32 328 5056 4233 33 314 29 313 29 325 27 329 4233 3513 31 311 26 313 23*326 20 328 3513 2875 28 310 21*313 14*323 15 337 2875 2314 23 309 14*316 13 325 14 346 2314 1845 19 318 13 318 13 326 14 353 1845 1485 17 327 12 319 13 327 14 357 1485 1238 13 328 12 320 12 328 12 001 1238 1087 11*327 11 320 11 328 10 003 1087 1001 5*322 10 320 10 328 5*004 1001 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