DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/03 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 - - - 22.1 - - 24.3 - - 28.4 - - 27.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 17 - - 50 - - 32 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 633 - - 980 - - 1416 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 985 - - 986 - - 986 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1588 - - 1935 - - 2371 - - 1002 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 764 - - 542 - - 499 - - 1664 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 90 - - 150 - - 147 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 7 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 4 - - 5 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 336 - - 263 - - 303 - - 020 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -583 - - -531 - - 432 - - -306 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2171 - - 2466 - - 1939 - - 1308 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16210 - - -15208 - - 175 - - -622 ODpotential blCL - - - 17798 - - 17143 - - 2196 - - 1624 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 22.1 - - 24.3 - - 28.4 - - 27.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.4 - - 17.4 - - 23.8 - - 25.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 21.9 - - 23.9 - - 28.2 - - 27.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.0 - - 16.7 - - 23.2 - - 25.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 17 - - 50 - - 32 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 633 - - 980 - - 1416 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 95637 40 278 47 270 45 275 49 266 95637 88634 28 317 19 278 26 281 30 288 88634 83235 22 318 17 294 19 293 22 295 83235 78733 18 324 19 295 21 314 23 310 78733 74822 22 329 19 290 22 303 26 309 74822 71335 26 309 20 292 22 300 28 305 71335 68162 29 295 26 298 26 303 29 296 68162 65230 28 288 27 292 28 300 30 295 65230 62498 31 297 29 289 34 297 34 300 62498 59841 36 307 34 291 43 292 36 301 59841 57064 46 304 42 292 43 290 44 297 57064 54179 51 298 54 295 50 290 51 289 54179 51415 53 296 58 291 50 288 52 283 51415 48917 56 297 55 293 54 296 49 291 48917 46675 58 296 56 299 58 300 56 304 46675 44641 59 294 57 301 70 304 66 311 44641 42780 59 294 61 305 79 304 77 305 42780 41076 57 296 78 303 86 300 85 297 41076 39517 57 303 84 294 78 299 84 296 39517 38077 69 305 71 297 72 300 84 301 38077 36735 70 302 57 300 73 308 88 303 36735 35443 47 293 55 320 85 312 90 303 35443 34132 68 336 79 332 87 312 85 305 34132 32770 87 339 87 331 85 314 83 306 32770 31359 80 330 83 326 78 314 82 310 31359 29883 72 321 79 324 73 314 82 310 29883 28325 67 318 71 323 74 311 79 303 28325 26687 64 320 64 318 74 309 75 300 26687 24968 63 323 63 314 73 308 68 302 24968 23176 60 325 63 313 71 308 62 304 23176 21313 55 326 61 313 65 308 57 305 21313 19377 44 321 58 310 57 309 54 307 19377 17357 40 317 53 307 54 310 50 311 17357 15295 38 315 45 310 51 311 42 313 15295 13307 37 315 41 313 43 312 39 314 13307 11504 33 320 40 317 36 316 32 315 11504 9907 29 313 36 321 31 322 25 321 9907 8492 30 315 29 320 25 320 24 319 8492 7236 21 303 24 316 24 315 25 317 7236 6126 19 284 19 314 22 312 25 313 6126 5148 23 289 19 296 20 308 22 311 5148 4296 19 287 18 290 19 296 17 311 4296 3560 16 289 15 291 14 298 15 312 3560 2910 11 288 12 284 11*297 11 318 2910 2336 8 288 8*271 7*298 8 333 2336 1859 5*293 4*263 5 304 4 351 1859 1494 2*327 4 264 5 304 3 004 1494 1242 1 336 3 262 4 306 3 013 1242 1090 1 344 3 262 4 307 3 018 1090 1002 1 337 3 261 4 307 2*020 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