DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/28 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 - - - 30.3 - - 31.9 - - 31.2 - - 29.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 46 - - 243 - - 133 - - 27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1441 - - 2091 - - 1583 - - 1727 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 2123 - - 1490 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2396 - - 3046 - - 2538 - - 2682 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 485 - - 446 - - 1020 - - 631 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 170 - - 327 - - 244 - - 150 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 13 - - 11 - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - 075 - - 075 - - 049 - - 031 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 3 - - 2 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 3 - - -6 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -310 - - 219 - - 557 - - 657 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2706 - - 2827 - - 1982 - - 2025 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10603 - - -8203 - - 315 - - 273 ODpotential blCL - - - 12999 - - 11249 - - 2223 - - 2409 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 91 - - 100 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.3 - - 31.9 - - 31.2 - - 29.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.2 - - 23.3 - - 26.4 - - 24.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.1 - - 30.6 - - 30.4 - - 29.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.0 - - 22.2 - - 25.4 - - 24.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 46 - - 243 - - 133 - - 27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1441 - - 2091 - - 1583 - - 1727 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 65 - - 100 - - 92 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] 96584 17 090 17 098 12 113 8 135 96584 89379 20 108 15 130 6 117 9 083 89379 83767 14 109 9 130 6 178 8 055 83767 79087 5 131 3 180 6 192 7 252 79087 75053 4 209 6 232 7 241 18 260 75053 71482 7 281 6 252 13 237 20 252 71482 68238 15 277 22 296 20 303 17 254 68238 65243 15 258 30 279 27 282 21 291 65243 62460 16 307 24 258 28 271 35 307 62460 59769 27 297 26 245 32 263 38 289 59769 56958 29 293 21 261 42 252 39 287 56958 54018 42 313 46 315 38 269 53 296 54018 51193 56 302 66 294 54 289 62 292 51193 48651 62 293 69 288 71 290 69 290 48651 46380 65 290 70 292 74 290 74 291 46380 44333 65 289 74 292 76 296 78 297 44333 42478 64 290 77 290 87 296 92 300 42478 40794 70 296 81 289 97 291 103 296 40794 39253 84 300 85 292 97 290 104 290 39253 37826 97 301 94 296 100 296 102 291 37826 36485 98 300 100 298 110 300 105 296 36485 35188 97 302 102 301 115 301 108 298 35188 33867 98 302 102 302 112 300 107 297 33867 32495 96 300 99 301 105 296 104 294 32495 31073 92 298 94 298 98 291 101 292 31073 29587 88 299 90 295 94 288 100 291 29587 28027 83 300 87 290 90 287 99 292 28027 26396 77 292 88 288 89 287 94 294 26396 24696 79 286 89 287 87 289 84 293 24696 22929 78 285 86 287 83 292 78 292 22929 21092 69 283 77 288 79 294 73 291 21092 19180 65 277 63 288 74 296 69 290 19180 17188 65 279 54 287 66 299 64 290 17188 15161 53 279 48 286 54 299 59 296 15161 13215 56 273 37 292 43 293 54 300 13215 11449 59 257 31 290 37 291 46 293 11449 9874 48 234 33 277 29 274 41 289 9874 8467 31 226 36 266 26 275 36 288 8467 7213 20 232 35 250 32 272 34 286 7213 6102 20 227 27 241 32 257 27 283 6102 5135 9 224 15 224 21 226 13 272 5135 4295 4 140 8 129 12 181 3 235 4295 3560 18 078 14*095 8 144 5 017 3560 2910 24*079 13*080 7*084 17*030 2910 2338 22*077 14 077 11*054 18*031 2338 1862 19 076 13 075 12 050 18 031 1862 1495 19 075 13 073 12 048 17 031 1495 1243 17 075 13 072 11 048 16 031 1243 1090 15 075 12 071 11 047 15 030 1090 1002 12 075 11 071 10 047 12 030 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