DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/27 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 - - - 8.7 - - 12.8 - - 16.1 - - 12.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 287 - - 182 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1840 - - 2540 - - 2581 - - 46 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 984 - - 2491 - - 2339 - - 984 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2795 - - 3495 - - 3536 - - 1001 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 446 - - 655 - - 806 - - 2810 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 208 - - 363 - - 313 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 18 - - 19 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 325 - - 318 - - 314 - - 313 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -3 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -944 - - -1564 - - -2264 - - -4454 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3740 - - 5059 - - 5801 - - 5455 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15686 - - -16586 - - -15736 - - -18484 ODpotential blCL - - - 18481 - - 20081 - - 19272 - - 19485 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 71 - - 60 - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 8.7 - - 12.8 - - 16.1 - - 12.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -3.8 - - -5.6 - - -5.7 - - -7.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 8.3 - - 11.5 - - 15.3 - - 14.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -3.7 - - -5.5 - - -5.9 - - -7.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 287 - - 182 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1840 - - 2540 - - 2581 - - 46 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 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] 94355 133 242 123 247 140 242 134 248 94355 87394 114 249 105 247 117 248 119 255 87394 82013 107 254 96 251 110 251 103 255 82013 77481 104 254 100 253 107 256 102 264 77481 73569 94 255 95 256 103 263 102 267 73569 70122 85 255 89 265 96 269 97 268 70122 66996 77 257 86 269 88 267 95 270 66996 64113 75 265 82 267 79 266 92 271 64113 61421 73 269 75 264 77 270 88 270 61421 58780 69 274 69 266 78 274 84 270 58780 56002 70 276 70 271 77 274 80 273 56002 53114 72 275 73 269 72 275 76 277 53114 50355 70 278 71 271 71 277 76 279 50355 47871 69 286 70 275 69 278 77 280 47871 45642 72 288 68 278 68 280 74 280 45642 43622 75 284 68 280 67 284 68 282 43622 41777 74 283 69 285 69 287 67 288 41777 40083 76 290 72 290 68 288 71 292 40083 38523 82 293 74 290 66 289 72 293 38523 37079 88 291 75 287 66 288 68 292 37079 35735 90 291 78 286 67 284 65 293 35735 34452 92 294 80 287 67 284 63 296 34452 33160 99 296 84 290 68 287 62 301 33160 31822 102 294 88 292 73 289 63 302 31822 30438 100 294 91 291 80 289 67 299 30438 28993 98 295 96 289 85 288 72 294 28993 27472 98 296 102 287 88 286 70 293 27472 25878 99 298 106 286 89 285 71 295 25878 24208 98 298 102 290 85 288 79 296 24208 22462 92 296 98 295 80 294 83 297 22462 20640 86 297 94 298 81 299 77 298 20640 18744 81 299 88 300 82 300 70 300 18744 16773 80 302 82 304 78 304 66 304 16773 14765 79 306 77 306 70 309 62 307 14765 12833 77 307 72 310 65 311 59 308 12833 11080 73 308 68 311 64 314 61 311 11080 9528 66 312 62 310 58 316 57 314 9528 8163 59 315 54 312 49 314 47 313 8163 6964 54 318 48 315 44 316 39 316 6964 5913 49 321 41 318 39 318 33 319 5913 4991 44 325 33 323 33 319 27 310 4991 4187 39 331 26*322 25*314 24 300 4187 3483 34 331 19*317 20*313 21 305 3483 2854 29*327 19 317 20 313 20 310 2854 2299 25*325 19 318 19 314 18 313 2299 1835 24 325 19 318 19 315 17 315 1835 1479 23 325 18 319 18 315 15 317 1479 1234 21 325 17 319 17 316 12 318 1234 1086 19 324 16 319 16 316 9*317 1086 1001 14 324 13 318 14 316 5*313 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