DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/09 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 - - - 30.8 - - 48.1 - - 62.6 - - 51.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 40 - - 101 - - 31 - - -49 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 292 - - 664 - - 1382 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 987 - - 988 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1247 - - 1619 - - 2337 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 128 - - 418 - - 830 - - 94 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 93 - - 167 - - 148 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 13 - - 19 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 164 - - 179 - - 207 - - 180 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -992 - - -2447 - - -4303 - - -2274 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2239 - - 4066 - - 6641 - - 3279 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14175 - - -11273 - - -9880 - - -10167 ODpotential blCL - - - 15422 - - 12892 - - 12217 - - 11171 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 63 - - 82 - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.8 - - 48.1 - - 62.6 - - 51.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.9 - - 34.1 - - 37.3 - - 40.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.5 - - 47.6 - - 62.4 - - 54.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.5 - - 33.2 - - 36.6 - - 40.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 40 - - 101 - - 31 - - -49 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 292 - - 664 - - 1382 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 21 - - 0 - - 27 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96664 26 008 24 354 18 015 29 348 96664 89687 34 033 23 039 20 027 21 022 89687 84172 28 035 21 054 16 032 23 022 84172 79538 22 030 16 051 11 046 20 027 79538 75516 16 009 13 025 8 040 16 023 75516 71937 17 353 11 340 12 349 16 002 71937 68696 16 334 11 303 15 323 15 339 68696 65717 19 316 14 287 14 311 15 330 65717 62945 20 299 16 295 21 298 19 307 62945 60261 26 302 27 293 27 299 25 295 60261 57460 34 295 27 293 32 295 32 298 57460 54552 40 303 33 294 38 296 40 295 54552 51777 50 294 42 284 44 285 45 280 51777 49272 47 288 41 282 43 280 47 273 49272 47010 40 294 55 287 48 275 42 288 47010 44952 54 305 68 285 48 286 56 290 44952 43085 59 295 73 283 67 293 69 281 43085 41386 54 292 71 280 86 282 80 274 41386 39829 66 310 62 285 72 285 73 283 39829 38390 71 316 68 299 74 298 77 288 38390 37051 90 313 76 300 92 295 85 285 37051 35764 91 307 78 298 95 293 86 283 35764 34452 86 305 75 293 88 293 85 282 34452 33087 79 305 71 293 81 291 85 282 33087 31673 70 300 68 293 77 287 83 280 31673 30193 61 294 68 291 77 284 81 277 30193 28635 57 296 68 288 75 284 81 275 28635 27000 54 295 66 287 72 283 80 276 27000 25289 54 296 63 288 70 281 77 276 25289 23504 51 295 58 290 68 283 72 279 23504 21649 46 294 54 288 63 286 63 283 21649 19721 43 291 50 283 59 287 54 282 19721 17712 40 291 47 282 56 284 52 283 17712 15665 37 289 44 282 52 281 50 279 15665 13689 35 286 41 277 49 276 48 274 13689 11885 32 283 38 270 46 275 44 276 11885 10276 25 272 34 260 47 276 41 275 10276 8843 24 258 30 252 48 278 41 276 8843 7568 24 253 30 248 40 276 42 273 7568 6434 23 254 33 242 31 267 40 265 6434 5429 25 252 34 235 31 261 38 257 5429 4540 28 249 33 233 34 255 34 254 4540 3755 30 247 33 231 35 246 32 250 3755 3053 30 244 33 225 30 229 31 233 3053 2436 27 231 29 216 23*212 33 215 2436 1923 23 207 21*198 22*209 29 207 1923 1530 21*184 15*181 20 207 26 194 1530 1260 13*165 14 179 18 206 21 186 1260 1097 12 164 13 178 16 206 17*183 1097 1004 9 162 11 178 13 205 8*180 1004 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