DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/24 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 - - - 24.7 - - 37.7 - - 37.1 - - 33.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -4 - - 7 - - -8 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 47 - - 613 - - 48 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 985 - - 987 - - 986 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1002 - - 1568 - - 1003 - - 1003 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 728 - - 750 - - 642 - - 118 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 19 - - 74 - - 18 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 11 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 193 - - 262 - - 287 - - 286 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -4 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1606 - - -1110 - - -798 - - -273 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2608 - - 2678 - - 1801 - - 1276 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14127 - - -10479 - - -8960 - - -5990 ODpotential blCL - - - 15129 - - 12047 - - 9963 - - 6993 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 81 - - 78 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 24.7 - - 37.7 - - 37.1 - - 33.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.8 - - 29.3 - - 32.5 - - 31.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 25.0 - - 37.6 - - 37.7 - - 36.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.1 - - 28.2 - - 31.4 - - 31.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -4 - - 7 - - -8 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 47 - - 613 - - 48 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 24 - - 12 - - 82 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96458 15 098 15 089 6 079 11 079 96458 89309 11 101 10 117 5 090 5 085 89309 83726 6 081 7 146 1 299 5 002 83726 79049 3 042 1 227 5 204 7 273 79049 74994 9 305 8 301 9 293 11 306 74994 71389 12 305 17 284 20 297 22 307 71389 68119 21 304 18 300 19 298 24 302 68119 65109 26 305 26 309 27 305 34 303 65109 62320 28 308 28 305 31 303 34 295 62320 59611 23 315 33 308 35 295 36 302 59611 56753 39 301 43 305 48 312 53 309 56753 53762 46 310 51 306 64 305 71 307 53762 50910 66 314 65 305 69 300 79 305 50910 48372 68 301 70 303 76 302 88 304 48372 46135 67 302 84 305 88 301 99 298 46135 44137 93 308 104 300 99 296 99 291 44137 42331 113 300 104 293 99 295 96 294 42331 40679 112 302 98 300 104 300 107 302 40679 39154 122 312 109 307 112 301 127 304 39154 37734 134 315 116 307 118 300 133 301 37734 36399 135 315 119 304 119 298 132 300 36399 35106 136 315 120 303 120 299 134 300 35106 33789 139 315 124 304 122 300 135 300 33789 32419 136 314 130 306 123 298 136 300 32419 30998 129 310 130 307 123 297 136 300 30998 29512 124 307 123 306 122 296 135 300 29512 27949 117 307 114 303 117 297 132 300 27949 26311 100 306 103 300 108 297 128 299 26311 24601 82 299 97 297 102 295 121 300 24601 22824 70 294 87 297 99 293 109 299 22824 20986 66 295 75 295 91 294 94 292 20986 19075 64 297 67 295 73 293 94 287 19075 17088 58 294 63 290 62 285 86 287 17088 15082 52 291 59 280 62 281 69 280 15082 13158 48 283 55 280 60 279 64 281 13158 11407 42 284 33 269 52 278 59 288 11407 9858 36 283 29 272 47 284 59 307 9858 8487 33 283 31 270 49 295 48 312 8487 7270 34 273 27 263 49 303 41 307 7270 6187 36 271 25 265 47 316 38 308 6187 5228 36 272 28 277 43 326 35 317 5228 4383 32 262 31 297 33 332 32 322 4383 3637 27 257 31 304 28 333 30 327 3637 2969 33 251 27 294 25 333 27 337 2969 2379 41 233 22 277 22 334 24 346 2379 1887 33 211 16*267 19 324 21 346 1887 1509 24 201 13*264 15 302 15 326 1509 1250 19 195 11 262 11 291 13 297 1250 1092 17*194 10 261 9*289 11*290 1092 1003 12*193 8 260 6*287 3*286 1003 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