DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/26 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 - - - 26.5 - - 38.4 - - 42.3 - - 34.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 6 - - 27 - - -10 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 294 - - 911 - - 48 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 986 - - 987 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1249 - - 1866 - - 1003 - - 1003 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 271 - - 423 - - 1221 - - 74 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 51 - - 125 - - 21 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 11 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 185 - - 235 - - 254 - - 232 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -2 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -108 - - -132 - - -656 - - -223 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1357 - - 1998 - - 1659 - - 1226 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8163 - - -4923 - - -4677 - - -5803 ODpotential blCL - - - 9412 - - 6789 - - 5680 - - 6806 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 80 - - 79 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 26.5 - - 38.4 - - 42.3 - - 34.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.3 - - 33.2 - - 38.6 - - 33.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 26.4 - - 38.3 - - 42.9 - - 38.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.0 - - 32.0 - - 37.8 - - 35.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 6 - - 27 - - -10 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 294 - - 911 - - 48 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 73 - - 20 - - 16 - - 12 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 96885 29 074 18 092 24 082 27 110 96885 89625 24 076 25 087 13 118 18 068 89625 83989 19 099 8 104 11 100 13 060 83989 79298 19 080 8 159 4 147 2 055 79298 75241 11 351 5 045 6 210 8 304 75241 71639 13 288 9 293 10 314 13 323 71639 68372 13 318 14 264 23 289 27 297 68372 65360 27 303 12 300 22 273 27 290 65360 62535 32 293 33 312 33 299 36 303 62535 59792 44 306 45 300 39 293 38 293 59792 56935 54 302 44 293 34 292 37 295 56935 53963 53 301 41 297 41 290 41 300 53963 51121 58 296 52 303 50 290 42 300 51121 48561 60 293 61 299 54 294 54 299 48561 46278 59 293 63 295 56 297 59 300 46278 44229 57 292 62 294 62 300 66 302 44229 42376 55 296 63 292 71 299 66 296 42376 40673 66 305 65 292 73 293 62 302 40673 39097 75 301 66 291 67 289 73 309 39097 37640 67 301 62 289 66 294 82 309 37640 36286 64 314 62 295 76 302 84 307 36286 34990 78 318 65 299 83 303 84 305 34990 33683 80 312 71 303 85 305 82 305 33683 32331 79 306 77 305 86 306 80 307 32331 30936 79 304 79 305 87 305 79 309 30936 29481 78 303 79 302 88 305 78 308 29481 27954 77 302 79 300 86 305 76 307 27954 26354 74 302 77 298 83 302 76 306 26354 24679 73 302 72 296 83 297 73 305 24679 22926 70 302 69 293 81 293 69 306 22926 21095 67 303 68 291 76 294 68 308 21095 19185 65 304 66 294 72 298 70 308 19185 17201 62 306 63 297 67 303 67 311 17201 15194 54 310 57 302 58 306 51 311 15194 13268 37 306 45 308 45 315 43 313 13268 11518 31 305 35 309 38 312 41 317 11518 9963 30 303 31 302 34 303 35 329 9963 8580 27 302 33 298 31 303 29 327 8580 7349 25 302 32 303 30 308 31 321 7349 6255 23 298 32 308 30 313 34 316 6255 5286 21 286 31 309 31 316 31 307 5286 4431 17 290 27 306 31 315 27 300 4431 3674 11 281 24 294 27 310 24 295 3674 2997 14 275 20 266 23 301 20 291 2997 2398 19 265 18 252 21 288 18 282 2398 1898 14 236 15*242 18 270 20 272 1898 1515 12*186 12*236 15 259 22 264 1515 1251 10*185 11 235 13 256 17 251 1251 1093 8 184 10 234 11 254 12*242 1093 1003 6 184 9 233 8*254 6*232 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