DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/08 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 - - - 42.7 - - 53.7 - - 58.6 - - 54.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - 70 - - 16 - - -59 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 48 - - 974 - - 1004 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 987 - - 988 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1003 - - 1929 - - 1959 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 617 - - 259 - - 479 - - 252 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 30 - - 181 - - 130 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 17 - - 19 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 239 - - 228 - - 227 - - 205 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 8 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1423 - - -687 - - -355 - - -559 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2426 - - 2617 - - 2314 - - 1563 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9958 - - -7109 - - -5401 - - -6624 ODpotential blCL - - - 10961 - - 9038 - - 7360 - - 7628 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 72 - - 74 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 42.7 - - 53.7 - - 58.6 - - 54.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.7 - - 45.6 - - 51.7 - - 50.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.9 - - 53.1 - - 58.6 - - 56.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.5 - - 44.4 - - 50.4 - - 49.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - 70 - - 16 - - -59 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 48 - - 974 - - 1004 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 6 - - 8 - - 8 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] 96039 22 329 23 336 18 343 6 327 96039 88901 24 329 22 329 14 324 13 325 88901 83393 23 332 12 314 24 326 23 328 83393 78848 18 315 14 287 26 303 20 299 78848 74939 30 310 17 307 23 280 23 290 74939 71466 40 294 36 293 27 276 31 280 71466 68322 39 283 42 282 32 284 34 284 68322 65429 43 286 41 279 38 283 36 283 65429 62732 47 286 39 277 37 274 34 275 62732 60103 43 280 35 276 33 273 28 269 60103 57363 40 276 37 284 39 282 32 277 57363 54518 46 286 44 291 39 280 46 271 54518 51768 52 292 50 299 43 295 39 272 51768 49268 58 296 54 297 51 288 38 293 49268 47021 63 288 54 285 58 278 49 297 47021 44981 61 278 57 280 60 278 59 293 44981 43121 51 279 57 282 65 283 66 288 43121 41413 54 299 57 288 67 283 66 286 41413 39834 58 301 61 297 66 296 67 294 39834 38374 61 301 68 304 72 304 72 296 38374 37015 57 305 72 308 72 306 73 294 37015 35708 57 316 74 313 72 308 70 295 35708 34384 59 323 73 316 70 309 67 296 34384 33013 61 325 71 316 66 306 62 295 33013 31595 62 324 68 313 62 301 57 291 31595 30113 61 317 64 308 57 298 53 286 30113 28556 59 312 61 298 53 296 53 284 28556 26921 59 311 60 293 49 293 55 287 26921 25213 58 313 60 294 52 292 56 292 25213 23435 53 308 58 295 55 292 53 291 23435 21588 46 297 54 292 52 289 52 284 21588 19665 48 293 46 288 52 285 55 283 19665 17659 51 294 45 291 52 283 53 282 17659 15611 48 304 43 291 45 279 48 279 15611 13634 41 306 33 280 39 275 43 273 13634 11834 28 297 30 271 37 270 38 271 11834 10232 19 278 30 263 34 268 36 271 10232 8807 20 267 28 263 31 266 34 266 8807 7537 22 279 27 264 30 263 31 264 7537 6408 25 278 25 261 31 259 29 260 6408 5408 27 270 26 258 32 257 31 253 5408 4526 28 266 28 259 34 256 36 248 4526 3748 28 265 29 261 34 252 43 241 3748 3052 27 268 28 257 32 245 44 233 3052 2437 28 268 25*246 29*239 42 224 2437 1925 29 256 20*232 22*228 37 222 1925 1532 24 247 18 228 20 227 30 217 1532 1261 18 241 17 226 19 227 22 211 1261 1097 16*240 15 226 16 226 18 209 1097 1004 11*239 12 225 13 226 9*205 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