DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/15 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 35.9 - - 35.0 - - 31.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 156 - - 93 - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2704 - - 2584 - - 2078 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2396 - - 1988 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3659 - - 3539 - - 3033 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 660 - - 795 - - 971 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 311 - - 258 - - 108 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 35 - - 29 - - 29 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 312 - - 319 - - 331 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 15 - - 13 - - 18 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -6 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1341 - - 1199 - - 596 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2318 - - 2340 - - 2437 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 758 - - 779 - - -120 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2901 - - 2760 - - 3153 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 101 - - 100 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 35.9 - - 35.0 - - 31.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 28.9 - - 28.0 - - 24.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 35.2 - - 34.5 - - 31.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 27.9 - - 27.1 - - 23.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 156 - - 93 - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2704 - - 2584 - - 2078 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 101 - - 66 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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 41 067 33 081 29 090 96039 88876 47 067 35 080 19 065 88876 83476 41 055 41 081 17 075 83476 78997 23 056 33 048 25 064 78997 75083 15 053 14 337 19 011 75083 71583 8 353 10 287 14 303 71583 68384 13 315 8 286 15 245 68384 65427 20 287 12 275 13 250 65427 62676 25 258 17 258 21 264 62676 60001 27 247 23 240 30 257 60001 57183 29 245 29 232 34 238 57183 54217 28 242 29 231 33 216 54217 51353 27 245 28 237 27 210 51353 48757 30 251 30 241 25 217 48757 46431 40 243 36 243 28 230 46431 44333 48 231 47 239 37 234 44333 42422 53 221 54 229 43 227 42422 40658 55 218 47 226 40 217 40658 39024 54 217 46 226 37 220 39024 37508 49 215 55 216 41 219 37508 36103 42 217 59 208 48 216 36103 34763 43 224 61 200 59 202 34763 33418 52 220 71 200 66 197 33418 32044 54 211 89 199 74 189 32044 30642 48 203 93 197 73 187 30642 29193 36 200 86 204 67 191 29193 27675 31 199 72 214 58 195 27675 26083 28 199 64 224 50 200 26083 24416 31 200 46 229 37 203 24416 22679 36 206 31 232 24 201 22679 20874 36 215 27 235 20 201 20874 18991 31 228 25 243 15 224 18991 17024 32 236 17 248 12 248 17024 15016 32 244 13 285 7 274 15016 13082 32 257 15 293 8 294 13082 11323 33 269 11 279 11 284 11323 9760 28 285 9 284 12 302 9760 8371 26 302 16 304 19 328 8371 7141 30 310 26 315 28 339 7141 6054 36 307 34 330 34 349 6054 5101 39 313 39 336 40 349 5101 4274 38*312 35 327 41 339 4274 3553 38*312 32*320 37*332 3553 2910 38 312 32*320 35*331 2910 2340 37 312 31 319 33 331 2340 1863 36 312 30 319 31 331 1863 1496 35 312 29 319 28 330 1496 1244 32 312 27 319 25 330 1244 1090 29 312 24 319 22 330 1090 1002 22 311 19 318 17 330 1002 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