DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/18 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 - - - 8.5 - - 19.8 - - 20.8 - - 15.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 21 - - -2 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 46 - - 1421 - - 140 - - 46 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 984 - - 985 - - 985 - - 985 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1001 - - 2376 - - 1095 - - 1001 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 624 - - 1285 - - 3415 - - 3691 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 26 - - 128 - - 24 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 17 - - 14 - - 20 BL Wind Direction - - - 180 - - 230 - - 309 - - 321 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 9 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 3 - - -2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -685 - - -2348 - - -529 - - -1098 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1686 - - 4724 - - 1624 - - 2100 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13584 - - -11955 - - -966 - - -1467 ODpotential blCL - - - 14585 - - 14331 - - 2061 - - 2468 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 8.5 - - 19.8 - - 20.8 - - 15.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 4.9 - - 2.6 - - 17.4 - - 10.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 8.6 - - 19.7 - - 21.0 - - 16.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 4.8 - - 2.2 - - 17.0 - - 9.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 21 - - -2 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 46 - - 1421 - - 140 - - 46 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 102 - - 86 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96358 28 006 19 351 23 004 11 341 96358 89329 18 355 21 343 20 339 15 298 89329 83797 13 314 15 326 18 329 18 312 83797 79132 14 320 10 290 16 287 21 312 79132 75077 25 307 17 312 17 293 22 309 75077 71475 23 289 23 299 24 293 25 300 71475 68206 23 301 24 276 29 284 25 293 68206 65180 38 302 23 286 31 283 24 293 65180 62349 40 292 30 290 34 279 26 282 62349 59579 36 295 34 282 32 284 27 287 59579 56673 35 303 33 282 38 288 39 291 56673 53660 44 310 35 281 46 274 46 281 53660 50787 48 296 38 274 45 273 51 282 50787 48199 39 305 46 274 43 271 50 275 48199 45877 54 314 44 284 35 276 47 276 45877 43770 61 306 50 294 47 299 49 289 43770 41842 58 301 57 295 55 298 61 301 41842 40074 56 298 63 295 63 302 75 303 40074 38443 57 299 66 293 77 302 81 298 38443 36929 53 302 66 297 81 298 79 294 36929 35515 50 313 68 300 79 297 76 296 35515 34157 58 319 72 301 79 299 79 301 34157 32791 67 318 79 303 83 300 88 302 32791 31391 71 319 84 302 86 300 96 301 31391 29958 77 321 84 300 86 299 98 300 29958 28482 79 321 82 297 79 301 92 302 28482 26953 77 322 78 294 76 304 87 306 26953 25372 77 325 75 293 74 304 83 309 25372 23732 80 330 73 294 73 304 80 311 23732 22031 80 333 70 293 70 304 79 312 22031 20266 72 332 63 291 62 303 75 313 20266 18430 57 323 57 288 51 301 68 315 18430 16518 47 316 53 291 43 301 62 317 16518 14565 45 316 47 298 44 306 58 319 14565 12681 40 314 41 298 49 312 55 321 12681 10967 34 314 42 294 50 315 53 320 10967 9447 30 299 34 291 50 317 50 320 9447 8104 28 295 31 281 48 316 46 319 8104 6921 30 301 29 277 46 316 42 316 6921 5884 31 286 27 275 41 319 41 318 5884 4975 24 286 25 275 39 322 45 321 4975 4180 21 266 25 275 38 319 46 321 4180 3481 21 258 25 260 36 317 45 321 3481 2854 21 250 22*240 34 316 44 322 2854 2300 20 236 20*233 31 314 42 322 2300 1836 20 215 19 231 27 312 39 323 1836 1481 15 192 17 230 23 310 36 322 1481 1236 11 182 16 228 20*309 31 322 1236 1086 10*181 14 228 17*309 27 322 1086 1001 7*180 11 227 13 309 20*321 1001 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