DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 35.7 - - 32.0 - - 31.6 - - 30.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 33 - - 27 - - 46 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 943 - - 1200 - - 1447 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 986 - - 986 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1898 - - 2155 - - 2402 - - 1002 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 756 - - 1642 - - 2538 - - 4248 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 133 - - 137 - - 172 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 25 - - 28 - - 37 - - 22 BL Wind Direction - - - 023 - - 353 - - 354 - - 350 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 14 - - 20 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -3 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 748 - - 753 - - 850 - - -396 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1150 - - 1402 - - 1552 - - 1398 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 260 - - 302 - - 94 - - -877 ODpotential blCL - - - 1638 - - 1853 - - 2308 - - 1879 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 80 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.7 - - 32.0 - - 31.6 - - 30.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.8 - - 29.2 - - 28.2 - - 28.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.6 - - 31.8 - - 31.4 - - 31.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.3 - - 28.6 - - 27.5 - - 27.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 33 - - 27 - - 46 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 943 - - 1200 - - 1447 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 96531 13 241 12 276 10 265 19 278 96531 89343 4 285 8 270 3 208 17 274 89343 83784 4 356 10 245 7 312 8 293 83784 79148 7 321 2 256 4 253 10 322 79148 75126 8 289 10 335 10 314 13 305 75126 71573 4 209 5 251 8 318 11 314 71573 68347 20 315 15 294 12 296 12 310 68347 65357 26 285 16 289 14 294 16 329 65357 62567 23 287 27 291 28 289 25 304 62567 59855 32 281 27 269 28 272 26 284 59855 57005 35 285 26 271 21 271 28 281 57005 54018 39 281 37 279 31 285 33 273 54018 51149 39 278 46 270 44 272 36 259 51149 48553 43 257 50 255 48 262 37 257 48553 46215 45 253 50 248 46 256 41 260 46215 44095 53 252 54 243 47 254 43 259 44095 42161 50 247 54 237 51 245 44 253 42161 40387 50 250 55 232 53 231 47 242 40387 38748 59 251 61 219 53 221 49 233 38748 37223 71 226 59 213 55 208 50 226 37223 35797 66 210 58 214 62 192 49 212 35797 34438 61 220 61 217 60 187 48 203 34438 33080 73 225 74 217 56 198 50 200 33080 31688 76 217 87 212 73 207 57 198 31688 30263 69 212 83 208 93 200 63 192 30263 28797 64 212 83 209 94 194 66 181 28797 27281 61 212 81 208 92 192 64 181 27281 25703 60 210 79 208 88 194 66 187 25703 24053 60 209 76 207 76 197 66 188 24053 22326 58 209 70 208 65 200 63 187 22326 20526 60 212 67 211 60 201 61 186 20526 18646 59 216 67 214 58 202 59 189 18646 16690 54 221 58 212 56 200 47 202 16690 14701 49 229 40 209 44 197 30 206 14701 12792 42 234 22 220 27 211 12 236 12792 11068 22 254 27 245 27 244 16 000 11068 9554 22 242 31 243 20 260 39 015 9554 8230 26 242 27 234 15 001 62 012 8230 7062 25 248 13 242 31 019 61 012 7062 6022 17 263 19 013 42 017 61 010 6022 5098 13 305 33 016 48 010 59 008 5098 4283 13 347 36 012 49 005 57 006 4283 3562 18 022 38 006 49 003 54 003 3562 2915 29 032 37 001 47*000 50 359 2915 2343 31*029 35*358 43*357 46 357 2343 1865 30*027 32*355 41 355 42 354 1865 1497 27 023 30 354 37 353 38 353 1497 1244 24 021 27 353 34 352 33 352 1244 1090 21 020 24 352 30 352 29 351 1090 1002 17 018 19 351 23 351 22*350 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