DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/12 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 - - - - - - 24.9 - - 26.5 - - 20.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 26 - - 5 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 938 - - 1526 - - 1375 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 986 - - 986 - - 985 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1893 - - 2481 - - 2330 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 648 - - 1502 - - 1230 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 119 - - 87 - - 77 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 18 - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 305 - - 311 - - 332 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 10 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 361 - - 591 - - 363 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1532 - - 1890 - - 1967 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 165 - - 238 - - 30 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1728 - - 2243 - - 2300 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 24.9 - - 26.5 - - 20.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 22.2 - - 22.2 - - 16.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 24.7 - - 26.6 - - 20.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 21.7 - - 21.7 - - 15.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 26 - - 5 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 938 - - 1526 - - 1375 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 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] 95077 68 295 54 288 69 280 95077 88226 58 298 51 301 59 291 88226 82836 45 296 53 302 58 296 82836 78324 43 290 55 295 49 297 78324 74408 38 289 51 297 44 307 74408 70914 39 298 48 305 47 305 70914 67729 47 297 49 303 47 298 67729 64775 52 297 47 298 48 300 64775 62012 57 296 51 300 56 304 62012 59328 61 295 59 297 60 295 59328 56530 62 295 59 296 58 289 56530 53630 60 296 55 302 59 298 53630 50863 63 300 65 306 74 304 50863 48379 71 302 76 301 83 302 48379 46158 79 301 83 296 86 302 46158 44147 89 298 86 294 92 303 44147 42309 95 296 91 295 101 302 42309 40632 96 295 97 297 114 301 40632 39101 98 298 106 302 127 298 39101 37681 107 305 126 305 125 297 37681 36343 125 309 139 303 122 300 36343 35050 134 308 138 303 123 305 35050 33739 135 305 135 308 124 305 33739 32375 132 305 138 310 123 304 32375 30959 130 307 135 307 124 303 30959 29472 127 309 133 305 124 302 29472 27905 122 309 131 303 121 302 27905 26259 114 306 132 303 117 301 26259 24535 106 301 119 304 115 302 24535 22735 102 303 106 300 113 304 22735 20867 90 309 98 298 109 305 20867 18934 71 312 85 303 98 302 18934 16945 55 303 71 301 77 302 16945 14937 48 298 59 293 58 300 14937 13006 41 295 50 290 60 297 13006 11250 39 298 45 296 50 293 11250 9694 37 313 38 303 40 280 9694 8314 35 310 30 310 37 277 8314 7089 32 316 22 315 29 295 7089 6007 27 321 20 314 27 315 6007 5056 18 309 22 307 28 315 5056 4229 15 302 24 309 26 302 4229 3512 17 320 24 315 24 306 3512 2874 17 324 23*313 23*315 2874 2313 16*319 21*312 21*329 2313 1844 14*311 20 312 20 331 1844 1485 11 304 18 311 19 334 1485 1238 10 302 16 310 18 335 1238 1088 9 302 14 309 15 335 1088 1002 7 301 10 309 11 336 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