DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/08 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 - - - 12.0 - - 17.4 - - 22.4 - - 23.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 7 - - 22 - - 13 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 281 - - 559 - - 630 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 984 - - 985 - - 985 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1236 - - 1514 - - 1585 - - 1002 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 469 - - 585 - - 590 - - 1313 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 52 - - 94 - - 84 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 11 - - 12 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 164 - - 179 - - 179 - - 183 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1353 - - -533 - - 46 - - -298 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2589 - - 2048 - - 1539 - - 1300 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15359 - - -12253 - - -242 - - -1589 ODpotential blCL - - - 16595 - - 13767 - - 1827 - - 2591 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 12.0 - - 17.4 - - 22.4 - - 23.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 4.8 - - 12.5 - - 19.6 - - 21.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 12.0 - - 17.3 - - 22.3 - - 24.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 4.2 - - 12.0 - - 19.4 - - 21.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 7 - - 22 - - 13 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 281 - - 559 - - 630 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 102 - - 102 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 95932 14 318 18 290 18 322 15 314 95932 88770 20 319 14 308 17 309 26 333 88770 83198 15 329 19 321 22 304 31 320 83198 78509 17 313 21 303 28 295 39 313 78509 74451 13 301 24 291 35 297 45 304 74451 70883 35 299 32 290 38 288 44 292 70883 67665 37 289 37 287 40 291 44 291 67665 64700 45 293 41 297 43 294 49 296 64700 61943 47 284 52 294 50 296 55 294 61943 59268 48 285 59 286 58 295 60 297 59268 56477 58 284 61 282 61 292 65 298 56477 53570 59 283 66 284 63 292 64 296 53570 50776 64 289 67 285 65 291 62 293 50776 48257 71 291 67 287 66 291 67 297 48257 46013 73 291 67 288 68 292 75 295 46013 43990 72 290 67 287 74 294 77 294 43990 42147 70 289 66 288 78 293 75 298 42147 40455 66 295 69 292 77 294 74 301 40455 38892 67 303 73 300 77 299 74 305 38892 37439 72 306 81 304 78 305 75 305 37439 36082 76 307 86 305 79 306 72 306 36082 34780 79 307 86 304 78 306 71 311 34780 33471 77 308 79 307 76 308 81 321 33471 32126 73 309 78 317 76 313 90 324 32126 30740 71 315 84 323 76 317 90 322 30740 29293 76 318 83 321 78 318 86 320 29293 27774 74 321 76 316 80 317 87 321 27774 26180 69 319 66 308 79 316 89 320 26180 24508 66 312 61 299 77 313 85 321 24508 22759 55 318 52 298 66 310 77 316 22759 20939 52 315 47 299 55 305 74 309 20939 19045 52 316 41 302 49 298 70 307 19045 17075 46 321 40 308 37 290 52 302 17075 15070 41 319 39 305 34 288 44 301 15070 13146 36 315 32 306 35 289 36 287 13146 11399 31 308 29 301 32 289 30 288 11399 9842 32 306 28 293 26 287 29 282 9842 8457 35 307 26 289 22 287 28 276 8457 7224 32 305 23 295 22 280 25 271 7224 6126 16 289 20 293 26 272 23 270 6126 5153 13 261 18 254 25 267 18 265 5153 4297 18 265 19 228 20 252 20 246 4297 3551 16 251 22 234 22 230 29 238 3551 2897 17 230 23 231 24 222 29 223 2897 2327 17 211 20 211 22 212 26 214 2327 1853 16 187 16*194 16*186 23 201 1853 1489 13*174 12*181 14*181 18 191 1489 1240 9*165 11 179 13 179 15 187 1240 1089 8 164 10 178 11 177 13*185 1089 1002 6 163 8 177 9 176 9*183 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