DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/28 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 - - - 31.7 - - 47.3 - - 55.6 - - 52.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 162 - - 320 - - 256 - - -45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 989 - - 2274 - - 3601 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 2338 - - 3246 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1944 - - 3229 - - 4556 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 305 - - 758 - - 932 - - 4514 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 221 - - 366 - - 395 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 19 - - 27 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 177 - - 189 - - 203 - - 197 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 7 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1631 - - -4561 - - -6208 - - -8483 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3575 - - 7790 - - 10765 - - 9488 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13465 - - -15513 - - -16275 - - -18080 ODpotential blCL - - - 15409 - - 18742 - - 20831 - - 19084 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 75 - - 56 - - 40 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.7 - - 47.3 - - 55.6 - - 52.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.2 - - 17.0 - - 12.1 - - 14.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.7 - - 45.7 - - 54.4 - - 53.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.0 - - 15.8 - - 10.9 - - 13.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 162 - - 320 - - 256 - - -45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 989 - - 2274 - - 3601 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 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] 96182 27 287 21 283 15 269 18 274 96182 88944 17 257 20 296 21 291 20 295 88944 83386 9 290 25 258 28 275 28 290 83386 78804 31 301 22 308 15 296 24 274 78804 74831 35 289 37 294 32 306 26 300 74831 71321 33 305 42 269 44 283 42 300 71321 68183 48 293 38 294 44 289 48 298 68183 65312 55 290 47 303 52 298 43 296 65312 62628 55 296 55 297 51 300 41 297 62628 59998 59 300 61 294 55 295 49 301 59998 57241 72 298 70 293 69 292 66 299 57241 54376 81 295 79 292 79 292 75 296 54376 51642 90 296 90 295 87 295 86 295 51642 49188 101 295 99 298 95 295 93 294 49188 46989 103 294 103 298 99 293 97 293 46989 44992 102 292 102 295 99 292 97 291 44992 43174 99 291 101 292 98 292 95 291 43174 41519 96 293 97 292 95 292 91 290 41519 40003 96 301 93 297 90 293 89 288 40003 38590 105 307 92 302 86 295 84 283 38590 37255 109 305 93 301 86 296 88 292 37255 35955 105 301 91 298 86 293 82 290 35955 34627 102 301 89 300 85 291 78 287 34627 33245 99 303 88 302 82 293 74 290 33245 31810 97 306 87 304 81 294 71 289 31810 30309 95 308 87 305 80 293 68 286 30309 28730 91 308 85 305 80 292 67 283 28730 27074 85 305 82 302 77 295 63 283 27074 25340 80 303 79 300 72 298 58 286 25340 23530 76 303 75 299 66 300 53 287 23530 21650 69 303 69 300 60 300 50 289 21650 19695 62 301 61 302 54 299 46 292 19695 17658 51 302 52 302 47 297 42 294 17658 15578 43 298 43 297 41 291 39 289 15578 13570 37 286 39 284 35 284 38 287 13570 11739 37 283 42 276 38 275 28 290 11739 10108 26 283 37 273 36 271 23 274 10108 8663 17 275 36 252 40 264 32 264 8663 7391 15 244 33 234 39 249 39 253 7391 6277 17 229 34 220 41 229 37 234 6277 5300 17 220 35 214 36*219 33 222 5300 4443 18 215 33 211 28*205 31 214 4443 3685 18 214 29*207 28 204 30 209 3685 3007 15 215 21*192 28 204 29 206 3007 2407 15*188 20 190 28 203 27 204 2407 1906 13*179 20 189 27 203 25 202 1906 1521 13 177 19 189 26 202 22 201 1521 1256 12 177 18 188 25 202 19 200 1256 1096 11 176 17 187 23 202 16*199 1096 1004 10 175 14 187 19 202 11*197 1004 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