DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 12/20 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 - - - 31.0 - - 31.7 - - 29.4 - - 20.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -29 - - 2 - - -14 - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 47 - - 1009 - - 47 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 986 - - 986 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1002 - - 1964 - - 1002 - - 1002 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1114 - - 858 - - 1581 - - 87 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 14 - - 72 - - 16 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 18 - - 8 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 342 - - 347 - - 308 - - 299 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -580 - - -932 - - -1304 - - -1042 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1582 - - 2896 - - 2306 - - 2044 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12115 - - -11817 - - -6678 - - -8703 ODpotential blCL - - - 13117 - - 13781 - - 7680 - - 9705 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 69 - - 67 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.0 - - 31.7 - - 29.4 - - 20.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.7 - - 22.6 - - 23.2 - - 15.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.7 - - 31.7 - - 31.0 - - 24.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.5 - - 21.5 - - 22.5 - - 17.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -29 - - 2 - - -14 - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 47 - - 1009 - - 47 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 44 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 96082 34 254 33 264 30 264 30 240 96082 89030 14 281 25 245 23 247 22 273 89030 83533 22 261 16 246 20 244 25 262 83533 78959 18 232 18 242 23 244 21 264 78959 75002 7 238 25 233 21 245 16 285 75002 71470 12 288 19 225 22 249 20 265 71470 68252 10 252 12 244 18 260 13 264 68252 65303 16 239 23 277 28 279 27 295 65303 62578 27 229 34 238 44 247 30 267 62578 59904 33 217 39 282 36 257 40 274 59904 57098 59 277 56 267 56 267 55 265 57098 54178 70 260 57 267 66 261 55 267 54178 51370 66 275 75 279 65 278 63 274 51370 48838 86 279 89 275 79 272 74 270 48838 46566 87 274 92 264 84 264 78 268 46566 44506 81 268 87 261 87 261 83 271 44506 42625 83 264 86 262 89 263 94 273 42625 40897 88 261 88 263 92 267 105 272 40897 39299 92 259 91 264 99 270 113 270 39299 37809 95 259 96 264 111 269 116 268 37809 36414 100 262 104 263 118 267 118 267 36414 35074 117 266 113 261 121 265 120 267 35074 33722 130 267 121 260 123 264 124 267 33722 32327 126 266 122 259 124 264 128 268 32327 30889 114 265 117 259 121 264 129 268 30889 29390 108 261 113 261 117 264 125 269 29390 27823 112 258 110 261 112 264 117 268 27823 26192 114 260 103 256 107 265 112 268 26192 24491 105 262 102 254 102 265 110 268 24491 22723 90 258 100 258 96 265 108 269 22723 20889 86 257 92 260 90 266 105 269 20889 18986 78 256 83 262 85 269 100 272 18986 17009 73 247 79 266 82 271 87 276 17009 14999 71 234 74 271 79 276 73 279 14999 13072 63 240 66 281 69 285 62 291 13072 11330 61 268 56 279 60 293 53 299 11330 9786 46 267 54 287 49 302 44 306 9786 8418 44 284 46 294 40 310 39 309 8418 7202 38 291 39 290 36 313 36 310 7202 6124 31 315 33 305 32 307 35 312 6124 5168 40 329 33 326 31 301 32 313 5168 4328 43 337 35 334 31 305 29 311 4328 3588 38 341 37 339 32 314 28 312 3588 2928 40 343 33 343 29 320 28 315 2928 2348 44 346 25*346 26 318 29 313 2348 1866 39 345 22*346 21 312 30 307 1866 1496 32 344 20 347 18 311 28 304 1496 1242 26 344 18 347 15 309 21 302 1242 1089 23 343 16 347 13 309 18 301 1089 1002 15*342 12 347 8*308 7*299 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