DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 12/27 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 - - - - - - 46.0 - - 46.7 - - 44.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 16 - - 10 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 48 - - 381 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 987 - - 987 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1003 - - 1336 - - 1003 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1164 - - 866 - - 564 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 38 - - 65 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 164 - - 137 - - 129 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 0 - - 333 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1003 - - 1004 - - 1003 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 0 - - 125 - - -9364 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1003 - - 1211 - - 10367 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 46.0 - - 46.7 - - 44.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 46.0 - - 45.9 - - 44.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 45.9 - - 46.6 - - 44.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 45.9 - - 45.6 - - 44.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 16 - - 10 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 48 - - 381 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 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] 95431 39 282 37 295 40 304 95431 88621 31 298 29 300 30 295 88621 83265 19 302 24 307 23 308 83265 78779 21 315 22 304 24 314 78779 74901 15 291 18 293 20 298 74901 71448 19 303 17 318 10 286 71448 68288 25 269 26 310 23 301 68288 65380 27 279 32 274 30 285 65380 62672 36 279 32 264 26 277 62672 60007 32 271 33 277 40 276 60007 57216 48 263 57 259 62 265 57216 54343 63 257 60 249 63 253 54343 51624 60 260 54 260 64 258 51624 49183 73 275 70 271 76 267 49183 46987 96 268 95 265 89 268 46987 44995 107 259 108 260 104 262 44995 43193 105 259 107 256 109 254 43193 41551 113 265 107 255 107 249 41551 40027 119 269 109 261 108 247 40027 38594 122 270 108 262 109 248 38594 37238 117 268 106 259 108 249 37238 35922 112 264 107 258 104 252 35922 34584 110 262 108 257 97 253 34584 33194 109 262 107 258 90 250 33194 31755 103 260 102 257 89 250 31755 30251 98 259 94 253 91 250 30251 28670 96 260 93 253 93 250 28670 27014 96 262 91 256 93 250 27014 25283 90 261 86 260 91 252 25283 23478 83 258 78 259 85 253 23478 21605 80 255 71 257 77 253 21605 19662 74 256 67 255 69 254 19662 17644 59 254 57 254 57 254 17644 15588 48 247 46 253 46 252 15588 13606 38 231 43 249 40 247 13606 11802 35 214 38 244 33 252 11802 10195 32 203 32 231 26 257 10195 8764 30 195 29 228 23 259 8764 7491 33 196 22 224 17 253 7491 6359 31 197 22 222 16 247 6359 5356 29 199 23 224 11 245 5356 4473 30 203 24 221 6 256 4473 3694 29 202 24 209 6 225 3694 3004 28 194 22 195 15 198 3004 2401 22 183 16 179 18 181 2401 1900 17 171 12 146 18 163 1900 1516 14 167 11*141 16 146 1516 1253 12 166 10*138 11 133 1253 1094 11 164 9 136 9 131 1094 1003 8*164 7 136 5*129 1003 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