DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/13 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 - - - 40.7 - - 50.4 - - 52.6 - - 45.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -30 - - 16 - - -16 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 48 - - 413 - - 49 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 987 - - 987 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1003 - - 1368 - - 1004 - - 1003 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 284 - - 902 - - 2974 - - 180 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 17 - - 90 - - 30 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 17 - - 12 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 296 - - 290 - - 297 - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -3 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -625 - - -1209 - - -1608 - - -329 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1629 - - 2577 - - 2613 - - 1332 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7842 - - -5158 - - -3658 - - -3128 ODpotential blCL - - - 8845 - - 6526 - - 4662 - - 4131 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 69 - - 67 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 60 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.7 - - 50.4 - - 52.6 - - 45.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.0 - - 42.5 - - 44.5 - - 42.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.3 - - 50.3 - - 53.1 - - 47.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.5 - - 41.4 - - 43.5 - - 42.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -30 - - 16 - - -16 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 48 - - 413 - - 49 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 28 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 95529 50 011 45 352 41 342 40 347 95529 88732 46 004 38 350 36 343 36 355 88732 83393 47 356 39 345 34 348 41 355 83393 78905 43 352 34 344 43 349 40 349 78905 74999 36 350 30 343 44 348 33 345 74999 71506 31 345 30 345 40 347 29 343 71506 68307 37 340 31 335 37 338 30 334 68307 65337 37 329 28 316 34 329 29 321 65337 62557 33 328 21 311 31 325 28 325 62557 59846 39 326 33 332 32 322 37 328 59846 57012 45 318 46 320 39 317 39 324 57012 54057 40 303 48 303 47 313 39 325 54057 51217 42 308 47 303 52 309 48 326 51217 48659 50 307 54 307 52 308 58 319 48659 46379 53 305 57 305 53 306 60 310 46379 44320 56 306 57 301 54 303 57 304 44320 42435 67 300 55 298 57 300 51 302 42435 40690 68 296 56 296 59 297 50 304 40690 39069 78 298 57 298 58 296 54 306 39069 37559 80 294 65 300 60 300 58 304 37559 36148 81 303 76 298 70 301 60 299 36148 34801 102 306 82 293 76 296 62 292 34801 33448 114 305 86 288 77 289 63 284 33448 32064 115 303 90 286 75 286 65 280 32064 30654 113 299 94 282 79 288 70 277 30654 29199 110 295 93 276 84 293 76 272 29199 27683 109 294 88 282 83 300 68 273 27683 26105 107 292 94 292 92 299 65 281 26105 24460 105 290 99 295 90 292 65 290 24460 22741 102 291 101 295 84 297 67 296 22741 20948 95 295 98 296 80 305 71 297 20948 19081 84 300 89 303 80 313 53 307 19081 17140 71 300 71 304 70 315 43 307 17140 15162 64 297 58 301 54 311 39 309 15162 13253 59 298 50 308 46 303 38 315 13253 11514 55 302 51 313 42 305 40 312 11514 9967 49 308 48 308 44 305 42 307 9967 8590 47 308 44 297 42 306 44 309 8590 7361 50 305 45 294 39 307 42 314 7361 6266 52 307 46 297 38 308 42 316 6266 5297 50 312 44 304 38 310 42 314 5297 4442 47 315 42 309 39 311 41 313 4442 3685 42 316 38 311 39 308 40 317 3685 3007 40 317 35 310 35 304 39 320 3007 2407 41 316 34 308 31 302 36 322 2407 1906 40 311 29 299 27 301 32 322 1906 1520 34 308 23*293 23 299 28 322 1520 1256 21 301 20*291 19 298 20 319 1256 1095 18*300 18 290 17*298 17 317 1095 1003 8*296 13 289 12*297 7*311 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