DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/19 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 60.4 - - 65.5 - - 61.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 131 - - 132 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1484 - - 1786 - - 50 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1465 - - 1649 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2439 - - 2741 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 548 - - 995 - - 1673 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 245 - - 255 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 23 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 020 - - 328 - - 228 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1110 - - -2309 - - -2106 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3550 - - 5051 - - 3111 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6548 - - -6218 - - -6580 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8987 - - 8959 - - 7585 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 70 - - 62 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 60.4 - - 65.5 - - 61.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 48.4 - - 47.0 - - 51.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 59.4 - - 64.5 - - 64.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 47.1 - - 46.1 - - 49.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 131 - - 132 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1484 - - 1786 - - 50 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 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] 96555 18 244 15 263 12 283 96555 89469 3 027 13 178 14 257 89469 83998 6 067 3 149 5 281 83998 79448 6 296 5 347 5 347 79448 75505 10 291 13 323 11 329 75505 71999 6 293 13 310 15 311 71999 68805 6 305 15 300 19 313 68805 65864 14 296 18 306 27 318 65864 63152 17 295 21 315 22 317 63152 60532 17 326 22 346 20 338 60532 57767 38 342 34 341 23 342 57767 54856 46 329 45 326 46 324 54856 52071 52 322 55 320 58 320 52071 49576 67 328 68 325 66 324 49576 47351 80 327 82 325 80 327 47351 45346 91 324 93 322 88 324 45346 43517 99 323 95 323 92 324 43517 41838 104 322 104 327 102 324 41838 40291 106 322 112 326 108 321 40291 38850 104 321 112 324 110 318 38850 37487 100 325 110 325 107 317 37487 36164 100 332 109 329 103 325 36164 34821 103 336 106 334 95 335 34821 33432 104 337 100 336 86 337 33432 31996 102 335 91 334 77 332 31996 30495 95 332 83 330 73 324 30495 28917 83 332 78 330 66 320 28917 27262 78 329 75 331 66 327 27262 25527 77 326 70 325 62 332 25527 23717 70 325 68 324 57 327 23717 21834 59 326 63 330 56 327 21834 19876 47 334 53 330 49 336 19876 17837 37 331 39 325 40 334 17837 15759 32 325 30 318 33 322 15759 13757 27 325 26 315 30 312 13757 11934 20 324 25 306 29 311 11934 10312 16 323 21 300 27 304 10312 8870 15 319 17 302 24 303 8870 7588 14 320 15 305 22 309 7588 6449 13 328 13 311 16 308 6449 5440 13 335 12 330 16 278 5440 4551 12 341 9 337 13 260 4551 3768 13 354 5 333 9 245 3768 3067 11*011 2*324 10 224 3067 2448 9*019 2*329 10 212 2448 1933 6 020 2 327 8 210 1933 1537 6 020 2 329 7 216 1537 1265 6 019 2 328 6 222 1265 1100 5 018 2 328 5*225 1100 1005 5 019 2 330 3*228 1005 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