DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/22 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 - - - 15.8 - - 23.9 - - 22.4 - - 13.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 17 - - 169 - - 138 - - 26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 403 - - 2810 - - 4158 - - 1626 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 985 - - 2472 - - 3332 - - 985 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1358 - - 3765 - - 5113 - - 2581 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1389 - - 1554 - - 1215 - - 1597 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 78 - - 315 - - 336 - - 141 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 21 - - 28 - - 22 BL Wind Direction - - - 285 - - 288 - - 305 - - 350 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 10 - - 12 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 2 - - -3 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1756 - - -865 - - -289 - - -813 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3115 - - 4630 - - 5403 - - 3394 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10369 - - -7717 - - -717 - - -2202 ODpotential blCL - - - 11727 - - 11482 - - 5830 - - 4783 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 89 - - 87 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 15.8 - - 23.9 - - 22.4 - - 13.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 6.1 - - 7.3 - - 2.4 - - 2.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 15.9 - - 23.0 - - 21.9 - - 13.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 5.9 - - 7.1 - - 2.1 - - 2.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 17 - - 169 - - 138 - - 26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 403 - - 2810 - - 4158 - - 1626 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 48 - - 56 - - 47 - - 32 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 95029 41 262 55 262 55 257 59 261 95029 88153 35 274 43 261 52 260 56 264 88153 82772 41 283 42 273 44 277 43 285 82772 78288 37 286 44 268 50 282 44 289 78288 74400 35 297 40 261 50 265 53 267 74400 70892 41 297 40 273 44 266 41 274 70892 67649 46 289 51 287 48 284 48 292 67649 64647 46 283 53 287 57 288 56 293 64647 61856 48 288 50 284 58 285 55 289 61856 59139 54 291 51 281 57 282 62 285 59139 56294 58 286 56 276 62 281 70 281 56294 53331 61 283 60 276 71 277 76 280 53331 50499 67 281 72 281 75 278 79 280 50499 47952 75 284 81 282 82 283 82 282 47952 45676 84 286 87 282 90 285 88 284 45676 43622 90 285 90 282 95 284 95 285 43622 41752 92 283 91 281 101 283 102 284 41752 40034 92 282 92 280 106 282 105 283 40034 38444 93 282 94 280 108 281 112 281 38444 36970 96 282 96 280 110 280 121 277 36970 35596 101 281 98 280 112 280 125 274 35596 34282 104 279 99 280 116 280 129 274 34282 32956 106 280 98 281 121 281 132 274 32956 31586 108 279 98 283 123 280 133 275 31586 30174 109 278 99 284 119 280 131 277 30174 28708 109 278 100 284 113 279 127 278 28708 27177 108 280 100 282 107 278 121 278 27177 25581 105 282 98 281 104 278 115 278 25581 23916 102 282 96 280 102 278 109 279 23916 22182 101 281 94 279 99 277 103 280 22182 20384 99 281 96 278 96 278 98 283 20384 18517 97 280 94 277 93 278 93 285 18517 16577 93 280 89 276 90 278 86 285 16577 14605 87 279 84 276 84 277 77 281 14605 12710 85 278 80 274 80 275 71 281 12710 10987 83 280 78 276 79 276 69 286 10987 9458 77 290 71 289 74 284 67 288 9458 8106 63 297 60 288 66 293 63 290 8106 6918 54 299 53 284 49 297 52 291 6918 5879 44 301 47 287 30*299 42 289 5879 4969 37 301 39 288 29*301 28 293 4969 4172 34 302 30*287 29 303 26 303 4172 3470 33 304 24*287 29 305 24 319 3470 2843 32 305 23 287 28 306 23*335 2843 2291 29 301 21 287 28 307 23*346 2291 1830 25 292 20 288 28 307 23 349 1830 1477 22*288 19 288 27 308 22 351 1477 1234 18*286 18 288 26 308 21 352 1234 1086 16 285 17 288 23 308 19 353 1086 1001 12 284 14 288 18 308 15 353 1001 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