DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 12/13 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 - - - 3.8 - - 5.5 - - 6.9 - - -1.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 24 - - 40 - - 27 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 938 - - 1441 - - 1863 - - 46 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 984 - - 984 - - 984 - - 984 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1893 - - 2396 - - 2818 - - 1001 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 641 - - 643 - - 343 - - 379 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 115 - - 157 - - 150 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 13 - - 15 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 001 - - 338 - - 332 - - 299 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 7 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -160 - - 245 - - 490 - - -1154 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2053 - - 2151 - - 2328 - - 2155 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -18172 - - -16078 - - 117 - - -19728 ODpotential blCL - - - 20065 - - 18474 - - 2701 - - 20729 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 100 - - 92 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 3.8 - - 5.5 - - 6.9 - - -1.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -1.1 - - 0.2 - - 0.8 - - -6.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 3.7 - - 5.4 - - 6.8 - - 2.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -1.5 - - -0.5 - - 0.1 - - -4.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 24 - - 40 - - 27 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 938 - - 1441 - - 1863 - - 46 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 90 - - 100 - - 70 - - 2 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] 94992 66 277 73 283 60 283 60 269 94992 88171 51 294 53 290 54 286 46 292 88171 82859 41 294 41 289 47 286 49 296 82859 78398 36 296 37 290 45 291 45 297 78398 74505 40 313 34 300 39 301 49 314 74505 71049 42 316 31 304 38 305 50 317 71049 67904 40 315 33 307 37 306 38 312 67904 64972 45 314 36 310 37 312 35 309 64972 62211 51 308 44 313 44 316 38 311 62211 59511 54 302 50 310 50 311 47 316 59511 56696 55 299 54 305 50 306 52 313 56696 53777 57 298 55 299 55 305 52 308 53777 50980 59 299 54 295 60 300 59 310 50980 48455 70 301 62 298 67 298 68 305 48455 46194 79 301 73 296 73 294 73 301 46194 44149 88 297 80 297 74 295 72 300 44149 42283 96 296 91 294 83 301 75 307 42283 40564 112 296 99 291 100 300 92 310 40564 38971 128 291 105 288 108 294 103 304 38971 37488 132 282 108 285 107 289 107 298 37488 36100 122 280 109 284 104 288 106 294 36100 34766 118 285 109 284 101 288 102 293 34766 33414 125 288 108 285 100 289 96 294 33414 32013 133 287 109 286 100 291 91 298 32013 30573 136 287 109 284 101 293 94 304 30573 29082 135 288 108 282 104 295 103 307 29082 27525 129 289 106 282 107 295 108 305 27525 25895 123 288 104 286 109 294 108 303 25895 24193 122 289 104 289 109 293 105 303 24193 22418 111 289 103 289 107 293 103 303 22418 20571 94 283 97 286 105 292 101 307 20571 18645 81 278 88 281 101 294 96 309 18645 16649 77 275 80 275 87 297 84 309 16649 14637 72 279 73 277 72 294 70 310 14637 12720 67 293 64 282 59 293 57 313 12720 10991 59 288 56 289 50 315 52 317 10991 9464 53 281 41 301 44 316 47 321 9464 8115 37 290 28 304 39 323 40 324 8115 6925 21 294 26 306 33 328 37 326 6925 5877 20 272 24 312 27 327 34 328 5877 4956 16 283 20 319 23 327 31 330 4956 4150 14 316 19 334 23 331 28 332 4150 3444 16 343 19 344 22*337 28 334 3444 2819 18 357 18*342 19*334 27 332 2819 2272 17*002 15*339 16 331 25 320 2272 1817 15*002 14 338 15 331 23 316 1817 1468 13 002 13 338 14 331 21 313 1468 1228 12 001 12 338 13 331 17 309 1228 1083 10 001 11 337 12 331 14*306 1083 1001 8 000 8 337 9 331 7*299 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