DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/23 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 - - - 35.5 - - 43.3 - - 51.0 - - 50.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 121 - - 335 - - 270 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2164 - - 2254 - - 4160 - - 223 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1844 - - 2333 - - 3688 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3119 - - 3209 - - 5115 - - 1178 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 660 - - 649 - - 1354 - - 4057 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 261 - - 369 - - 421 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 9 - - 12 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 048 - - 070 - - 145 - - 144 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -4 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 115 - - -1736 - - -3418 - - -7608 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3004 - - 4945 - - 8533 - - 8786 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9578 - - -10965 - - -11881 - - -15948 ODpotential blCL - - - 12697 - - 14174 - - 16996 - - 17126 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 78 - - 67 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.5 - - 43.3 - - 51.0 - - 50.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.4 - - 25.6 - - 17.2 - - 15.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.6 - - 41.6 - - 49.4 - - 50.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.3 - - 24.7 - - 16.5 - - 14.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 121 - - 335 - - 270 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2164 - - 2254 - - 4160 - - 223 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 63 - - 10 - - 0 - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96346 14 240 23 259 29 261 32 269 96346 89203 12 268 11 259 20 271 24 252 89203 83686 15 279 14 258 19 253 24 259 83686 79097 21 256 22 272 23 261 22 259 79097 75120 25 255 28 274 25 280 22 269 75120 71572 27 263 29 265 28 280 30 284 71572 68358 25 267 27 283 36 280 39 294 68358 65413 31 294 31 280 34 277 45 291 65413 62679 33 290 32 294 36 286 47 288 62679 60025 38 289 40 297 46 291 46 289 60025 57241 48 280 50 285 51 285 50 293 57241 54331 53 275 53 274 53 282 57 289 54331 51542 55 278 53 276 57 286 59 291 51542 49032 65 285 61 287 60 288 62 294 49032 46788 74 284 67 288 64 290 63 295 46788 44755 74 280 68 288 67 289 64 296 44755 42902 71 284 70 288 69 288 67 296 42902 41208 76 288 72 288 75 288 72 295 41208 39651 83 290 77 287 79 287 74 293 39651 38210 87 288 82 285 81 287 74 292 38210 36867 90 284 84 284 85 288 77 294 36867 35579 91 282 84 285 88 288 79 291 35579 34273 92 283 83 286 85 287 77 287 34273 32916 92 283 84 286 81 288 76 284 32916 31507 88 285 83 286 77 290 77 287 31507 30028 80 287 78 287 74 292 77 291 30028 28471 74 289 71 287 72 289 74 294 28471 26834 76 290 68 287 68 285 67 296 26834 25120 78 290 66 291 63 284 59 292 25120 23331 72 294 63 296 60 289 57 289 23331 21471 68 299 60 296 59 293 49 295 21471 19533 65 301 57 297 54 297 44 297 19533 17508 66 303 57 299 51 296 44 293 17508 15439 66 307 56 303 50 295 42 288 15439 13440 60 315 55 306 47 300 38 298 13440 11626 51 327 46 318 40 316 32 310 11626 10021 39 335 33 325 29 340 20 315 10021 8604 25 338 19 323 14 341 9 322 8604 7351 19 343 9 328 4 298 7 266 7351 6245 15 352 6 337 2 193 10 246 6245 5272 9 009 6 347 6*149 8 210 5272 4418 11 049 6 052 6*146 9 163 4418 3665 6*077 7*070 7 145 10 150 3665 2992 3*071 7*072 7 145 10 148 2992 2396 3 057 8 071 7 145 10 146 2396 1899 3 043 7 070 6 145 10 146 1899 1517 2 036 7 068 6 146 9 145 1517 1254 2 029 7 068 6 145 9*144 1254 1095 2 031 7 068 6 146 8*144 1095 1003 2 027 6 068 5 146 6 143 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