DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/14 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 - - - 25.4 - - 23.7 - - 24.6 - - 22.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 157 - - 260 - - 156 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2578 - - 2301 - - 2043 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2286 - - 2289 - - 1894 - - 985 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3533 - - 3256 - - 2998 - - 1002 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 657 - - 506 - - 641 - - 2189 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 302 - - 342 - - 277 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 30 - - 28 - - 23 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 351 - - 346 - - 344 - - 336 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 10 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -2 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 685 - - 228 - - -741 - - -2869 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2848 - - 3028 - - 3739 - - 3871 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8409 - - -7609 - - -7768 - - -9836 ODpotential blCL - - - 11942 - - 10865 - - 10766 - - 10838 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 93 - - 73 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 25.4 - - 23.7 - - 24.6 - - 22.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.7 - - 14.2 - - 12.1 - - 9.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 24.5 - - 22.6 - - 23.9 - - 23.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 15.6 - - 13.3 - - 11.3 - - 9.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 157 - - 260 - - 156 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2578 - - 2301 - - 2043 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 68 - - 72 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 95834 35 358 30 360 41 350 38 009 95834 89034 39 002 30 014 31 354 32 359 89034 83704 38 012 28 003 19 021 22 013 83704 79210 35 013 32 348 26 354 23 356 79210 75275 34 007 33 344 30 337 26 345 75275 71748 31 359 29 344 25 332 26 345 71748 68508 25 348 26 346 25 331 32 333 68508 65503 30 344 28 343 27 331 32 330 65503 62703 37 335 30 341 24 343 24 331 62703 59964 39 331 30 348 25 004 23 346 59964 57073 39 333 36 348 37 353 36 344 57073 54062 38 336 42 335 45 336 49 342 54062 51200 40 344 41 332 49 334 51 345 51200 48636 47 345 41 343 51 339 55 351 48636 46342 53 340 47 347 50 344 62 353 46342 44262 54 335 52 346 53 351 67 353 44262 42356 51 332 55 346 59 354 69 353 42356 40595 50 336 57 348 64 353 69 355 40595 38957 54 341 58 349 68 352 74 360 38957 37433 58 343 59 349 70 351 85 000 37433 36011 60 343 60 348 69 353 91 357 36011 34646 62 344 60 349 70 356 90 356 34646 33269 64 346 61 351 72 357 94 358 33269 31857 64 347 63 353 76 358 99 001 31857 30414 64 349 65 354 81 359 111 005 30414 28922 65 349 63 352 83 359 128 007 28922 27364 59 344 57 348 76 356 132 007 27364 25740 49 338 53 344 67 355 112 005 25740 24059 47 337 51 342 59 354 92 003 24059 22328 52 337 51 341 49 348 72 357 22328 20545 55 336 53 343 47 343 62 355 20545 18693 56 338 55 347 49 343 56 352 18693 16764 58 342 56 349 50 345 55 348 16764 14797 60 346 56 352 50 348 54 348 14797 12900 61 351 56 356 51 349 53 350 12900 11174 62 356 56 359 49 351 51 353 11174 9640 63 359 53 002 47 354 47 354 9640 8280 60 003 46 004 43 357 42 355 8280 7074 53 006 41 006 38 357 37 356 7074 6009 48 010 39 008 34 357 33 356 6009 5072 43 009 37 006 31 000 31 355 5072 4250 35*001 35 358 30 358 28 354 4250 3528 31*352 29*347 27*347 28 347 3528 2885 31 352 30*346 25*344 27 341 2885 2320 31 351 29 346 24 344 25 340 2320 1849 31 351 29 346 24 344 23 340 1849 1488 30 351 28 347 23 344 20 339 1488 1239 28 351 27 347 22 344 17 338 1239 1088 25 351 24 347 20 344 14*337 1088 1002 20 350 19 347 16 343 9*336 1002 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