DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/23 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 36.6 - - 34.9 - - 31.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 0 - - -4 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 48 - - 48 - - 149 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 986 - - 986 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1003 - - 1003 - - 1104 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 597 - - 665 - - 557 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 20 - - 13 - - 29 W* B/S - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 353 - - 354 - - 023 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -693 - - -284 - - 101 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1696 - - 1287 - - 1003 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -13772 - - -13596 - - 58 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14775 - - 14599 - - 1046 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 94 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 36.6 - - 34.9 - - 31.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 33.1 - - 33.2 - - 31.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 36.7 - - 35.3 - - 31.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 32.3 - - 32.9 - - 31.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 0 - - -4 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 48 - - 48 - - 149 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 28 - - 75 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 95381 58 286 55 283 50 284 95381 88449 44 284 44 285 45 273 88449 83064 32 279 35 288 41 269 83064 78576 32 270 33 271 34 287 78576 74708 37 273 33 275 36 295 74708 71281 36 279 36 276 34 288 71281 68152 39 281 40 266 31 286 68152 65304 40 271 34 280 36 288 65304 62683 43 271 44 288 39 288 62683 60131 56 276 66 272 58 277 60131 57451 68 272 68 277 64 282 57451 54651 73 279 77 284 82 283 54651 51975 86 284 94 283 97 282 51975 49561 102 282 108 278 110 280 49561 47396 116 279 117 276 116 279 47396 45432 125 277 119 275 116 280 45432 43640 123 279 114 280 110 285 43640 41995 110 285 106 287 105 290 41995 40465 112 299 103 294 103 290 40465 39025 116 302 104 297 104 287 39025 37664 111 298 105 296 106 284 37664 36341 110 295 106 294 106 285 36341 34989 102 292 103 291 103 286 34989 33583 96 289 96 289 98 285 33583 32126 90 286 93 289 96 283 32126 30605 84 285 90 285 92 285 30605 29007 81 282 81 285 86 286 29007 27335 79 277 76 284 77 285 27335 25588 76 277 75 281 72 287 25588 23769 73 282 74 278 72 286 23769 21875 67 286 70 279 69 282 21875 19897 60 285 64 286 67 281 19897 17830 55 281 56 286 62 288 17830 15727 52 279 51 283 50 292 15727 13705 48 282 43 288 50 299 13705 11865 40 284 36 295 42 302 11865 10225 31 283 33 296 33 293 10225 8765 24 292 27 296 25 291 8765 7470 19 304 17 295 17 279 7470 6325 19 307 15 310 13 268 6325 5317 22 326 14 354 5 026 5317 4436 16 360 13 022 13 052 4436 3662 11 015 12 029 14 051 3662 2971 11 017 12 031 8 052 2971 2366 13 025 11 024 9 036 2366 1871 18 019 16 017 15 033 1871 1498 18 010 14 004 12 029 1498 1244 13 356 11 359 10*027 1244 1091 12*354 10*357 9*026 1091 1003 8*353 6*354 5 020 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