DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/30 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 - - - - - - 13.0 - - 14.9 - - 9.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 249 - - 185 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3382 - - 4927 - - 46 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3060 - - 4067 - - 984 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4337 - - 5882 - - 1001 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 976 - - 590 - - 4194 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 380 - - 390 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 20 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 026 - - 016 - - 005 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -690 - - 415 - - -2203 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5027 - - 5468 - - 3204 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5102 - - 717 - - -2740 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9439 - - 5165 - - 3741 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 97 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 13.0 - - 14.9 - - 9.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - -5.4 - - -5.4 - - -0.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 11.7 - - 13.8 - - 10.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - -5.6 - - -5.5 - - -0.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 249 - - 185 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3382 - - 4927 - - 46 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 33 - - 86 - - 72 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 94670 101 250 97 252 109 252 94670 87651 85 258 85 267 90 261 87651 82242 72 269 84 277 78 269 82242 77724 69 278 80 283 78 281 77724 73817 66 283 74 286 81 288 73817 70354 65 288 69 288 78 288 70354 67203 61 287 66 288 74 288 67203 64294 56 292 64 290 67 294 64294 61583 60 299 65 294 64 298 61583 58939 65 300 66 297 61 298 58939 56154 68 298 67 300 61 302 56154 53236 67 297 68 301 64 307 53236 50430 66 297 67 301 67 310 50430 47892 63 300 64 304 66 315 47892 45614 60 306 60 309 65 321 45614 43551 59 311 56 315 62 324 43551 41666 60 313 54 316 59 327 41666 39932 58 317 48 321 57 330 39932 38326 60 320 52 330 55 334 38326 36830 62 318 57 332 53 337 36830 35429 59 315 58 332 55 343 35429 34083 54 314 57 324 55 344 34083 32724 54 317 44 333 50 349 32724 31333 61 319 51 353 59 001 31333 29920 64 316 61 353 73 000 29920 28468 61 311 63 347 76 357 28468 26954 59 308 63 343 73 001 26954 25377 59 309 61 345 72 009 25377 23733 59 311 58 350 75 013 23733 22020 57 313 56 354 75 015 22020 20240 56 315 54 357 72 022 20240 18389 53 317 52 360 70 030 18389 16463 47 321 49 002 66 034 16463 14501 42 326 46 004 59 037 14501 12613 39 330 43 006 51 037 12613 10902 35 330 40 005 43 039 10902 9389 29 332 33 003 37 041 9389 8055 24 343 29 001 32 039 8055 6881 22 357 25*001 26 037 6881 5850 22 008 20*012 25 027 5850 4948 20*023 21 014 25 016 4948 4159 18*026 21 015 25 013 4159 3461 18 026 20 016 25 012 3461 2838 18 027 20 017 25 010 2838 2287 17 027 20 017 25 009 2287 1827 17 026 20 018 23 008 1827 1474 16 026 19 018 21 007 1474 1232 15 026 18 018 17 006 1232 1085 15 026 17 018 15*005 1085 1001 13 026 14 018 10*005 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