DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/20 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 19.6 - - 24.4 - - 19.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 66 - - 53 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1414 - - 1994 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 985 - - 985 - - 985 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2369 - - 2949 - - 1002 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 530 - - 550 - - 1902 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 187 - - 197 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 16 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 297 - - 295 - - 275 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 97 - - 335 - - -1039 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2272 - - 2614 - - 2041 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10983 - - -8644 - - -11439 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13352 - - 11593 - - 12441 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 88 - - 86 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 19.6 - - 24.4 - - 19.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 13.3 - - 16.6 - - 14.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 19.2 - - 24.1 - - 23.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 12.3 - - 15.4 - - 15.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 66 - - 53 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1414 - - 1994 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 52 - - 44 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 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] 96901 22 115 25 100 29 087 96901 89724 21 097 24 092 19 103 89724 84137 17 111 14 081 17 113 84137 79439 14 083 11 105 10 113 79439 75371 12 079 7 130 8 070 75371 71773 8 100 6 158 1 298 71773 68508 8 097 9 147 11 198 68508 65504 8 100 10 155 11 193 65504 62709 3 184 7 126 8 185 62709 59992 11 204 13 229 8 229 59992 57129 14 208 21 217 20 240 57129 54129 19 217 29 222 28 242 54129 51258 23 228 30 243 29 262 51258 48667 36 248 45 254 46 248 48667 46350 48 245 48 243 43 247 46350 44248 49 244 52 247 46 254 44248 42310 52 251 58 250 64 247 42310 40528 62 254 62 254 72 242 40528 38893 71 254 70 255 67 243 38893 37380 74 252 76 249 59 248 37380 35966 73 250 75 245 57 255 35966 34606 69 248 71 247 61 259 34606 33231 64 248 68 249 68 259 33231 31815 64 251 66 251 74 257 31815 30369 64 255 69 255 78 257 30369 28886 64 258 73 256 82 255 28886 27359 57 260 73 256 80 251 27359 25784 40 259 67 258 74 251 25784 24147 30 255 59 261 60 259 24147 22443 26 249 53 261 51 284 22443 20670 19 244 46 263 54 282 20670 18817 20 249 41 269 55 277 18817 16875 23 252 37 268 50 274 16875 14889 19 252 27 258 49 272 14889 12971 21 273 20 258 46 274 12971 11225 24 285 23 269 39 274 11225 9679 26 284 29 277 36 279 9679 8309 27 281 28 281 34 283 8309 7094 25 280 30 280 28 284 7094 6023 24 281 27 277 25 287 6023 5081 22 291 22 282 20 294 5081 4259 23 310 22 302 19 318 4259 3538 25 317 21*302 20 326 3538 2896 25*314 18*296 18 323 2896 2328 20*300 17 295 14 314 2328 1854 19 298 17 295 12 307 1854 1491 19 297 16 294 10 302 1491 1240 17 296 15 294 9 294 1240 1089 16 295 14 293 7*286 1089 1002 13 295 12 293 4*275 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