DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/15 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 - - - 15.9 - - 27.6 - - 31.5 - - 24.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -30 - - 9 - - -1 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 46 - - 380 - - 162 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 985 - - 986 - - 986 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1001 - - 1335 - - 1117 - - 1002 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 358 - - 556 - - 815 - - 575 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 0 - - 66 - - 21 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 10 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 217 - - 259 - - 256 - - 266 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -998 - - -1012 - - -831 - - -438 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1999 - - 2347 - - 1948 - - 1441 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -19203 - - -16647 - - -14936 - - -16252 ODpotential blCL - - - 20204 - - 17982 - - 16053 - - 17254 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 74 - - 83 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 15.9 - - 27.6 - - 31.5 - - 24.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 11.1 - - 21.2 - - 26.8 - - 22.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 18.3 - - 27.7 - - 31.8 - - 29.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 11.0 - - 20.3 - - 26.3 - - 26.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -30 - - 9 - - -1 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 46 - - 380 - - 162 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 31 - - 26 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 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] 95675 59 346 61 344 53 344 61 332 95675 88834 56 342 53 331 55 329 56 327 88834 83503 49 338 48 327 50 322 47 333 83503 79005 41 320 50 317 52 316 43 325 79005 75093 42 317 46 305 53 311 42 313 75093 71626 41 316 41 299 49 306 44 309 71626 68478 38 309 41 297 44 306 46 306 68478 65575 37 319 39 298 42 305 41 309 65575 62877 36 315 35 302 40 295 36 316 62877 60254 31 300 36 299 35 279 36 314 60254 57497 32 304 35 293 33 297 38 313 57497 54611 37 305 42 302 37 310 40 308 54611 51836 49 307 47 310 40 315 47 318 51836 49342 55 308 50 312 51 318 52 316 49342 47115 54 307 55 304 60 309 51 311 47115 45085 54 306 54 305 57 306 49 309 45085 43222 54 309 60 315 57 312 54 320 43222 41526 55 312 57 312 62 316 57 317 41526 39988 60 312 52 307 62 313 52 308 39988 38565 61 310 57 308 63 312 49 311 38565 37226 58 315 59 308 62 310 56 315 37226 35934 55 317 59 304 63 304 60 312 35934 34621 55 316 59 301 61 301 62 309 34621 33254 56 316 59 301 59 304 62 306 33254 31834 58 316 57 303 59 308 60 306 31834 30346 60 318 55 303 59 311 58 308 30346 28777 60 318 53 302 60 314 58 311 28777 27129 61 316 53 301 56 309 58 313 27129 25403 66 314 52 301 54 304 54 311 25403 23599 70 315 52 303 56 303 51 305 23599 21724 70 315 53 306 58 301 54 306 21724 19770 66 306 56 309 56 299 55 307 19770 17729 59 299 56 305 54 296 54 307 17729 15643 58 300 57 298 55 298 50 308 15643 13628 52 302 59 298 53 302 46 309 13628 11792 46 297 54 300 48 309 42 309 11792 10159 45 296 47 307 39 313 32 308 10159 8712 40 302 39 314 29 320 25 309 8712 7431 35 306 30 317 22 313 25 306 7431 6296 29 306 29 307 24 310 25 305 6296 5292 23 312 28 309 26 316 24 323 5292 4412 20 316 23 310 21 325 17 339 4412 3637 22 303 17 290 18 326 14 320 3637 2951 32 279 17 301 16 304 17 312 2951 2355 40 256 23 290 13 294 12 316 2355 1868 34 240 21 271 13 277 8 307 1868 1498 27 232 14*262 9 257 7 290 1498 1244 21 225 11*260 8*256 5 278 1244 1090 18 223 10 259 7*256 4 267 1090 1002 10*217 8 258 5 256 4*266 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