DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/06 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 - - - 39.4 - - 39.5 - - 37.1 - - 32.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 132 - - 113 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1560 - - 2213 - - 2254 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 1922 - - 1848 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2515 - - 3168 - - 3209 - - 1002 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1228 - - 1212 - - 1006 - - 2742 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 130 - - 269 - - 257 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 29 - - 25 - - 21 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 346 - - 345 - - 338 - - 347 Direction Wind Shear - - - 19 - - 11 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 417 - - 559 - - 575 - - -1441 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2098 - - 2610 - - 2634 - - 2443 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 47 - - 692 - - 682 - - -1560 ODpotential blCL - - - 2468 - - 2476 - - 2527 - - 2562 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.4 - - 39.5 - - 37.1 - - 32.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.0 - - 31.9 - - 29.4 - - 26.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.4 - - 38.8 - - 36.5 - - 33.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.8 - - 31.8 - - 29.3 - - 26.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 132 - - 113 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1560 - - 2213 - - 2254 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 101 - - 100 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96025 46 284 45 267 47 274 43 276 96025 89022 22 292 26 276 20 279 30 283 89022 83554 21 308 18 281 23 288 19 298 83554 78979 21 313 16 298 28 288 20 318 78979 75025 21 330 14 310 23 291 28 313 75025 71525 24 315 18 318 23 303 30 303 71525 68341 27 305 23 307 27 301 28 311 68341 65396 33 319 29 305 36 299 33 320 65396 62660 39 321 37 303 43 298 40 314 62660 60012 43 306 43 303 43 304 47 309 60012 57250 46 309 50 305 51 310 62 307 57250 54395 61 316 60 309 65 307 70 302 54395 51669 70 311 68 311 70 315 68 308 51669 49198 70 315 72 314 77 326 75 319 49198 46955 80 320 81 317 88 320 83 313 46955 44897 87 319 93 314 92 309 87 305 44897 43023 94 315 95 311 98 305 96 306 43023 41323 95 315 95 313 104 307 104 309 41323 39768 103 317 98 317 110 312 109 311 39768 38328 109 319 107 316 117 314 113 311 38328 36976 111 323 110 316 120 316 113 311 36976 35667 116 326 111 319 119 316 108 311 35667 34334 119 329 111 321 115 315 104 314 34334 32948 119 329 110 321 110 315 103 316 32948 31510 117 327 109 321 108 318 101 316 31510 30006 116 324 110 321 108 318 99 315 30006 28424 114 323 109 320 109 318 96 317 28424 26764 113 323 107 319 107 318 96 317 26764 25025 110 323 104 319 102 318 96 319 25025 23212 107 328 103 319 97 320 94 323 23212 21329 95 328 99 325 93 324 89 326 21329 19372 84 325 89 327 87 328 81 327 19372 17335 74 325 79 324 81 328 72 329 17335 15262 72 328 74 326 77 327 68 333 15262 13272 72 332 70 333 69 331 60 334 13272 11473 69 335 61 340 58 336 50 333 11473 9884 65 339 52 343 51 336 47 331 9884 8478 59 346 45 342 47 335 45 332 8478 7232 51 352 41 342 43 336 41 336 7232 6129 46 353 40 347 38 342 37 341 6129 5161 44 356 36 353 32 346 32 349 5161 4316 43 358 32 348 25 340 27 347 4316 3579 42 351 28*346 23*339 25 348 3579 2926 39*349 28*345 23*338 25 349 2926 2350 36*348 27 345 23 338 24 349 2350 1869 33 347 26 345 22 338 23 349 1869 1499 29 346 25 345 21 338 21 348 1499 1245 26 345 23 344 20 337 18 348 1245 1091 22 345 21 344 19 337 16 347 1091 1002 17 344 17 344 15 337 12*347 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