DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/08 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 - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 26.8 - - 37.4 - - 42.0 - - 36.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 175 - - 131 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 582 - - 1503 - - 2053 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 985 - - 1567 - - 1798 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1537 - - 2458 - - 3008 - - 1003 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 401 - - 359 - - 388 - - 2063 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 126 - - 260 - - 261 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 10 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 133 - - 124 - - 122 - - 108 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1393 - - -1722 - - -2467 - - -2768 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2930 - - 4180 - - 5476 - - 3771 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15020 - - -12710 - - -12441 - - -14125 ODpotential blCL - - - 16557 - - 15168 - - 15449 - - 15128 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 86 - - 88 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 26.8 - - 37.4 - - 42.0 - - 36.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.9 - - 22.9 - - 21.8 - - 23.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 26.4 - - 36.2 - - 40.9 - - 38.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.8 - - 22.8 - - 21.7 - - 23.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 175 - - 131 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 582 - - 1503 - - 2053 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 20 - - 45 - - 51 - - 1 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 96450 22 274 29 262 19 276 22 285 96450 89430 18 328 15 282 11 319 15 338 89430 83934 15 335 8 283 18 316 18 343 83934 79342 12 343 5 314 14 303 17 325 79342 75368 15 342 8 313 14 302 16 322 75368 71831 17 326 8 306 18 296 23 328 71831 68616 20 315 14 320 18 292 27 319 68616 65657 22 303 18 311 18 303 25 314 65657 62902 27 291 24 305 21 312 26 305 62902 60220 29 292 29 300 24 305 29 298 60220 57414 33 299 33 297 30 300 33 296 57414 54498 39 295 38 293 39 295 40 295 54498 51711 44 292 41 294 47 295 46 292 51711 49197 50 292 46 296 52 292 48 287 49197 46941 55 289 50 292 51 288 49 285 46941 44891 54 286 50 287 49 288 48 285 44891 43010 50 285 46 285 45 289 44 286 43010 41274 48 285 43 284 41 292 43 293 41274 39665 46 285 42 288 36 291 42 294 39665 38170 44 285 42 287 30 295 40 294 38170 36782 42 287 36 289 28 297 29 303 36782 35467 34 293 29 295 24 293 27 316 35467 34152 27 291 25 296 20 313 21 321 34152 32800 21 291 14 290 17 311 18 316 32800 31403 16 301 9 296 13 300 13 311 31403 29942 17 318 11 318 11 310 11 314 29942 28404 18 324 12 317 13 316 13 318 28404 26787 22 338 11 310 13 310 15 307 26787 25090 19 331 13 310 13 312 12 302 25090 23315 15 305 14 307 12 317 8 272 23315 21465 16 292 14 295 12 305 6 309 21465 19536 15 307 13 297 12 297 11 315 19536 17522 14 316 13 311 12 304 13 301 17522 15462 14 315 15 310 13 299 14 296 15462 13474 16 316 16 305 16 296 19 311 13474 11665 20 313 16 301 22 299 22 316 11665 10054 18 315 16 299 23 299 23 318 10054 8622 15 314 17 308 24 301 26 319 8622 7350 13 303 16 305 22 301 26 319 7350 6223 10 273 11 287 19 299 25 316 6223 5231 12 225 10 279 16 296 20 310 5231 4368 11 171 8 241 11 288 11 301 4368 3618 5 145 11 158 5*192 8 204 3618 2954 4 222 10*139 8*124 10 156 2954 2369 9 176 10*127 9 123 11 139 2369 1881 17*138 10 125 9 122 11 130 1881 1506 17*136 10 123 9 122 11 123 1506 1249 14 133 9 123 8 121 11 118 1249 1092 12 132 9 122 8 121 9*113 1092 1003 10 131 8 122 7 120 5*108 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