DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/09 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 - - - - - - 35.6 - - 35.7 - - 33.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 57 - - 43 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1430 - - 709 - - 808 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 986 - - 986 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2385 - - 1664 - - 1763 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 296 - - 1415 - - 795 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 181 - - 129 - - 74 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 4 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 347 - - 340 - - 340 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 776 - - 452 - - 510 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1609 - - 1212 - - 1253 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 309 - - 253 - - 284 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2076 - - 1411 - - 1479 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 35.6 - - 35.7 - - 33.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 32.4 - - 34.2 - - 32.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 35.1 - - 35.1 - - 33.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 31.3 - - 33.5 - - 31.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 57 - - 43 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1430 - - 709 - - 808 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96223 60 259 58 262 60 258 96223 89095 39 256 43 261 49 265 89095 83610 30 255 37 262 34 261 83610 79066 27 248 29 263 30 271 79066 75141 23 241 21 255 26 271 75141 71653 21 233 17 264 21 265 71653 68477 18 235 18 258 22 273 68477 65530 21 231 25 246 25 257 65530 62763 25 229 25 247 28 245 62763 60042 33 241 33 240 33 241 60042 57179 36 234 39 240 41 240 57179 54210 44 249 44 241 49 242 54210 51373 56 250 46 242 53 244 51373 48804 63 241 58 241 59 247 48804 46495 70 236 68 240 70 245 46495 44413 78 236 79 244 78 242 44413 42523 84 237 86 242 86 240 42523 40791 82 238 89 236 93 235 40791 39193 80 242 90 230 97 231 39193 37710 86 240 94 230 100 231 37710 36322 94 236 100 234 105 232 36322 34987 105 236 107 237 113 231 34987 33640 112 238 113 237 120 229 33640 32252 113 240 116 237 121 229 32252 30828 115 242 114 237 116 231 30828 29355 108 243 111 237 112 234 29355 27820 80 238 108 237 109 235 27820 26217 59 246 87 239 101 237 26217 24547 56 253 59 234 61 237 24547 22814 53 243 49 234 44 235 22814 21012 49 238 47 237 40 242 21012 19131 42 248 43 238 39 239 19131 17167 34 260 38 244 34 240 17167 15160 21 258 24 246 27 237 15160 13227 16 236 18 233 24 227 13227 11468 11 239 18 222 22 233 11468 9901 7 268 11 239 18 243 9901 8506 4 312 9 212 15 246 8506 7269 3 353 6 204 11 247 7269 6174 4 021 3 210 5 263 6174 5207 5 020 1 314 4 311 5207 4356 8 008 5 347 6 336 4356 3605 11 358 7 349 6 332 3605 2937 10*357 5 343 6 337 2937 2354 8*349 5 342 7 338 2354 1871 7 348 5*340 7*338 1871 1501 7 347 4*341 6*339 1501 1246 7 347 4 339 6 339 1246 1091 6 346 4 339 6 340 1091 1003 6 346 4 339 5 340 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