DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/03 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 - - - 37.9 - - 39.6 - - 41.9 - - 42.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 8 - - 19 - - 28 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 332 - - 607 - - 983 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 986 - - 986 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1287 - - 1562 - - 1938 - - 1003 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 914 - - 930 - - 1035 - - 1798 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 57 - - 94 - - 125 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 6 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 126 - - 105 - - 034 - - 047 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -1 - - -1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 193 - - 397 - - 511 - - -192 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1094 - - 1165 - - 1427 - - 1195 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -27 - - 139 - - 283 - - -521 ODpotential blCL - - - 1314 - - 1423 - - 1655 - - 1524 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 70 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.9 - - 39.6 - - 41.9 - - 42.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.9 - - 38.3 - - 39.4 - - 40.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.9 - - 39.5 - - 41.7 - - 42.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.7 - - 37.9 - - 39.0 - - 40.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 8 - - 19 - - 28 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 332 - - 607 - - 983 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - 100 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96213 4 203 13 236 20 256 18 271 96213 89019 9 247 20 251 21 263 25 286 89019 83461 18 274 23 240 23 246 31 266 83461 78854 29 279 26 274 24 271 27 265 78854 74898 33 261 39 275 38 282 37 293 74898 71431 30 268 40 264 45 278 44 292 71431 68297 34 298 38 283 47 280 46 292 68297 65397 55 297 46 287 48 281 53 291 65397 62701 60 285 51 283 53 279 53 283 62701 60069 57 279 52 278 55 278 51 281 60069 57292 62 279 58 280 64 284 61 284 57292 54391 71 282 70 280 73 281 76 282 54391 51617 76 278 72 270 77 274 77 278 51617 49123 72 278 74 272 78 269 72 280 49123 46884 75 279 80 279 79 272 75 280 46884 44847 81 278 83 275 80 271 78 277 44847 42990 89 270 84 270 82 267 80 270 42990 41299 89 265 84 268 81 270 78 270 41299 39750 92 263 88 267 88 273 85 274 39750 38309 95 263 96 266 95 269 93 267 38309 36956 94 265 95 266 89 266 91 261 36956 35652 92 267 91 267 87 267 81 262 35652 34331 91 267 86 265 88 267 78 262 34331 32965 89 267 86 263 88 265 79 265 32965 31555 83 267 86 261 85 265 77 267 31555 30082 77 268 82 261 81 266 72 266 30082 28531 75 266 77 260 77 265 64 265 28531 26904 74 263 73 260 74 263 57 263 26904 25201 73 261 69 260 68 261 50 261 25201 23422 68 257 65 260 58 261 41 263 23422 21569 56 254 62 260 52 264 35 265 21569 19633 53 251 55 257 52 262 35 265 19633 17611 47 255 46 255 49 262 34 265 17611 15543 46 269 41 254 39 266 32 274 15543 13543 38 265 34 256 33 266 32 280 13543 11718 28 259 31 265 30 272 22 291 11718 10096 22 255 27 267 26 284 11 312 10096 8656 21 252 19 269 12 305 8 358 8656 7382 15 269 15 266 5 346 9 026 7382 6257 8 278 6 267 4 312 8 013 6257 5267 6 258 2 184 1 134 6 017 5267 4403 3 255 5 129 3 092 7 042 4403 3646 4 129 7 106 6 070 10 069 3646 2973 6 154 6 103 7 048 12 078 2973 2381 8 176 6 114 8*039 10 072 2381 1889 7 165 7*110 7*037 8 066 1889 1511 5*149 7*106 7 035 8 061 1511 1251 4*129 6 105 7 033 7 056 1251 1093 3 125 6 105 6 032 6*050 1093 1003 3 124 5 105 5 032 4*047 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