DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/22 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 - - - - - - 39.9 - - 41.2 - - 37.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -41 - - -35 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 48 - - 48 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 987 - - 987 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1003 - - 1003 - - 1003 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 979 - - 132 - - 64 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 15 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 7 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 193 - - 197 - - 186 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -696 - - -241 - - -185 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1699 - - 1244 - - 1188 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12394 - - -11481 - - -11815 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13397 - - 12484 - - 12818 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 39.9 - - 41.2 - - 37.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 36.2 - - 39.4 - - 36.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 43.3 - - 45.9 - - 42.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 36.1 - - 42.4 - - 39.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -41 - - -35 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 48 - - 48 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 33 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 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] 95483 63 278 54 288 55 286 95483 88580 41 277 44 274 44 273 88580 83199 36 264 42 265 43 281 83199 78696 31 262 33 275 37 277 78696 74807 30 286 29 273 36 275 74807 71384 41 294 27 278 27 259 71384 68286 47 273 34 284 24 271 68286 65422 47 266 45 266 52 266 65422 62760 48 287 46 253 58 263 62760 60184 61 280 52 265 52 266 60184 57482 72 272 67 265 54 265 57482 54640 72 281 68 273 64 281 54640 51905 81 290 80 287 85 288 51905 49443 92 289 96 287 100 284 49443 47235 98 287 105 285 108 281 47235 45228 101 286 109 283 114 282 45228 43391 103 284 108 282 117 283 43391 41707 99 280 99 282 112 284 41707 40164 91 276 85 281 99 287 40164 38739 82 279 78 285 92 290 38739 37402 77 286 78 288 90 291 37402 36107 78 289 78 288 87 289 36107 34786 78 287 79 288 83 288 34786 33411 78 285 79 287 80 288 33411 31983 78 283 77 285 78 285 31983 30487 77 280 75 282 76 282 30487 28910 76 279 73 281 75 283 28910 27254 74 280 70 280 73 284 27254 25520 69 283 68 280 72 287 25520 23709 62 288 66 281 68 290 23709 21825 52 289 63 281 65 294 21825 19863 43 280 55 279 62 296 19863 17816 42 272 46 271 60 294 17816 15730 44 280 47 269 59 296 15730 13722 47 283 50 268 50 293 13722 11897 44 276 44 274 42 291 11897 10272 34 254 37 271 37 289 10272 8823 30 253 36 261 36 285 8823 7532 28 257 34 263 37 285 7532 6383 29 246 31 267 37 286 6383 5367 36 232 32 264 35 290 5367 4475 40 227 36 251 32 286 4475 3693 44 222 37 233 29 256 3693 3006 41 221 30 224 32 229 3006 2405 36 217 27 219 28 221 2405 1904 27 204 25 216 26 218 1904 1519 23 201 21 213 22 209 1519 1254 19 198 18 210 18 199 1254 1094 16 196 14 206 15 194 1094 1003 9*193 7*197 7*186 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