DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/30 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 - - - 16.2 - - 26.9 - - 34.2 - - 27.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 11 - - -5 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 46 - - 241 - - 48 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 985 - - 986 - - 986 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1001 - - 1196 - - 1003 - - 1002 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 354 - - 504 - - 992 - - 185 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 21 - - 62 - - 24 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 11 - - 11 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 233 - - 257 - - 265 - - 266 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -2 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -835 - - -1326 - - -1148 - - -372 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1836 - - 2522 - - 2151 - - 1374 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16025 - - -13249 - - -8003 - - -13038 ODpotential blCL - - - 17026 - - 14445 - - 9006 - - 14040 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 91 - - 88 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 16.2 - - 26.9 - - 34.2 - - 27.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 12.2 - - 19.8 - - 28.6 - - 24.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 16.3 - - 27.0 - - 34.5 - - 29.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 11.8 - - 18.7 - - 27.5 - - 25.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 11 - - -5 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 46 - - 241 - - 48 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 20 - - 66 - - 51 - - 43 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 94271 61 284 48 295 64 280 62 285 94271 87185 64 288 62 291 59 285 53 290 87185 81736 64 287 59 287 50 292 54 294 81736 77252 56 283 55 289 49 297 54 296 77252 73394 51 280 61 293 53 299 52 298 73394 69979 55 286 66 291 58 301 64 314 69979 66904 62 289 64 291 66 304 72 312 66904 64084 60 284 62 294 71 303 66 306 64084 61457 56 286 59 294 66 296 61 304 61457 58895 58 299 55 295 57 295 59 306 58895 56205 68 306 51 299 55 309 58 309 56205 53400 64 308 54 314 66 315 62 320 53400 50714 62 318 68 321 70 314 73 320 50714 48298 70 317 77 319 73 314 74 313 48298 46141 72 313 78 311 77 313 73 314 46141 44196 70 316 75 308 79 311 82 314 44196 42430 69 325 71 314 78 313 86 312 42430 40808 78 330 72 318 77 315 86 314 40808 39304 83 329 74 319 79 319 89 316 39304 37896 85 330 76 319 82 320 92 316 37896 36570 87 331 77 319 79 319 90 315 36570 35290 89 330 79 319 76 321 84 314 35290 33987 90 328 80 321 74 324 77 314 33987 32633 86 331 79 321 72 325 73 317 32633 31230 73 324 78 321 70 326 74 322 31230 29765 71 320 78 320 68 328 76 324 29765 28223 71 322 78 319 66 329 75 324 28223 26605 69 320 77 317 64 330 71 322 26605 24909 66 318 73 320 62 329 68 321 24909 23137 64 317 70 321 60 328 66 322 23137 21289 57 313 61 321 59 329 66 324 21289 19360 56 309 55 323 58 330 66 327 19360 17347 54 304 52 322 56 330 64 330 17347 15292 46 295 48 324 52 329 60 333 15292 13313 50 296 46 325 50 325 55 331 13313 11519 48 304 45 318 44 320 50 328 11519 9930 41 310 45 316 40 318 47 326 9930 8526 35 318 41 312 39 316 44 314 8526 7288 34 323 34 306 37 310 36 308 7288 6192 33 319 29 304 35 305 32 309 6192 5223 30 314 25 298 33 301 34 312 5223 4370 26 311 24 294 31 296 36 315 4370 3618 23 300 24 288 33 295 39 317 3618 2948 23 289 26 281 37 289 41 317 2948 2359 24 283 27 275 34 284 40 310 2359 1871 23 278 24 270 27 277 33 298 1871 1500 21 263 19 264 20 270 26 286 1500 1245 12 239 14*259 17 268 20 275 1245 1090 11 238 13*257 15*266 17 272 1090 1002 6*233 10 256 11*265 8*266 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