DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/03 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 - - - 21.6 - - 24.8 - - 29.4 - - 24.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 22 - - 152 - - 137 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 937 - - 1511 - - 2132 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 985 - - 1489 - - 1880 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1892 - - 2466 - - 3087 - - 1002 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 539 - - 494 - - 586 - - 2184 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 111 - - 247 - - 268 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 10 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 012 - - 009 - - 358 - - 343 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -354 - - -691 - - -1660 - - -2034 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2246 - - 3157 - - 4747 - - 3036 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11731 - - -10696 - - -10898 - - -11493 ODpotential blCL - - - 13623 - - 13162 - - 13985 - - 12495 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 98 - - 94 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 21.6 - - 24.8 - - 29.4 - - 24.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.8 - - 14.9 - - 12.4 - - 14.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 21.4 - - 23.9 - - 28.5 - - 25.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 15.7 - - 14.5 - - 12.1 - - 14.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 22 - - 152 - - 137 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 937 - - 1511 - - 2132 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 90 - - 76 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 95762 60 255 53 266 47 268 48 264 95762 88721 39 280 41 270 36 265 40 271 88721 83298 33 291 39 275 31 269 38 281 83298 78764 29 297 33 267 38 284 33 281 78764 74833 34 298 28 259 40 286 36 281 74833 71328 34 290 25 269 39 279 33 283 71328 68109 27 285 26 276 33 269 32 286 68109 65123 30 293 27 281 34 278 37 290 65123 62357 33 289 34 287 37 277 34 288 62357 59666 40 282 38 279 33 273 39 297 59666 56828 45 275 39 277 35 286 43 293 56828 53857 44 272 43 277 42 286 45 286 53857 51014 47 278 46 275 46 280 39 281 51014 48458 51 281 44 274 47 279 39 286 48458 46172 54 281 45 278 47 280 43 285 46172 44102 58 278 45 282 46 279 42 282 44102 42208 54 272 46 284 43 283 38 283 42208 40468 45 272 46 284 43 288 36 287 40468 38861 41 275 44 282 41 289 36 293 38861 37374 37 281 40 282 41 290 36 299 37374 35992 36 286 42 294 36 289 36 300 35992 34677 30 296 30 288 26 294 31 291 34677 33362 26 311 23 316 15 292 27 297 33362 32018 17 314 18 318 14 321 29 294 32018 30643 11 340 9 306 14 316 29 292 30643 29212 6 350 4 315 9 301 28 296 29212 27705 7 023 4 345 7 285 28 298 27705 26119 9 011 4 344 8 273 26 293 26119 24454 13 353 5 334 10 273 25 284 24454 22713 19 338 9 313 12 291 24 283 22713 20896 22 332 14 312 18 298 23 291 20896 19000 21 323 19 301 21 296 24 300 19000 17024 20 318 21 303 21 302 18 309 17024 15014 18 320 21 311 20 315 18 322 15014 13078 15 320 18 313 19 318 20 333 13078 11314 16 310 15 317 15 315 17 332 11314 9750 17 312 11 323 12 317 14 337 9750 8367 14 343 8 337 9 327 12 329 8367 7143 11 002 7 349 8 332 12 327 7143 6061 11 346 7 332 7 328 13 331 6061 5107 14 355 9 343 9 350 13 338 5107 4273 16 352 14 342 11 356 12 343 4273 3543 15 351 13 349 8*000 8 333 3543 2897 11 008 12*008 8*359 7 329 2897 2328 10*019 11*009 8 358 7 336 2328 1855 9*012 11 010 8 358 8 343 1855 1491 9 012 11 009 8 356 9 347 1491 1241 8 011 10 009 8 356 9 348 1241 1089 7 012 9 009 7 357 7 346 1089 1002 6 011 8 009 7 356 5*343 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