DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/02 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 - - - 30.1 - - 35.3 - - 37.9 - - 38.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 42 - - 46 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 574 - - 1027 - - 1212 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 986 - - 986 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1529 - - 1982 - - 2167 - - 1003 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 595 - - 650 - - 706 - - 2206 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 80 - - 144 - - 159 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 9 - - 11 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 130 - - 157 - - 142 - - 136 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 148 - - 374 - - 295 - - -823 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1381 - - 1608 - - 1872 - - 1827 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11894 - - 223 - - -51 - - -1546 ODpotential blCL - - - 13423 - - 1759 - - 2218 - - 2549 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.1 - - 35.3 - - 37.9 - - 38.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.2 - - 32.2 - - 33.6 - - 34.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.0 - - 34.9 - - 37.5 - - 39.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.5 - - 31.5 - - 32.9 - - 34.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 42 - - 46 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 574 - - 1027 - - 1212 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 102 - - 103 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 96232 5 134 6 192 12 233 6 292 96232 89035 3 259 9 199 12 234 11 302 89035 83457 8 250 9 223 15 246 22 277 83457 78837 11 280 11 208 13 244 22 250 78837 74837 23 290 23 284 19 298 16 285 74837 71303 31 265 42 267 36 285 35 296 71303 68129 27 297 34 277 40 287 40 292 68129 65214 42 299 42 291 42 289 39 285 65214 62496 43 297 41 290 46 290 44 289 62496 59854 47 299 45 290 51 290 53 293 59854 57096 55 295 55 290 61 289 61 293 57096 54236 63 291 61 291 67 289 67 287 54236 51510 68 291 66 290 72 286 69 280 51510 49048 73 291 71 288 71 286 65 278 49048 46830 77 291 73 287 70 291 75 285 46830 44820 80 291 74 289 79 287 85 279 44820 42987 84 288 79 288 79 282 82 276 42987 41300 83 287 81 286 76 283 78 279 41300 39740 88 292 88 285 84 281 85 280 39740 38294 102 292 98 282 91 277 98 277 38294 36948 106 290 94 279 91 275 107 273 36948 35651 98 291 85 280 89 278 108 272 35651 34330 91 291 82 284 92 281 104 276 34330 32955 86 292 78 285 87 281 98 279 32955 31531 82 290 72 284 79 278 87 281 31531 30043 79 287 73 282 73 275 73 280 30043 28480 69 288 74 282 65 278 62 277 28480 26844 60 289 69 284 59 285 54 272 26844 25130 56 286 57 280 58 285 51 269 25130 23338 47 279 48 277 53 287 46 270 23338 21472 31 279 40 273 47 283 39 274 21472 19524 26 281 32 271 40 283 40 281 19524 17492 24 278 26 274 33 279 40 289 17492 15425 23 290 22 277 26 268 39 291 15425 13436 20 296 18 278 22 268 30 294 13436 11627 16 291 16 283 19 268 19 276 11627 10021 12 277 12 284 16 268 16 272 10021 8595 12 250 8 269 12 256 14 269 8595 7333 10 189 9 244 8 250 10 265 7333 6218 16 171 19 181 12 215 6 265 6218 5232 14 158 19 171 23 178 8 229 5232 4372 15 177 16 188 23 176 16 186 4372 3624 17 184 15 190 18 181 19 168 3624 2957 17 186 15 180 15 173 18 156 2957 2371 12 169 14*171 13*153 16 149 2371 1883 12*145 10*160 12*145 16 146 1883 1508 9*134 9 158 12 143 14 143 1508 1249 8 129 9 156 11 141 12 141 1249 1093 7 128 8 156 10 140 10 139 1093 1003 6 128 7 154 9 140 6*136 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