DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/22 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 7.3 - - 14.6 - - 18.4 - - 13.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 107 - - 49 - - -48 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 957 - - 2017 - - 2426 - - 46 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 984 - - 1648 - - 985 - - 985 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1912 - - 2972 - - 3381 - - 1001 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1041 - - 562 - - 694 - - 2598 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 95 - - 245 - - 203 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 23 - - 24 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 330 - - 329 - - 328 - - 331 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 9 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -573 - - 254 - - -314 - - -1754 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2485 - - 2718 - - 3695 - - 2756 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12904 - - -8259 - - -9423 - - -13169 ODpotential blCL - - - 14816 - - 11231 - - 12804 - - 14170 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 91 - - 73 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 7.3 - - 14.6 - - 18.4 - - 13.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 0.7 - - 6.9 - - 6.3 - - 5.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 7.4 - - 14.0 - - 18.1 - - 16.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 0.0 - - 5.6 - - 5.3 - - 5.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 107 - - 49 - - -48 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 957 - - 2017 - - 2426 - - 46 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 57 - - 64 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 96823 32 086 24 087 19 078 24 099 96823 89638 25 087 19 097 17 100 13 075 89638 84065 21 088 16 093 10 091 11 056 84065 79399 15 076 10 090 3 048 9 024 79399 75361 10 059 7 069 4 324 10 359 75361 71786 5 016 7 018 3 358 9 319 71786 68543 10 352 8 346 8 308 11 313 68543 65549 13 320 10 320 9 311 15 307 65549 62757 14 312 14 322 16 313 22 295 62757 60032 22 292 20 303 20 305 19 312 60032 57165 23 299 24 308 25 304 30 304 57165 54171 31 308 33 303 35 301 41 303 54171 51319 39 308 40 299 42 300 51 305 51319 48765 41 303 45 303 47 305 54 308 48765 46479 43 304 51 307 53 307 56 312 46479 44397 49 311 56 309 56 310 59 314 44397 42483 57 314 59 309 62 311 64 312 42483 40720 62 313 62 309 67 309 67 310 40720 39092 64 311 64 309 69 310 70 313 39092 37579 62 312 66 312 71 313 73 318 37579 36163 64 318 72 315 73 313 83 320 36163 34799 71 317 77 316 74 319 87 321 34799 33424 70 319 80 320 86 324 93 319 33424 32022 73 325 83 318 94 322 97 319 32022 30595 77 327 78 316 88 319 101 323 30595 29120 75 326 76 321 78 323 99 325 29120 27580 67 327 83 323 81 328 100 324 27580 25976 60 327 88 320 84 329 92 326 25976 24306 50 328 87 318 79 328 81 328 24306 22567 39 329 84 317 72 331 71 329 22567 20760 26 321 80 318 64 333 62 331 20760 18878 24 318 70 320 55 340 52 331 18878 16914 32 323 56 321 46 347 46 333 16914 14905 37 330 45 319 39 349 43 336 14905 12964 43 338 41 322 37 345 40 336 12964 11198 44 340 42 329 39 339 39 332 11198 9634 42 341 44 334 41 335 41 334 9634 8255 41 341 46 336 44 334 43 337 8255 7038 41 341 45 338 45 333 42 338 7038 5968 40 343 41 340 40 333 40 337 5968 5030 42 347 39 343 36 336 37 337 5030 4213 41 347 37 343 32 332 34 333 4213 3499 41 344 33*339 27*329 31 332 3499 2865 37 339 24*329 26*329 30 333 2865 2306 32*334 24 329 26 329 29 334 2306 1840 29*332 23 329 25 329 28 334 1840 1482 25 331 23 329 24 328 25 334 1482 1236 22 329 21 329 22 328 21 333 1236 1087 19 328 20 329 20 328 18*332 1087 1001 14 328 16 329 16 328 11*331 1001 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