DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/02 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 - - - 24.9 - - 28.1 - - 31.4 - - 30.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 31 - - 115 - - 100 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 953 - - 1396 - - 1481 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 985 - - 986 - - 986 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1908 - - 2351 - - 2436 - - 1002 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 515 - - 527 - - 950 - - 2040 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 126 - - 220 - - 215 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 10 - - 15 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 003 - - 353 - - 339 - - 002 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -1 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -435 - - -562 - - -723 - - -1781 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2343 - - 2913 - - 3159 - - 2783 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13128 - - -11977 - - -10775 - - -11393 ODpotential blCL - - - 15036 - - 14328 - - 13211 - - 12395 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 24.9 - - 28.1 - - 31.4 - - 30.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.5 - - 19.2 - - 21.3 - - 22.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 24.6 - - 27.5 - - 30.6 - - 30.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.2 - - 18.9 - - 20.9 - - 22.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 31 - - 115 - - 100 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 953 - - 1396 - - 1481 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 101 - - 101 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 95300 74 231 79 248 82 250 73 255 95300 88323 58 259 62 255 67 260 60 270 88323 82995 52 271 46 271 48 267 50 272 82995 78536 36 287 39 281 34 285 44 272 78536 74647 34 308 30 284 37 290 42 276 74647 71190 38 311 31 289 38 289 39 282 71190 68057 40 305 32 296 33 299 34 287 68057 65162 40 304 34 298 35 305 31 293 65162 62448 40 307 39 293 40 294 33 304 62448 59784 46 311 41 290 43 290 38 299 59784 56979 49 309 38 295 43 291 45 292 56979 54051 50 305 41 303 42 288 43 283 54051 51254 58 300 51 296 43 292 43 295 51254 48722 63 296 54 283 59 291 50 294 48722 46431 66 296 57 285 67 284 56 277 46431 44361 73 298 66 294 63 287 61 277 44361 42488 80 296 75 296 73 295 65 290 42488 40771 84 294 81 289 90 288 76 294 40771 39186 86 296 81 284 90 279 88 287 39186 37721 92 294 87 288 93 283 93 283 37721 36360 93 292 97 290 106 286 103 278 36360 35059 92 292 102 287 114 281 108 276 35059 33745 90 297 97 286 113 276 111 273 33745 32390 92 302 95 286 115 275 113 271 32390 30992 97 303 96 288 113 275 110 271 30992 29532 101 303 96 289 108 278 105 272 29532 27995 98 302 94 289 99 281 97 276 27995 26383 90 302 89 290 90 282 89 278 26383 24698 83 303 83 292 80 282 81 278 24698 22941 74 305 76 294 73 282 72 279 22941 21112 68 306 70 293 65 284 65 280 21112 19205 66 306 62 293 60 288 61 281 19205 17218 61 308 58 294 56 291 53 282 17218 15197 54 311 51 295 48 290 46 283 15197 13248 49 312 42 297 40 287 41 276 13248 11466 44 315 35 300 33 300 38 275 11466 9879 38 313 32 310 31 299 30 274 9879 8470 36 311 31 314 27 290 24 271 8470 7220 35 314 28 313 20 297 23 273 7220 6116 30 317 24 309 19 300 25 279 6116 5148 23 322 15 313 16 298 23 292 5148 4306 24 314 16 319 13 306 19 313 4306 3571 19 305 16 306 12 305 15 307 3571 2917 15 321 10*319 6*307 9 319 2917 2342 11*342 5*347 3*333 5 353 2342 1863 9*001 4 354 3 337 5 003 1863 1496 9 003 4 354 2 342 5 004 1496 1244 8 004 4 356 3 341 5 004 1244 1090 8 004 4 357 2 344 5 004 1090 1002 7 005 3 357 2 343 4*002 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