DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/25 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 - - - 23.3 - - 26.3 - - 28.6 - - 26.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 70 - - 37 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 948 - - 1369 - - 1038 - - 543 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 985 - - 985 - - 985 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1903 - - 2324 - - 1993 - - 1498 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 586 - - 231 - - 578 - - 551 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 132 - - 190 - - 141 - - 56 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 7 - - 14 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 5 - - 2 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 345 - - 354 - - 262 - - 058 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 55 - - -55 - - -176 - - 286 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1848 - - 2379 - - 2169 - - 1213 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10083 - - -9346 - - -8493 - - -8899 ODpotential blCL - - - 11986 - - 11670 - - 10486 - - 10397 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 85 - - 100 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 23.3 - - 26.3 - - 28.6 - - 26.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.9 - - 19.5 - - 22.7 - - 24.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 23.2 - - 25.9 - - 28.2 - - 26.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.0 - - 18.4 - - 21.6 - - 24.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 70 - - 37 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 948 - - 1369 - - 1038 - - 543 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 42 - - 38 - - 101 - - 97 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] 96576 15 057 18 088 16 100 18 075 96576 89399 11 066 15 096 10 122 11 059 89399 83793 11 082 9 109 5 120 10 044 83793 79110 5 028 2 245 3 023 7 330 79110 75050 13 338 7 301 6 344 7 350 75050 71447 29 284 22 294 29 305 28 318 71447 68193 24 277 26 269 32 284 31 285 68193 65178 29 310 24 288 31 285 30 290 65178 62363 47 319 34 309 35 303 36 305 62363 59622 63 312 51 311 57 307 49 315 59622 56746 67 300 63 304 64 298 70 305 56746 53771 66 294 69 299 65 293 73 294 53771 50948 66 295 75 296 60 292 62 292 50948 48405 74 298 81 294 71 296 65 300 48405 46121 85 294 89 292 73 293 73 301 46121 44053 86 292 93 288 75 297 80 297 44053 42167 86 293 91 287 85 298 83 292 42167 40434 91 296 91 290 91 297 84 290 40434 38830 108 300 99 292 96 294 83 290 38830 37337 123 297 109 292 102 293 82 291 37337 35941 125 296 119 291 107 292 81 293 35941 34605 129 297 125 289 109 291 83 296 34605 33263 133 299 131 289 105 289 84 296 33263 31891 137 300 135 289 96 289 84 296 31891 30491 136 299 136 289 88 289 85 295 30491 29051 133 298 131 289 80 293 93 294 29051 27552 128 297 121 289 79 303 96 289 27552 25986 120 297 111 288 86 304 83 284 25986 24341 112 298 106 287 84 300 81 279 24341 22617 106 296 101 284 82 289 81 279 22617 20820 101 295 94 283 81 300 75 287 20820 18951 94 293 81 289 76 309 67 299 18951 17009 88 296 75 291 65 294 56 305 17009 15031 88 302 76 294 63 296 43 291 15031 13115 80 303 66 298 58 293 48 291 13115 11366 62 302 60 298 56 290 47 287 11366 9809 48 306 52 300 46 276 45 279 9809 8426 47 312 44 301 34 271 41 272 8426 7199 45 308 40 301 25 301 36 268 7199 6114 41 301 35 304 26 294 26 270 6114 5155 39 291 30 298 24 282 17 287 5155 4312 36 293 28 294 18 292 14 304 4312 3570 32 317 25 303 14 305 11 314 3570 2911 26 329 14 330 7 289 7 318 2911 2334 18*335 8*342 3*257 4 317 2334 1856 13*342 5*356 2*257 2*027 1856 1492 12 345 5 359 2 262 4*060 1492 1241 9 345 5 000 2 263 4 058 1241 1089 9 346 4 001 2 263 4 056 1089 1002 7 347 4 000 1 268 3 055 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