DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/07 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 - - - 22.4 - - 32.4 - - 38.4 - - 37.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 72 - - 279 - - 168 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 581 - - 2045 - - 2607 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 985 - - 2121 - - 2326 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1536 - - 3000 - - 3562 - - 1003 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 807 - - 434 - - 376 - - 2735 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 140 - - 335 - - 307 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 13 - - 16 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 126 - - 165 - - 156 - - 139 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3080 - - -3741 - - -4218 - - -5309 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4617 - - 6742 - - 7781 - - 6312 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -19986 - - -17810 - - -17069 - - -17277 ODpotential blCL - - - 21522 - - 20810 - - 20631 - - 18280 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 80 - - 64 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 22.4 - - 32.4 - - 38.4 - - 37.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 6.4 - - 7.0 - - 8.3 - - 13.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 21.9 - - 30.9 - - 37.4 - - 38.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 6.2 - - 7.0 - - 8.2 - - 13.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 72 - - 279 - - 168 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 581 - - 2045 - - 2607 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 21 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 96416 43 263 41 272 35 255 38 271 96416 89319 24 306 26 258 22 274 20 282 89319 83771 19 315 21 262 23 296 16 315 83771 79163 15 325 14 280 22 295 17 315 79163 75196 16 341 13 301 18 306 20 318 75196 71684 22 330 17 307 20 305 25 312 71684 68501 23 316 20 310 22 295 28 313 68501 65555 25 333 24 317 26 302 31 314 65555 62801 42 316 34 315 34 305 34 301 62801 60139 44 304 37 312 38 307 34 295 60139 57373 51 304 43 308 42 307 39 301 57373 54496 57 307 43 300 50 292 52 299 54496 51743 58 307 48 301 54 292 52 295 51743 49252 58 298 59 297 57 291 58 294 49252 47012 63 289 65 293 67 287 66 288 47012 44980 68 291 70 292 70 288 65 288 44980 43115 74 295 72 292 70 290 65 289 43115 41388 76 294 73 289 74 290 67 291 41388 39783 73 291 74 286 78 284 70 289 39783 38294 68 290 74 285 73 284 69 286 38294 36911 64 291 69 286 70 290 73 282 36911 35598 62 290 65 286 74 291 77 275 35598 34282 64 291 66 287 76 289 80 279 34282 32924 66 292 70 288 73 290 87 280 32924 31516 64 294 70 290 71 291 82 278 31516 30040 60 297 65 292 66 294 77 280 30040 28487 59 299 60 294 62 295 68 284 28487 26854 59 298 56 295 60 293 62 285 26854 25141 58 299 53 297 54 296 59 286 25141 23350 56 301 50 297 50 299 54 288 23350 21483 56 303 47 296 49 300 45 286 21483 19540 55 303 46 297 47 297 40 288 19540 17515 53 302 46 299 44 296 35 292 17515 15445 49 304 45 299 44 295 33 291 15445 13445 46 304 42 291 42 282 36 284 13445 11621 42 307 37 290 37 263 38 276 11621 9996 36 309 28 288 33 259 40 266 9996 8556 30 308 23 278 34 256 40 255 8556 7288 21 310 18 265 29 246 37 250 7288 6172 13 322 14 249 25 235 35 242 6172 5196 7 324 14 236 22 223 29 220 5196 4348 3 310 12 216 19 202 26 192 4348 3608 2 236 14*189 17*162 26 171 3608 2948 9 156 14*168 17*159 26 165 2948 2365 16 147 14 166 16 157 25 157 2365 1878 19*131 14 165 16 156 23 150 1878 1504 18*129 13 163 16 155 21 145 1504 1248 14 125 13 163 15 154 18 141 1248 1092 12 124 12 163 14 154 15*140 1092 1003 10 124 11 163 12 153 10*139 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