DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/29 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 14.7 - - 19.7 - - 15.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 216 - - 163 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1455 - - 1951 - - 46 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1612 - - 1846 - - 985 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2410 - - 2906 - - 1001 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 355 - - 390 - - 2133 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 274 - - 276 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 004 - - 351 - - 016 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2833 - - -3778 - - -4263 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5244 - - 6684 - - 5265 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -15633 - - -15855 - - -17001 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 18043 - - 18761 - - 18002 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 77 - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 14.7 - - 19.7 - - 15.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - -4.3 - - -5.8 - - -3.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 13.5 - - 18.7 - - 16.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - -4.3 - - -5.6 - - -3.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 216 - - 163 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1455 - - 1951 - - 46 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 29 - - 9 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 94789 99 250 92 246 108 248 94789 87716 91 266 84 264 96 261 87716 82259 77 272 83 276 92 276 82259 77718 73 273 81 283 96 285 77718 73803 74 283 80 290 89 292 73803 70341 80 289 82 293 82 292 70341 67202 79 288 81 292 77 289 67202 64310 72 289 78 292 75 287 64310 61627 68 292 75 293 75 288 61627 59030 69 293 76 292 76 289 59030 56309 72 291 77 290 79 289 56309 53456 74 291 76 289 78 288 53456 50702 74 294 74 288 74 287 50702 48199 74 296 70 286 71 285 48199 45934 74 296 65 286 71 284 45934 43865 70 296 62 288 69 284 43865 41965 69 294 63 291 64 285 41965 40220 70 293 64 298 56 283 40220 38618 66 294 65 300 48 291 38618 37146 65 290 63 297 53 301 37146 35786 50 283 63 292 60 302 35786 34494 41 285 59 292 65 296 34494 33196 48 303 48 297 64 292 33196 31857 49 301 48 304 58 293 31857 30473 46 299 52 304 55 294 30473 29024 47 303 50 306 52 299 29024 27499 49 304 49 307 50 305 27499 25897 51 304 48 306 46 304 25897 24221 48 305 45 309 46 301 24221 22474 42 304 42 308 43 300 22474 20658 36 307 39 305 38 300 20658 18767 34 310 36 309 36 298 18767 16795 35 306 37 308 38 301 16795 14789 36 302 39 304 39 307 14789 12865 34 301 40 306 39 313 12865 11122 32 305 36 308 37 316 11122 9580 28 315 31 302 34 318 9580 8219 23 319 28 307 31 320 8219 7020 18 314 20 314 25 329 7020 5963 14 315 15 310 19 332 5963 5030 12 327 12 327 14 342 5030 4213 10 336 10 338 13 349 4213 3496 8 343 6*339 11 349 3496 2861 6*356 5*347 8 350 2861 2303 5*002 5 349 8 359 2303 1838 5 003 5 351 8 010 1838 1481 5 004 5 352 9 016 1481 1236 5 004 5 352 9 018 1236 1087 4 005 4 353 7 018 1087 1001 4 005 4 354 4*016 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