DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/31 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 56.1 - - 60.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 59 - - 255 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1911 - - 2887 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 988 - - 2713 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2866 - - 3842 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 653 - - 838 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 214 - - 367 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 24 - - 25 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 004 - - 001 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - -11 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2221 - - -2885 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5087 - - 6727 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11494 - - -10410 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14360 - - 14252 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 80 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 130 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 56.1 - - 60.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 37.4 - - 34.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 55.9 - - 58.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 36.3 - - 33.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 59 - - 255 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1911 - - 2887 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 70 - - 20 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - 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] 96267 23 250 26 241 96267 88995 14 273 18 258 88995 83461 11 270 9 275 83461 78887 14 272 17 294 78887 74965 17 262 18 277 74965 71495 15 294 16 278 71495 68328 17 296 27 273 68328 65400 22 268 28 256 65400 62665 19 264 22 264 62665 59985 25 282 32 276 59985 57179 32 278 42 269 57179 54277 46 269 45 269 54277 51510 46 258 48 263 51510 49016 44 258 49 258 49016 46786 48 260 53 265 46786 44797 55 266 57 263 44797 43013 59 265 55 257 43013 41387 58 263 55 263 41387 39884 60 263 59 268 39884 38482 63 261 62 265 38482 37158 67 259 64 259 37158 35871 65 260 62 259 35871 34555 58 265 59 259 34555 33185 53 270 54 261 33185 31764 51 271 50 262 31764 30278 50 269 47 264 30278 28716 51 264 45 269 28716 27077 50 259 46 270 27077 25359 49 258 47 257 25359 23566 49 260 45 252 23566 21699 45 264 45 255 21699 19753 43 266 45 265 19753 17727 34 255 41 275 17727 15659 27 247 39 275 15659 13657 25 248 39 272 13657 11828 25 255 39 259 11828 10196 22 275 40 254 10196 8745 22 306 28 267 8745 7463 21 316 17 322 7463 6333 20 317 19 350 6333 5338 18 324 20 003 5338 4468 25 005 24*005 4468 3704 34 016 25*002 3704 3021 31*009 26 001 3021 2418 27*005 26 000 2418 1914 26 004 26 360 1914 1526 25 004 25 360 1526 1260 23 004 24 360 1260 1097 20 003 22 359 1097 1004 16 003 18 359 1004 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