DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/26 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.6 - - 62.7 - - 52.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 227 - - 250 - - 45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1904 - - 3794 - - 3120 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1973 - - 3385 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2859 - - 4749 - - 4075 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 693 - - 701 - - 1347 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 312 - - 400 - - 211 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 28 - - 27 - - 36 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 004 - - 022 - - 023 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 12 - - 7 - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -3 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -943 - - -252 - - -330 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3802 - - 5001 - - 4406 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8845 - - -7915 - - -11299 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11704 - - 12664 - - 15374 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 94 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.6 - - 62.7 - - 52.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.0 - - 44.2 - - 36.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 66.4 - - 61.4 - - 52.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.3 - - 43.9 - - 36.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 227 - - 250 - - 45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1904 - - 3794 - - 3120 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 74 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 6 - - 5 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] 96205 24 248 30 264 32 267 96205 88977 30 236 30 261 28 267 88977 83422 27 246 29 265 34 271 83422 78854 27 250 23 261 30 260 78854 74943 26 257 25 262 25 272 74943 71502 30 251 30 270 29 288 71502 68408 28 265 25 266 24 289 68408 65566 37 279 34 304 33 296 65566 62929 49 279 45 287 43 296 62929 60372 46 280 46 278 53 291 60372 57698 47 287 54 284 62 285 57698 54906 61 279 66 286 68 280 54906 52212 67 279 75 280 72 275 52212 49759 72 282 74 279 74 274 49759 47539 77 287 76 280 75 276 47539 45508 82 288 78 282 79 280 45508 43642 84 288 79 281 85 283 43642 41927 84 287 80 279 89 284 41927 40354 80 286 80 279 87 281 40354 38901 80 287 79 280 82 278 38901 37540 86 286 80 281 79 275 37540 36220 88 284 82 280 77 273 36220 34875 86 283 81 278 78 271 34875 33479 86 280 79 277 79 270 33479 32036 86 277 79 277 78 270 32036 30527 85 276 77 276 77 270 30527 28942 82 275 74 276 75 270 28942 27278 78 268 72 274 76 269 27278 25535 75 261 71 270 76 269 25535 23715 70 263 72 266 73 265 23715 21822 66 265 72 263 69 259 21822 19846 60 265 71 260 63 260 19846 17780 54 259 64 256 56 271 17780 15668 51 251 53 242 53 273 15668 13630 52 249 41 239 40 259 13630 11778 50 252 27 246 34 275 11778 10133 43 259 17 266 40 301 10133 8672 35 267 17 314 16 266 8672 7381 23 268 11 330 5 243 7381 6256 17 259 11 023 18 052 6256 5281 16 258 23*030 36 035 5281 4427 18 288 26*024 38*029 4427 3674 19 330 27 023 38*025 3674 3000 26*001 28 023 38 024 3000 2402 30*005 28 022 38 023 2402 1904 30 005 27 022 37 022 1904 1520 29 004 27 021 35 021 1520 1256 27 002 26 021 32 021 1256 1095 25 001 24 021 28 020 1095 1004 18 359 19 021 21 020 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