DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/26 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - -2.5 - - 9.0 - - 17.9 - - 14.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 227 - - 112 - - -54 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 930 - - 1510 - - 1971 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 983 - - 1668 - - 1622 - - 985 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1885 - - 2465 - - 2926 - - 1002 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 518 - - 583 - - 612 - - 1310 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 148 - - 282 - - 244 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 15 - - 23 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 270 - - 236 - - 222 - - 218 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -2 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1292 - - -3237 - - -2837 - - -2673 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3177 - - 5702 - - 5763 - - 3675 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -17020 - - -16157 - - -12900 - - -13489 ODpotential blCL - - - 18905 - - 18622 - - 15826 - - 14491 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 62 - - 60 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -2.5 - - 9.0 - - 17.9 - - 14.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -12.4 - - -12.2 - - -3.6 - - 1.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -2.9 - - 7.9 - - 17.3 - - 15.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -12.5 - - -12.2 - - -3.6 - - 1.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 227 - - 112 - - -54 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 930 - - 1510 - - 1971 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 16 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 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] 94153 148 242 135 247 149 247 129 248 94153 87337 104 248 101 252 119 254 104 255 87337 82103 88 251 84 260 96 252 93 257 82103 77749 73 255 77 260 82 256 83 261 77749 73972 61 257 65 265 68 263 75 260 73972 70573 57 260 57 266 60 264 69 257 70573 67422 60 263 55 265 54 267 63 263 67422 64489 61 259 54 266 51 268 66 268 64489 61770 62 257 54 264 54 270 68 265 61770 59124 62 260 55 259 57 267 64 261 59124 56331 64 259 58 255 57 267 62 263 56331 53401 64 259 56 256 59 269 63 265 53401 50585 64 264 59 262 62 267 64 268 50585 48044 71 268 63 263 65 267 66 274 48044 45766 71 263 64 264 66 271 68 279 45766 43703 61 260 64 267 63 276 69 283 43703 41825 54 271 58 274 62 282 69 285 41825 40109 56 279 59 280 59 287 67 287 40109 38537 56 281 60 283 53 289 68 292 38537 37089 54 286 56 285 49 298 64 293 37089 35735 52 293 50 295 53 304 60 298 35735 34434 50 297 47 314 57 304 64 310 34434 33121 47 309 53 329 60 305 73 318 33121 31768 50 329 58 330 61 305 80 322 31768 30375 58 339 60 325 58 307 85 324 30375 28925 60 340 57 319 55 310 82 324 28925 27405 58 343 52 313 54 313 72 322 27405 25816 57 346 51 306 53 316 65 315 25816 24153 56 346 52 304 53 315 66 310 24153 22422 54 347 51 305 52 312 68 307 22422 20627 52 351 45 302 50 312 68 305 20627 18755 47 355 43 298 49 315 66 302 18755 16804 42 349 44 308 49 310 63 302 16804 14827 39 332 43 315 48 301 56 298 14827 12933 39 321 39 311 45 301 45 304 12933 11212 38 320 36 308 44 307 49 314 11212 9680 34 320 33 305 43 310 48 311 9680 8314 28 319 30 301 37 308 45 309 8314 7096 24 311 27 293 34 298 44 309 7096 6015 25 300 27 282 32 287 43 306 6015 5063 25 293 28 274 31 273 41 293 5063 4232 24 289 30 266 34 254 43 280 4232 3506 23 286 28 258 31*241 43 265 3506 2865 20 288 25*252 24*224 40 247 2865 2304 19*284 16*238 24 223 35 233 2304 1839 15*272 16 236 23 222 31 229 1839 1481 14 271 15 236 23 222 27 225 1481 1235 11 269 14 235 21 221 21 221 1235 1086 10 268 13 235 19 221 18*220 1086 1002 8 267 11 235 16 221 11*218 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