DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/11 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 - - - 32.8 - - 32.1 - - 35.6 - - 35.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 84 - - 39 - - 138 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1508 - - 1715 - - 2728 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 986 - - 2336 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2463 - - 2670 - - 3683 - - 1003 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 824 - - 1019 - - 842 - - 3076 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 207 - - 173 - - 297 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 31 - - 25 - - 25 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 343 - - 341 - - 337 - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 13 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -5 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 753 - - 1053 - - 1298 - - -865 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1710 - - 1617 - - 2386 - - 1869 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 314 - - 489 - - 740 - - -2005 ODpotential blCL - - - 2149 - - 2181 - - 2943 - - 3008 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 98 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.8 - - 32.1 - - 35.6 - - 35.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.1 - - 28.9 - - 29.0 - - 31.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.4 - - 32.0 - - 34.8 - - 37.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.3 - - 28.0 - - 27.8 - - 30.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 84 - - 39 - - 138 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1508 - - 1715 - - 2728 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 101 - - 94 - - 14 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96396 11 190 3 286 9 286 8 273 96396 89279 6 057 8 128 5 183 5 237 89279 83776 4 158 8 171 4 173 5 227 83776 79171 5 122 9 203 1 307 6 187 79171 75173 10 219 13 231 15 269 6 333 75173 71635 12 247 21 238 19 251 20 273 71635 68427 27 236 29 247 33 239 27 254 68427 65474 21 236 32 238 29 254 26 253 65474 62714 37 264 36 252 37 251 23 268 62714 60010 54 261 48 256 39 259 37 269 60010 57174 57 253 62 255 52 263 41 263 57174 54222 59 244 71 243 60 254 55 266 54222 51408 62 244 66 238 64 253 66 253 51408 48870 68 246 64 246 75 245 67 250 48870 46582 74 246 66 244 68 241 66 257 46582 44508 75 244 61 241 63 254 74 259 44508 42618 71 246 75 265 73 257 76 256 42618 40875 76 252 94 258 74 252 77 257 40875 39250 90 252 102 246 77 252 80 258 39250 37733 101 245 99 239 84 252 83 260 37733 36312 103 237 93 236 88 251 84 261 36312 34945 101 228 90 235 86 249 84 265 34945 33565 98 223 91 239 79 251 84 269 33565 32145 94 224 93 243 77 255 87 270 32145 30687 87 225 92 245 81 256 87 268 30687 29175 81 232 90 243 85 252 83 265 29175 27594 87 234 87 242 87 250 78 263 27594 25949 95 231 87 240 85 249 73 263 25949 24241 97 226 90 237 83 250 72 267 24241 22477 92 221 96 237 78 254 71 273 22477 20664 88 225 91 244 70 264 63 274 20664 18799 84 234 64 257 60 274 55 282 18799 16873 71 238 45 253 44 288 45 290 16873 14920 68 250 40 276 41 292 40 305 14920 13041 51 266 32 296 38 299 35 310 13041 11327 36 287 26 307 39 315 29 309 11327 9799 23 301 33 329 37 327 26 318 9799 8439 27 315 37 334 32 339 25 321 8439 7226 32 320 37 339 30 345 23 322 7226 6148 30 332 38 352 30 344 22 325 6148 5192 34 356 34 356 29 343 26 320 5192 4352 40 003 33 353 26*338 27 315 4352 3613 41 358 33 348 26*337 25 313 3613 2952 39*352 31*344 26 337 22 314 2952 2368 35*344 29*342 26 337 19 316 2368 1880 33 343 27 341 25 336 16 318 1880 1506 32 342 25 341 25 336 13 318 1506 1248 29 342 23 340 23 337 10 318 1248 1092 26 341 20 339 21 336 8*315 1092 1003 19 341 16 339 17 336 4*311 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