DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/15 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 - - - 39.1 - - 53.2 - - 59.4 - - 51.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 187 - - 131 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 158 - - 1061 - - 1896 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 1276 - - 1699 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1113 - - 2016 - - 2851 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 196 - - 731 - - 2123 - - 1093 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 71 - - 238 - - 256 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 325 - - 311 - - 278 - - 204 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -518 - - -1870 - - -3597 - - -2944 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1631 - - 3886 - - 6448 - - 3948 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7912 - - -6345 - - -7733 - - -8501 ODpotential blCL - - - 9025 - - 8361 - - 10584 - - 9505 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 66 - - 54 - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.1 - - 53.2 - - 59.4 - - 51.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.7 - - 39.7 - - 34.7 - - 38.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.8 - - 52.0 - - 58.5 - - 54.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.4 - - 39.2 - - 34.3 - - 37.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 187 - - 131 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 158 - - 1061 - - 1896 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 56 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 96782 26 081 25 074 29 073 15 078 96782 89660 28 080 30 085 22 092 13 077 89660 84082 21 078 23 092 16 096 8 061 84082 79405 13 093 11 098 11 061 10 051 79405 75359 9 092 1 165 5 310 11 013 75359 71756 4 313 3 025 8 269 12 322 71756 68502 5 258 7 306 13 268 18 297 68502 65524 13 293 10 281 12 266 21 271 65524 62756 26 304 21 299 16 297 23 269 62756 60062 39 281 38 286 34 288 27 289 60062 57241 43 271 41 281 40 282 41 288 57241 54319 53 285 50 285 60 284 53 287 54319 51535 67 284 69 279 66 278 63 289 51535 49027 67 281 78 277 70 288 77 286 49027 46785 64 284 78 282 82 289 84 284 46785 44751 63 289 80 292 90 285 89 284 44751 42884 72 300 91 292 96 282 93 282 42884 41165 89 297 93 288 99 283 96 282 41165 39587 93 293 90 290 98 288 101 286 39587 38139 93 297 95 297 101 292 108 289 38139 36795 100 305 105 300 108 296 111 291 36795 35502 108 309 108 301 111 297 110 293 35502 34187 106 310 104 303 109 298 105 294 34187 32821 101 309 99 304 104 300 98 295 32821 31405 95 307 95 306 97 302 94 296 31405 29925 91 304 89 305 91 302 91 295 29925 28368 88 305 86 304 86 300 85 294 28368 26737 84 307 83 304 81 298 78 292 26737 25031 71 306 76 306 75 298 74 292 25031 23255 59 306 69 307 68 299 70 294 23255 21413 52 308 60 308 60 301 64 294 21413 19498 42 313 51 307 52 305 58 290 19498 17504 33 318 38 305 42 306 45 287 17504 15470 29 320 32 304 33 297 38 287 15470 13504 28 323 26 311 29 288 32 280 13504 11714 27 334 22 318 26 274 27 279 11714 10120 24 330 18 325 16 277 25 275 10120 8704 24 327 16 336 10 276 21 261 8704 7447 23 326 14 325 12 278 18 252 7447 6333 22 325 16 317 14 288 14 249 6333 5348 20 328 15 322 12 300 11 242 5348 4481 19 333 13 327 10 305 11 232 4481 3714 17 339 12 329 8 295 11 225 3714 3027 14 342 10 325 7*283 12 218 3027 2421 13 337 10*320 6*278 11 211 2421 1915 9 349 8*313 6 278 10 203 1915 1526 8 345 7 310 6 277 9 202 1526 1259 8*329 7 311 6 277 8 205 1259 1097 7*326 6 310 6 277 7 206 1097 1004 5 324 6 311 5 277 5*204 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