DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/31 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 = 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 - - - 3.9 - - 15.5 - - 23.3 - - 17.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 49 - - 191 - - 165 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 288 - - 952 - - 1783 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 984 - - 1157 - - 1728 - - 985 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1243 - - 1907 - - 2738 - - 1002 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 357 - - 282 - - 497 - - 1388 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 97 - - 228 - - 268 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 5 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 326 - - 076 - - 239 - - 176 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1865 - - -3358 - - -3679 - - -4368 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3108 - - 5265 - - 6418 - - 5370 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15746 - - -15555 - - -13541 - - -17118 ODpotential blCL - - - 16989 - - 17462 - - 16279 - - 18120 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 60 - - 66 - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 3.9 - - 15.5 - - 23.3 - - 17.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -5.4 - - -3.3 - - -0.8 - - -2.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 3.5 - - 14.5 - - 22.2 - - 19.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -5.4 - - -3.4 - - -1.0 - - -2.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 49 - - 191 - - 165 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 288 - - 952 - - 1783 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 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] 94809 94 246 97 239 103 242 108 248 94809 87724 76 258 79 256 80 259 84 261 87724 82306 70 269 69 270 70 267 77 278 82306 77863 62 272 64 279 66 285 72 292 77863 74024 55 282 59 284 61 291 63 290 74024 70575 50 290 50 289 56 298 48 292 70575 67405 44 297 46 301 55 303 44 300 67405 64458 46 301 47 310 51 310 49 305 64458 61705 49 303 50 314 54 320 53 313 61705 59023 49 307 51 318 61 319 59 322 59023 56218 49 313 55 320 64 317 64 322 56218 53308 51 320 60 323 62 319 66 318 53308 50533 55 325 63 331 59 323 65 317 50533 48036 60 328 63 333 56 325 63 322 48036 45800 64 331 61 332 53 331 63 323 45800 43778 69 331 61 334 56 333 58 320 43778 41937 71 333 62 339 57 331 52 323 41937 40259 73 343 66 344 57 338 48 329 40259 38726 86 349 78 347 61 346 52 339 38726 37310 96 349 87 345 63 344 54 343 37310 35995 94 348 90 340 63 332 50 343 35995 34731 96 347 90 339 62 330 46 343 34731 33441 98 344 86 340 59 338 42 353 33441 32098 93 346 84 350 58 346 40 355 32098 30704 84 358 78 351 54 348 40 357 30704 29245 74 356 67 346 49 353 40 352 29245 27707 63 360 55 348 43 338 39 340 27707 26094 58 012 51 343 40 329 42 340 26094 24406 54 020 45 341 42 328 40 340 24406 22646 48 025 31 347 41 331 38 334 22646 20818 41 027 25 353 30 318 35 327 20818 18917 35 025 23 354 25 306 32 322 18917 16939 31 026 19 349 21 307 26 314 16939 14933 30 029 16 343 18 306 19 298 14933 13010 27 030 16 337 16 302 16 277 13010 11267 21 025 15 334 13 302 13 270 11267 9720 15 015 12 326 9 301 11 259 9720 8347 12 358 8 317 6 274 13 247 8347 7130 10 347 5 308 7 240 15 240 7130 6052 7 005 2 314 8 221 15 233 6052 5101 8 034 1 088 9 208 15 222 5101 4266 8 019 3 099 9 203 15 213 4266 3532 9 350 4 097 8 215 14 208 3532 2883 10 337 4 086 7*232 12 202 2883 2316 10 328 5*072 7*236 10 194 2316 1845 14 333 5*075 7 238 9 190 1845 1485 14*333 5 076 7 239 8 191 1485 1238 9*327 5 077 7 240 7 189 1238 1087 8 326 5 078 7 241 6*182 1087 1002 7 326 4 077 6 242 5*176 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