DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/24 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - -0.5 - - 3.9 - - 3.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 206 - - 132 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1716 - - 1965 - - 1853 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1778 - - 1733 - - 984 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2671 - - 2920 - - 2808 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 519 - - 545 - - 634 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 285 - - 257 - - 95 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 14 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 141 - - 138 - - 092 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2498 - - -3130 - - -2577 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5169 - - 6050 - - 5385 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -22023 - - -21409 - - -21426 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 24694 - - 24329 - - 24234 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 92 - - 91 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - -0.5 - - 3.9 - - 3.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - -19.3 - - -18.8 - - -16.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - -1.5 - - 3.1 - - 3.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - -19.3 - - -19.3 - - -16.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 206 - - 132 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1716 - - 1965 - - 1853 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 68 - - 66 - - 30 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 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] 94192 122 261 115 259 122 256 94192 87505 92 258 88 268 93 263 87505 82341 69 260 71 267 80 265 82341 77989 53 259 59 264 74 262 77989 74175 51 266 54 261 66 265 74175 70765 53 266 55 258 62 266 70765 67649 52 266 55 262 58 262 67649 64755 58 271 57 271 58 268 64755 62058 65 270 66 272 65 271 62058 59438 67 265 71 266 73 265 59438 56688 69 264 72 262 74 262 56688 53810 75 265 77 261 79 263 53810 51040 82 265 84 260 85 263 51040 48527 88 264 88 258 89 261 48527 46257 93 262 91 258 91 261 46257 44187 96 260 96 259 95 260 44187 42286 101 258 101 259 102 256 42286 40534 103 257 104 256 106 251 40534 38910 103 256 102 253 106 251 38910 37402 109 255 101 253 108 253 37402 36004 111 255 104 254 116 254 36004 34683 113 257 120 256 132 253 34683 33367 121 257 154 259 147 251 33367 32005 127 257 171 258 148 248 32005 30588 123 256 166 258 146 247 30588 29101 120 251 141 256 149 249 29101 27534 117 250 124 248 140 253 27534 25896 116 252 117 245 120 248 25896 24189 114 253 113 248 115 242 24189 22411 102 253 101 251 105 244 22411 20567 89 256 91 255 86 246 20567 18652 75 257 81 259 69 247 18652 16664 66 260 64 260 61 256 16664 14647 55 260 46 258 45 258 14647 12713 44 261 38 262 32 258 12713 10963 35 260 31 270 25 262 10963 9422 28 257 28 257 24 255 9422 8069 19 261 22 257 23 263 8069 6881 12 265 13 255 16 276 6881 5834 9 270 8 262 8 284 5834 4915 5 252 5 267 4 295 4915 4114 4 203 3 202 2 217 4114 3418 5 150 4*154 3*148 3418 2804 6*142 3*142 4*112 2804 2263 6*142 3 138 5 099 2263 1812 6 141 3 139 5 089 1812 1466 5 140 3 136 5 086 1466 1228 5 141 3 136 6 084 1228 1083 5 140 3 137 5 083 1083 1000 5 140 3 135 5 084 1000 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