DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/10 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 - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 31.8 - - 31.2 - - 30.4 - - 30.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 29 - - 42 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1407 - - 2245 - - 4046 - - 4082 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 986 - - 2206 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2362 - - 3200 - - 5001 - - 5037 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 623 - - 1737 - - 2608 - - 976 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 110 - - 172 - - 239 - - 150 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 14 - - 24 - - 31 BL Wind Direction - - - 308 - - 310 - - 320 - - 319 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 6 - - 12 - - 19 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 6 - - -6 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 681 - - 726 - - 1977 - - 2152 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1681 - - 2474 - - 3024 - - 2885 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 91 - - -127 - - 778 - - 1007 ODpotential blCL - - - 2271 - - 3327 - - 4223 - - 4030 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 101 - - 84 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 50 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.8 - - 31.2 - - 30.4 - - 30.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.3 - - 24.2 - - 20.9 - - 21.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.7 - - 31.0 - - 30.2 - - 30.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.5 - - 23.1 - - 19.8 - - 20.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 29 - - 42 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1407 - - 2245 - - 4046 - - 4082 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 92 - - 102 - - 38 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 95572 81 255 84 266 79 267 73 267 95572 88670 52 263 53 264 52 267 50 280 88670 83322 36 263 40 258 40 273 43 282 83322 78827 27 276 33 253 33 273 32 282 78827 74919 24 279 28 259 30 268 31 282 74919 71435 25 268 33 261 37 267 35 270 71435 68246 31 255 33 257 39 255 36 270 68246 65275 32 246 36 257 36 256 36 268 65275 62488 39 251 39 263 41 260 38 263 62488 59760 45 246 45 264 44 253 44 257 59760 56889 48 248 43 257 45 261 45 257 56889 53903 48 251 45 257 51 259 47 267 53903 51046 47 255 52 250 55 259 44 264 51046 48473 49 252 55 248 55 252 49 281 48473 46175 56 249 59 255 46 263 54 276 46175 44087 58 245 59 252 58 275 50 281 44087 42170 62 254 58 258 63 268 57 285 42170 40408 70 255 58 260 56 264 60 285 40408 38778 66 253 55 261 50 270 53 288 38778 37256 66 251 54 262 49 277 47 297 37256 35825 66 249 55 262 50 283 50 308 35825 34448 67 252 56 263 54 285 57 311 34448 33056 69 251 60 265 55 281 58 309 33056 31622 63 244 61 264 52 281 54 309 31622 30150 51 238 59 265 50 282 52 315 30150 28628 52 261 58 266 48 284 50 317 28628 27047 68 264 56 265 48 286 49 319 27047 25408 67 258 54 266 48 289 49 322 25408 23719 54 253 56 269 50 295 50 324 23719 21990 50 250 57 275 50 299 52 328 21990 20223 47 259 55 284 45 300 55 331 20223 18406 50 284 52 286 42 295 53 331 18406 16527 62 298 55 284 42 303 46 329 16527 14615 62 299 60 286 41 315 42 327 14615 12767 62 298 58 291 35 319 41 328 12767 11083 55 296 47 288 32 322 42 328 11083 9586 46 295 43 284 31 325 41 326 9586 8255 40 291 44 282 32 326 40 324 8255 7070 25 287 42 275 32 323 41 323 7070 6019 23 287 36 278 30 321 40 320 6019 5093 28 287 29 283 29*319 36*318 5093 4278 28 292 23 291 27*319 36*318 4278 3557 19 300 18*302 26 319 34 319 3557 2912 14*305 15*307 26 319 33 320 2912 2340 12*308 15 309 25 320 31 320 2340 1863 11 308 14 310 24 320 29 320 1863 1496 11 308 14 311 23 320 27 320 1496 1244 10 309 13 311 21 320 25 320 1244 1090 9 309 12 311 19 321 22 319 1090 1002 7 308 10 311 15 321 17 319 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