DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/25 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 - - - -1.1 - - 6.6 - - 10.2 - - 6.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 56 - - 247 - - 142 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 632 - - 1888 - - 2193 - - 46 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 983 - - 1968 - - 1939 - - 984 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1587 - - 2843 - - 3148 - - 1001 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 706 - - 572 - - 770 - - 2512 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 132 - - 313 - - 273 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 9 - - 10 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 032 - - 014 - - 343 - - 342 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1236 - - -2868 - - -3271 - - -3765 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2823 - - 5711 - - 6419 - - 4766 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -17541 - - -17700 - - -13038 - - -10865 ODpotential blCL - - - 19128 - - 20543 - - 16186 - - 11866 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 71 - - 94 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -1.1 - - 6.6 - - 10.2 - - 6.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -9.4 - - -14.8 - - -14.3 - - -10.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -1.5 - - 5.3 - - 9.3 - - 7.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -9.6 - - -14.9 - - -14.1 - - -10.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 56 - - 247 - - 142 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 632 - - 1888 - - 2193 - - 46 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 32 - - 0 - - 77 - - 31 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 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] 94216 126 250 137 254 125 253 126 249 94216 87425 96 254 104 251 95 258 98 251 87425 82256 74 257 83 254 81 265 84 262 82256 77944 61 263 64 258 72 264 76 266 77944 74171 55 268 49 262 61 258 66 258 74171 70777 52 262 46 263 52 252 58 253 70777 67658 52 254 49 260 49 251 53 258 67658 64763 53 256 50 260 50 254 51 257 64763 62050 61 262 54 260 58 256 55 259 62050 59400 66 260 59 256 62 251 65 257 59400 56624 70 253 64 250 62 245 72 250 56624 53715 72 248 66 247 64 247 75 245 53715 50904 75 251 70 247 70 247 78 245 50904 48349 83 254 76 246 73 246 80 245 48349 46041 92 251 80 244 77 246 81 245 46041 43929 96 244 84 242 81 244 84 244 43929 41980 90 239 87 239 84 240 87 244 41980 40175 85 241 88 237 85 238 89 243 40175 38497 93 242 87 239 85 236 87 240 38497 36935 103 238 89 240 86 237 78 238 36935 35474 100 235 96 238 86 239 69 245 35474 34077 90 236 97 234 86 238 76 251 34077 32679 92 235 92 229 85 237 82 247 32679 31253 100 230 92 230 83 237 76 240 31253 29797 102 224 100 231 84 236 69 238 29797 28295 98 225 104 230 80 232 64 240 28295 26734 104 232 105 225 79 236 64 244 26734 25117 106 231 109 224 85 238 68 248 25117 23443 107 229 102 229 88 237 71 249 23443 21714 97 238 87 233 85 239 70 251 21714 19933 81 240 77 240 73 242 61 254 19933 18099 68 244 65 242 59 243 47 257 18099 16207 58 249 53 245 43 247 39 258 16207 14288 47 254 45 248 36 255 34 265 14288 12444 31 259 38 251 30 271 34 282 12444 10773 24 256 29 260 31 284 32 285 10773 9300 19 283 22 276 24 301 19 300 9300 8002 16 289 18 301 23 316 19 322 8002 6851 16 305 19 321 21 327 22 329 6851 5828 13 314 18 328 19 341 23 339 5828 4925 9 338 15 340 16 346 19 344 4925 4134 10 003 13 357 12 346 19 344 4134 3438 14 023 11*008 10*340 20 337 3438 2820 16 029 10*013 10*341 20 339 2820 2275 14 027 10 013 10 342 20 341 2275 1820 11*035 9 014 10 343 19 343 1820 1470 9*033 9 014 10 343 17 343 1470 1230 8 031 9 014 9 344 15 343 1230 1084 7 031 8 014 9 344 13*342 1084 1001 6 031 7 014 8 343 8*342 1001 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