DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/01 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 - - - - - - 25.2 - - 27.7 - - 28.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 96 - - 36 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 988 - - 606 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 986 - - 986 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1943 - - 1561 - - 1002 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 442 - - 650 - - 459 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 184 - - 114 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 233 - - 271 - - 281 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1020 - - -510 - - -532 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2963 - - 2072 - - 1534 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7261 - - -5243 - - -2804 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9204 - - 6804 - - 3806 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 25.2 - - 27.7 - - 28.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 15.9 - - 22.5 - - 25.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 24.5 - - 27.5 - - 29.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 15.9 - - 22.4 - - 25.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 96 - - 36 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 988 - - 606 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 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] 95041 90 243 110 249 97 258 95041 88082 62 251 79 257 69 271 88082 82734 49 282 49 265 58 274 82734 78252 47 293 41 295 39 273 78252 74346 44 289 47 301 33 300 74346 70880 39 289 48 297 47 304 70880 67727 36 303 45 307 50 301 67727 64805 43 319 50 316 47 308 64805 62079 49 323 50 321 48 316 62079 59428 50 324 50 323 50 312 59428 56650 52 326 50 321 46 309 56650 53744 53 326 49 321 43 311 53744 50946 52 325 47 324 45 318 50946 48415 50 324 49 325 52 326 48415 46154 50 326 55 326 62 331 46154 44120 56 329 63 328 73 334 44120 42273 63 328 70 330 85 331 42273 40582 65 329 76 330 91 326 40582 39027 67 332 79 328 89 324 39027 37588 73 334 79 328 88 329 37588 36245 78 334 80 335 93 337 36245 34949 81 333 98 345 105 343 34949 33627 83 332 118 345 121 344 33627 32252 84 331 122 340 131 343 32252 30833 82 330 112 333 129 340 30833 29357 76 329 104 332 118 334 29357 27812 71 329 105 335 110 332 27812 26191 66 329 107 336 104 336 26191 24497 62 329 98 337 102 338 24497 22731 58 326 81 333 98 344 22731 20895 53 323 71 331 82 343 20895 18990 48 320 67 332 79 335 18990 17013 41 316 62 331 71 337 17013 15004 37 318 49 329 60 342 15004 13076 37 321 42 328 46 340 13076 11327 35 325 37 330 39 334 11327 9774 33 320 29 330 38 327 9774 8395 30 311 22 310 37 326 8395 7174 22 324 25 305 34 325 7174 6098 15 317 27 311 32 315 6098 5153 16 309 24 320 33 304 5153 4322 21 300 26 329 32 313 4322 3589 26 292 27 328 31 319 3589 2933 23 280 24 322 29 323 2933 2352 18*253 20 309 26 322 2352 1869 12*234 14*289 21 314 1869 1497 12 233 10*273 17 299 1497 1244 11 233 9 271 13 287 1244 1090 10 233 8 270 10 284 1090 1002 9 232 7 270 5*281 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