DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/05 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0716z - - 1022z - - 1331z - - 1559z - - 1859z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 3.1 - - 10.8 - - 23.1 - - 28.3 - - 22.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -37 - - -32 - - 79 - - 9 - - -50 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 9 - - 9 - - 689 - - 760 - - 9 BL Depth Hcrit 948 - - 948 - - 948 - - 948 - - 948 Hcrit BL Top 964 - - 964 - - 1644 - - 1715 - - 964 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 144 - - 275 - - 304 - - 658 - - 357 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 6 - - 155 - - 84 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 8 - - 14 - - 13 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 225 - - 229 - - 221 - - 205 - - 173 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -754 - - -1361 - - -1302 - - -1067 - - -812 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1718 - - 2326 - - 2946 - - 2782 - - 1776 sfcLCL ODpotential -16814 - - -15460 - - -11982 - - -10670 - - -11274 ODpotential blCL 17778 - - 16424 - - 13626 - - 12385 - - 12238 blCL maxRH 78 - - 71 - - 72 - - 71 - - 79 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 3.1 - - 10.8 - - 23.1 - - 28.3 - - 22.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -0.5 - - 4.6 - - 13.9 - - 19.7 - - 17.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 3.6 - - 11.2 - - 22.7 - - 28.3 - - 22.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -0.5 - - 4.5 - - 13.9 - - 19.7 - - 17.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -37 - - -32 - - 79 - - 9 - - -50 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 9 - - 9 - - 689 - - 760 - - 9 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 11 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 14 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 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] 72966 22 258 16 289 15 292 19 279 23 292 72966 59333 47 258 42 265 33 269 24 273 28 267 59333 53306 58 261 60 262 57 261 52 269 45 273 53306 49274 65 264 57 267 53 254 65 263 65 266 49274 46168 73 264 59 270 62 263 67 265 59 265 46168 43448 80 260 77 268 70 263 75 257 61 256 43448 41917 88 255 84 265 77 258 82 259 67 255 41917 40576 91 255 91 262 81 260 82 257 70 257 40576 39520 92 255 94 260 84 261 81 254 71 258 39520 38680 96 258 95 260 87 262 81 254 70 256 38680 38010 106 260 93 259 89 261 79 255 68 256 38010 37222 101 260 93 259 91 258 78 257 69 256 37222 36562 99 260 93 259 95 255 74 257 71 257 36562 36140 101 258 92 258 99 253 61 254 71 259 36140 35625 104 257 93 258 99 254 67 251 72 258 35625 34478 106 258 94 257 97 255 68 253 63 258 34478 33603 104 259 94 258 90 257 69 257 56 259 33603 32771 103 259 93 259 88 258 65 259 55 259 32771 32234 102 259 92 261 82 257 59 259 55 260 32234 31820 99 259 99 261 70 262 53 259 52 259 31820 31369 95 257 102 259 62 267 44 262 45 259 31369 30931 93 257 103 257 56 271 34 267 35 260 30931 29806 93 257 102 257 50 273 22 274 23 248 29806 27623 96 257 96 263 44 276 15 307 17 276 27623 23012 101 257 92 263 41 276 16 291 16 284 23012 20500 100 257 86 264 45 274 18 270 17 267 20500 19300 91 257 79 263 52 270 21 265 20 258 19300 18463 85 258 68 264 52 269 25 262 26 255 18463 17746 81 258 62 267 45 271 27 260 28 252 17746 16620 75 260 58 268 42 273 32 260 26 249 16620 14927 69 265 55 269 45 268 41 261 26 254 14927 13595 63 270 52 273 48 264 42 262 29 259 13595 11747 58 273 49 277 44 265 37 262 31 256 11747 10499 52 277 45 280 38 265 32 259 27 250 10499 8922 45 288 38 287 28 266 28 253 23 250 8922 7946 44 299 33 295 25 264 25 258 22 260 7946 6724 37 295 30 303 25 262 22 262 25 263 6724 5279 26 291 24 279 24 263 20 260 24 258 5279 4468 24 278 24 251 21 255 21 257 20 240 4468 4040 22 267 25 242 23 247 21 251 19 231 4040 3619 22 256 27 237 24 245 21 248 19 223 3619 3203 22 245 29 234 26 243 21 245 19 220 3203 2793 23 237 32 233 27 241 21 241 21 217 2793 2390 26 231 35 231 29 237 22 235 24 200 2390 1994 30 229 38 237 27*234 17*215 25 191 1994 1603 33 231 31 237 16*222 15*207 24 185 1603 1345 24 232 21 233 15 221 14 205 20 180 1345 1154 15 229 15 231 14 220 13 204 15 176 1154 1027 10 226 11 230 12 219 11 203 12 175 1027 964 7*225 8*229 10 218 9 203 9*173 964 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