DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/06 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 0806z - - 1008z - - 1344z - - 1608z - - 1908z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 27.8 - - 26.5 - - 28.7 - - 32.1 - - 28.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 23 - - 32 - - 35 - - 48 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1617 - - 1469 - - 890 - - 759 - - 9 BL Depth Hcrit 948 - - 948 - - 948 - - 948 - - 948 Hcrit BL Top 2572 - - 2424 - - 1845 - - 1714 - - 964 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 351 - - 412 - - 744 - - 526 - - 690 Hgt.Variab. W* 137 - - 147 - - 128 - - 135 - - 0 W* B/S 3 - - 2 - - 4 - - 21 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 12 - - 6 - - 1 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 271 - - 267 - - 255 - - 175 - - 191 Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 6 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -2 - - -2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 554 - - 562 - - -3 - - -539 - - -96 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2018 - - 1862 - - 1848 - - 2253 - - 1060 sfcLCL ODpotential 389 - - 449 - - -96 - - -11229 - - -11113 ODpotential blCL 2183 - - 1975 - - 1941 - - 12943 - - 12077 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 90 - - 94 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 27.8 - - 26.5 - - 28.7 - - 32.1 - - 28.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 22.7 - - 22.1 - - 24.3 - - 25.9 - - 27.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 27.6 - - 26.3 - - 28.2 - - 31.5 - - 28.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 22.7 - - 22.1 - - 24.3 - - 25.9 - - 27.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 23 - - 32 - - 35 - - 48 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1617 - - 1469 - - 890 - - 759 - - 9 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 100 - - 101 - - 60 - - 74 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 69795 21 074 22 072 20 074 21 079 19 074 69795 58765 14 271 18 269 20 274 17 287 19 260 58765 54734 25 270 25 267 27 248 31 250 31 260 54734 50289 29 264 33 256 35 248 46 257 40 278 50289 46403 40 267 39 261 41 256 44 252 45 268 46403 42806 34 258 34 260 38 261 38 260 39 260 42806 41392 31 266 27 272 34 260 39 260 39 260 41392 40305 33 268 25 282 35 253 37 255 40 252 40305 39755 34 261 32 272 34 250 35 252 40 244 39755 39432 28 259 33 268 31 251 32 252 40 240 39432 38795 21 256 32 266 27 257 31 251 40 237 38795 38357 19 251 28 255 24 256 31 250 40 239 38357 38108 20 246 26 250 25 257 31 249 37 241 38108 37842 18 248 20 248 24 254 31 250 34 244 37842 37587 17 247 14 257 21 251 33 249 32 245 37587 37258 11 183 12 269 20 249 31 245 34 243 37258 36846 15 164 11 236 19 248 29 245 35 244 36846 36084 16 154 11 224 18 236 26 245 33 247 36084 35242 14 137 13 187 20 211 22 245 30 246 35242 34061 12 132 15 168 23 190 28 209 29 249 34061 33075 13 141 17 167 22 183 27 198 30 256 33075 32195 14 146 15 164 19 182 27 196 30 261 32195 30435 12 139 12 150 16 191 19 211 29 253 30435 28054 10 124 9 153 12 222 10 257 24 250 28054 26176 6 137 6 173 13 265 12 266 23 263 26176 23312 4 195 6 194 12 254 15 260 24 271 23312 20466 3 210 5 210 13 237 19 257 25 266 20466 17850 3 133 6 198 12 231 16 252 22 254 17850 16124 6 094 5 168 9 205 13 239 19 246 16124 14313 6 092 4 167 7 208 12 226 15 234 14313 11302 7 096 6 156 7 205 12 225 12 243 11302 9645 7 080 9 129 7 205 11 217 10 263 9645 8605 3 328 4 146 6 245 9 247 9 285 8605 7809 10 300 2 287 7 284 12 266 11 297 7809 6435 11 309 4 326 8 283 15 270 15 297 6435 5959 11 329 4 324 10 278 16 272 15 298 5959 5490 11 336 4 313 11 274 17 276 15 308 5490 5028 11 334 5 305 13 277 19 288 15 326 5028 4576 11 330 8 293 16 286 20 293 14 331 4576 4131 11 323 10 292 17 297 19 295 13 333 4131 3692 11 314 13 288 17 306 18 294 13 330 3692 3261 9 280 17 282 17 306 19 293 14 326 3261 2837 11*273 16*286 17 299 17 298 14 322 2837 2423 10*272 14*273 14 284 14 304 12 314 2423 2016 10 271 13 267 10*271 7*280 10 258 2016 1616 9 271 12 266 7*257 1*214 12 208 1616 1353 9 271 11 266 6 256 1 180 11 194 1353 1158 8 271 10 265 6 254 1 161 9 190 1158 1029 7 271 9 265 5 253 1 153 7 191 1029 964 6 270 8 265 4 252 1 153 5*191 964 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