DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/30 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.3 - - 52.5 - - 55.2 - - 52.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -11 - - 18 - - -4 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 49 - - 871 - - 49 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 988 - - 988 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1004 - - 1826 - - 1004 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 845 - - 968 - - 2041 - - 1448 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 21 - - 113 - - 28 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 14 - - 10 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 112 - - 113 - - 112 - - 105 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -992 - - 146 - - -840 - - -585 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1996 - - 1680 - - 1844 - - 1589 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7715 - - -7029 - - -1250 - - -7767 ODpotential blCL - - - 8719 - - 8855 - - 2254 - - 8771 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 80 - - 180 - - 40 - - 380 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.3 - - 52.5 - - 55.2 - - 52.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.4 - - 48.9 - - 50.8 - - 49.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.7 - - 52.5 - - 55.3 - - 53.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.7 - - 48.0 - - 50.0 - - 48.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -11 - - 18 - - -4 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 49 - - 871 - - 49 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 97 - - 100 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 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] 96101 57 266 63 264 61 263 69 263 96101 89159 42 268 49 265 49 267 47 270 89159 83799 34 263 36 269 39 270 30 271 83799 79309 28 265 33 273 34 279 26 277 79309 75413 23 271 26 265 32 277 27 283 75413 71940 24 264 20 260 28 258 30 270 71940 68775 23 273 23 272 25 260 29 270 68775 65844 32 272 30 275 29 271 33 275 65844 63106 34 265 31 264 32 265 35 263 63106 60444 36 267 31 266 33 269 35 263 60444 57662 43 259 41 268 37 273 38 267 57662 54779 44 251 48 256 47 264 49 266 54779 52047 45 260 51 256 55 256 55 261 52047 49614 55 266 56 261 57 253 54 261 49614 47450 66 269 62 264 61 261 55 264 47450 45496 77 265 73 262 68 264 59 264 45496 43726 87 258 83 260 74 266 78 267 43726 42109 72 266 87 261 91 266 98 261 42109 40600 75 273 91 266 104 262 98 259 40600 39174 77 271 94 268 91 263 88 261 39174 37821 74 270 92 269 79 263 82 258 37821 36506 72 265 90 267 74 264 77 254 36506 35165 73 260 82 263 72 265 69 247 35165 33766 76 260 71 258 70 265 67 254 33766 32313 69 268 68 263 68 264 60 263 32313 30792 49 268 50 259 65 262 54 259 30792 29191 45 247 47 258 54 261 49 255 29191 27513 46 246 43 262 48 256 41 258 27513 25754 39 258 37 262 48 249 39 263 25754 23921 36 265 35 259 40 260 36 258 23921 22021 36 271 35 260 33 257 27 260 22021 20039 33 266 33 263 30 265 22 271 20039 17968 31 255 33 261 30 270 20 273 17968 15860 29 258 30 256 29 270 18 271 15860 13831 19 269 21 257 25 269 14 266 13831 11985 11 261 21 245 25 263 14 256 11985 10342 15 221 18 232 22 251 17 259 10342 8880 21 203 13 238 17 226 19 258 8880 7577 22 195 12 251 9 206 14 245 7577 6421 21 199 10 252 7 197 10 224 6421 5403 21 206 11 223 9 201 7 217 5403 4509 20 207 16 182 14 189 9 203 4509 3724 21 175 24 163 18 158 10 153 3724 3028 29 146 24 141 22 134 21 141 3028 2418 32 133 22 131 21 125 24 128 2418 1912 28 125 18*118 19 119 22 112 1912 1525 22 121 17*115 18 116 20 108 1525 1258 15 116 15 113 16 114 16 106 1258 1097 13*114 13 112 14 114 14*106 1097 1004 8*112 10 111 10*112 8*105 1004 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