DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/17 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 - - - 42.5 - - 48.9 - - 49.9 - - 48.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 50 - - -5 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 48 - - 1465 - - 241 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 987 - - 987 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1003 - - 2420 - - 1196 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 822 - - 559 - - 1956 - - 2673 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 20 - - 173 - - 33 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 21 - - 15 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 124 - - 125 - - 116 - - 118 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 13 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3801 - - -5057 - - -7032 - - -7060 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4804 - - 7477 - - 8229 - - 8064 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14156 - - -15599 - - -16985 - - -17787 ODpotential blCL - - - 15159 - - 18019 - - 18181 - - 18791 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 99 - - 90 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 460 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 42.5 - - 48.9 - - 49.9 - - 48.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.5 - - 20.2 - - 17.9 - - 17.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.7 - - 48.8 - - 50.2 - - 49.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.5 - - 19.4 - - 17.5 - - 16.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 50 - - -5 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 48 - - 1465 - - 241 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 98 - - 60 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 95982 22 323 32 312 31 327 26 310 95982 89091 26 345 24 332 24 331 26 325 89091 83718 25 354 21 334 20 320 24 335 83718 79198 25 349 18 336 17 324 22 332 79198 75264 23 346 15 331 16 328 22 328 75264 71756 16 332 15 307 16 320 21 315 71756 68559 18 323 17 308 16 312 19 301 68559 65613 20 308 21 306 20 305 19 308 65613 62887 20 305 24 295 24 300 25 309 62887 60244 28 296 28 286 30 285 29 309 60244 57475 34 294 32 279 35 277 36 291 57475 54584 38 280 31 283 38 271 38 273 54584 51804 39 279 38 281 34 267 39 271 51804 49291 43 273 41 272 42 259 39 257 49291 47045 42 266 47 257 41 262 33 262 47045 45010 41 265 46 255 49 263 51 271 45010 43153 43 269 49 256 54 258 63 256 43153 41463 45 268 54 251 49 259 53 254 41463 39911 49 258 59 247 47 268 42 261 39911 38464 49 251 63 247 49 270 44 263 38464 37112 50 248 63 247 48 268 47 254 37112 35815 53 248 53 252 48 268 47 249 35815 34498 56 248 55 266 51 268 47 248 34498 33126 57 249 66 266 56 263 47 249 33126 31702 58 251 66 265 57 258 45 251 31702 30211 57 254 62 267 57 256 42 255 30211 28643 46 258 58 269 54 256 38 256 28643 26999 41 259 53 267 50 254 37 255 26999 25277 45 257 47 260 46 256 37 251 25277 23479 41 256 44 255 41 257 37 245 23479 21610 36 257 44 256 39 255 37 240 21610 19665 32 261 40 262 36 250 36 239 19665 17640 26 266 36 260 30 246 31 237 17640 15580 28 267 32 249 32 239 27 231 15580 13589 26 266 31 238 31 229 26 229 13589 11766 23 268 30 223 28 223 22 224 11766 10142 21 250 27 212 31 216 21 197 10142 8703 20 244 25 206 30 209 29 196 8703 7420 19 236 22 198 31 189 32 197 7420 6281 18 226 19 184 30 175 30 186 6281 5279 16 218 21 174 30 172 33 177 5279 4410 16 201 23 167 33 169 34 164 4410 3655 20 172 26 156 32 151 36 152 3655 2983 22 155 29*138 30 134 36 142 2983 2389 26 144 26*129 26 121 33 126 2389 1894 25 136 23 124 25 119 30 122 1894 1515 22 130 22 123 23 118 27 120 1515 1253 15 126 20 123 20*117 23 119 1253 1094 14 125 18 123 18*117 20*119 1094 1004 9*124 14 122 13 116 14*118 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