DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 10/18 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 - - - 49.5 - - 61.2 - - 63.8 - - 54.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 95 - - 228 - - 109 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 611 - - 1867 - - 2150 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 1933 - - 1754 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1566 - - 2822 - - 3105 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 540 - - 518 - - 552 - - 1598 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 157 - - 306 - - 251 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 20 - - 20 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 199 - - 199 - - 193 - - 182 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1880 - - -3724 - - -3704 - - -2605 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3446 - - 6546 - - 6810 - - 3610 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15584 - - -14831 - - -13858 - - -13752 ODpotential blCL - - - 17150 - - 17653 - - 16963 - - 14756 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 48 - - 52 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.5 - - 61.2 - - 63.8 - - 54.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.4 - - 36.7 - - 38.0 - - 42.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.9 - - 60.0 - - 63.0 - - 56.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.3 - - 36.2 - - 37.6 - - 42.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 95 - - 228 - - 109 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 611 - - 1867 - - 2150 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 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] 97544 2 261 8 279 11 237 9 268 97544 90297 7 023 5 252 8 261 8 241 90297 84705 2 326 9 225 14 255 9 300 84705 80032 3 247 9 248 16 233 19 282 80032 76006 9 270 9 288 10 213 22 254 76006 72464 16 268 14 295 4 273 16 258 72464 69248 18 262 21 273 16 289 20 277 69248 66288 14 274 22 258 26 275 25 268 66288 63567 20 297 19 267 26 272 26 258 63567 60947 28 290 20 290 22 270 24 258 60947 58210 32 277 27 284 25 273 25 270 58210 55366 33 273 35 273 34 277 32 283 55366 52652 32 272 37 268 40 278 37 282 52652 50205 29 276 35 269 41 274 38 279 50205 48000 30 271 30 266 37 269 43 278 48000 45991 29 252 29 258 32 271 43 276 45991 44144 21 246 31 238 30 246 38 269 44144 42436 18 227 28 219 30 221 33 262 42436 40856 14 213 26 219 31 212 35 236 40856 39387 11 206 26 217 30 215 35 215 39387 38006 13 191 26 216 30 219 33 214 38006 36673 15 181 25 212 28 217 33 215 36673 35318 14 185 25 205 26 217 30 217 35318 33910 10 196 23 202 24 220 26 217 33910 32454 7 206 20 205 23 222 26 217 32454 30933 6 209 17 209 22 226 28 216 30933 29334 5 222 15 210 21 227 27 216 29334 27658 5 225 15 213 21 220 26 216 27658 25904 6 230 16 212 21 219 25 215 25904 24072 12 248 18 219 24 221 25 210 24072 22161 19 245 20 230 26 219 26 209 22161 20162 20 261 21 230 25 219 23 212 20162 18069 23 267 20 233 22 223 21 218 18069 15928 18 263 19 236 19 227 20 223 15928 13866 14 249 18 236 19 230 16 228 13866 11999 16 233 17 229 19 232 14 223 11999 10346 19 224 19 221 20 228 15 224 10346 8879 21 220 23 221 25 224 19 229 8879 7579 25 219 27 222 28 223 21 229 7579 6427 27 219 30 222 30 222 24 229 6427 5410 29 222 32 223 32 221 25 228 5410 4517 31 224 34 224 31 219 25 225 4517 3735 32 224 33 219 28*213 25 216 3735 3042 34 220 28*212 21*195 27 202 3042 2431 33 215 22*201 21 193 26 196 2431 1921 28*209 22 199 21 192 25 194 1921 1530 22*201 21 198 20 192 23 192 1530 1260 19 199 20 198 19 192 19 188 1260 1097 17 197 18 197 18 192 15 186 1097 1004 14 197 15 197 14 191 8*182 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