DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/10 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 - - - 24.2 - - 25.0 - - 25.3 - - 22.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -13 - - 34 - - 7 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 144 - - 1456 - - 1597 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 985 - - 986 - - 985 - - 985 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1099 - - 2411 - - 2552 - - 1002 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2132 - - 1154 - - 1294 - - 3092 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 25 - - 151 - - 96 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 23 - - 18 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 335 - - 325 - - 318 - - 304 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 13 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - 2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -733 - - 717 - - 555 - - -833 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1832 - - 1694 - - 1997 - - 1835 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1254 - - 373 - - 127 - - -1102 ODpotential blCL - - - 2353 - - 2038 - - 2425 - - 2104 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 24.2 - - 25.0 - - 25.3 - - 22.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.9 - - 21.4 - - 20.4 - - 18.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 24.9 - - 24.7 - - 25.4 - - 23.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.5 - - 20.9 - - 19.8 - - 18.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -13 - - 34 - - 7 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 144 - - 1456 - - 1597 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - 102 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 95019 47 288 46 295 39 303 37 278 95019 88057 53 308 56 295 50 305 51 310 88057 82748 34 303 40 282 50 292 43 304 82748 78316 31 315 28 299 37 296 42 313 78316 74432 46 327 44 323 42 309 51 315 74432 70970 55 323 53 320 48 312 57 308 70970 67819 57 320 53 310 57 304 56 300 67819 64909 56 316 51 307 52 301 53 307 64909 62194 52 310 50 309 53 308 54 311 62194 59538 49 308 53 305 54 303 58 307 59538 56737 49 306 53 299 58 301 57 302 56737 53798 53 306 54 301 62 293 56 305 53798 50970 62 308 60 303 59 298 63 307 50970 48430 70 308 64 303 65 311 67 305 48430 46173 73 305 65 303 75 309 65 310 46173 44127 70 303 70 304 77 305 71 315 44127 42245 68 305 73 306 76 308 78 312 42245 40510 67 303 75 308 74 311 83 311 40510 38910 65 302 77 311 78 314 85 312 38910 37428 65 307 79 314 84 318 82 316 37428 36048 71 313 81 318 92 322 84 323 36048 34728 80 317 87 323 98 321 87 326 34728 33395 88 318 95 326 102 322 87 327 33395 32017 89 317 100 327 108 326 90 327 32017 30596 86 318 102 328 113 328 93 327 30596 29115 80 318 103 329 115 328 94 328 29115 27562 74 317 100 328 112 325 95 325 27562 25941 62 318 94 327 111 325 93 319 25941 24259 57 314 85 326 109 325 96 317 24259 22517 46 317 68 321 111 324 95 319 22517 20709 41 321 55 318 110 327 91 316 20709 18825 39 334 47 316 91 327 82 327 18825 16860 37 344 43 314 72 321 76 333 16860 14862 43 343 40 313 61 317 76 329 14862 12942 47 342 39 314 49 313 79 327 12942 11198 45 344 37 318 46 314 76 330 11198 9653 44 348 35 320 45 316 60 330 9653 8287 41 353 34 324 43 314 50 329 8287 7074 41 358 31 328 37 308 45 329 7074 5999 44 359 29 333 26 304 39 326 5999 5056 48 359 27 339 23 307 28 323 5056 4238 47 000 28 340 25 323 20 320 4238 3523 45 359 30 331 25 322 21 318 3523 2885 42 350 28*328 23*320 21 316 2885 2321 37 343 26*326 21*319 20 313 2321 1850 35 341 24 325 20 319 19 310 1850 1489 30 338 23 325 18 318 18 308 1489 1240 26*336 21 324 17 317 16 306 1240 1088 23*335 18 323 14 317 14*305 1088 1002 17 334 14 323 11 316 10*304 1002 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