DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/04 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 47.8 - - 48.4 - - 47.9 - - 46.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 2 - - 16 - - 21 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 971 - - 1308 - - 1252 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 987 - - 987 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1926 - - 2263 - - 2207 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1416 - - 1549 - - 1637 - - 2924 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 70 - - 125 - - 131 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 19 - - 18 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 289 - - 281 - - 276 - - 259 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 9 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -4 - - -3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 656 - - 898 - - 871 - - -200 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1270 - - 1365 - - 1336 - - 1204 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 140 - - 401 - - 384 - - -689 ODpotential blCL - - - 1786 - - 1862 - - 1823 - - 1693 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.8 - - 48.4 - - 47.9 - - 46.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.6 - - 45.7 - - 45.4 - - 44.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.9 - - 48.4 - - 47.9 - - 46.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.1 - - 45.1 - - 44.7 - - 43.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 2 - - 16 - - 21 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 971 - - 1308 - - 1252 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - 101 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 95930 54 271 64 272 62 274 63 269 95930 89025 40 277 39 270 47 280 36 291 89025 83706 27 284 17 285 27 281 30 296 83706 79269 15 288 16 297 19 280 26 287 79269 75418 9 294 10 284 14 264 18 275 75418 71973 9 300 6 316 7 237 12 251 71973 68811 8 287 10 292 6 264 10 242 68811 65873 10 266 13 267 10 267 10 249 65873 63128 14 247 15 255 13 260 12 260 63128 60450 11 236 16 251 14 241 13 255 60450 57645 16 216 14 232 14 224 15 253 57645 54734 16 206 12 214 18 210 17 228 54734 51955 16 206 15 196 17 195 13 221 51955 49447 20 194 14 199 18 231 16 231 49447 47193 22 185 27 214 24 222 20 246 47193 45145 27 190 28 215 30 229 30 253 45145 43271 29 187 28 226 31 236 34 250 43271 41541 26 187 30 230 31 247 35 251 41541 39931 21 200 29 230 33 255 36 257 39931 38424 24 201 37 252 41 257 41 266 38424 37010 23 194 39 247 45 254 44 271 37010 35651 15 214 31 244 47 257 42 268 35651 34281 20 259 30 250 44 256 34 272 34281 32874 25 242 30 251 37 257 37 275 32874 31432 22 240 30 250 30 268 31 280 31432 29936 19 247 24 247 30 272 32 280 29936 28365 21 256 21 239 33 266 30 270 28365 26722 24 256 20 236 33 261 27 263 26722 24999 22 272 20 239 30 261 29 262 24999 23200 16 264 22 242 28 258 29 264 23200 21330 18 260 25 251 27 254 28 273 21330 19385 19 253 27 257 24 256 27 274 19385 17360 18 253 26 263 22 257 27 265 17360 15302 21 264 25 260 23 252 22 260 15302 13330 19 272 23 263 22 254 18 270 13330 11547 19 272 26 274 26 267 20 274 11547 9968 24 272 29 273 32 263 26 265 9968 8569 26 272 26 277 35 266 28 249 8569 7326 27 277 27 281 33 273 28 253 7326 6225 27 287 24 281 29 276 25 269 6225 5255 26 294 20 288 28 276 25 279 5255 4403 23 303 23 302 27 279 25 281 4403 3653 23 306 24 295 25 281 26 275 3653 2983 23 300 24 286 24 280 26 274 2983 2390 22*294 23*284 23*279 25 270 2390 1895 20*291 22*282 20*277 23 266 1895 1516 19 289 21 281 19 276 20 264 1516 1254 17 287 19 280 18 275 18 261 1254 1094 15 287 16 280 16 275 15*261 1094 1004 11 286 13 279 12 274 11*259 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