DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/16 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 46.5 - - 45.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - 8 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2427 - - 3001 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 987 - - 987 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3382 - - 3956 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2186 - - 1682 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 192 - - 154 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 34 - - 28 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 350 - - 358 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 19 - - 15 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1130 - - 1231 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2252 - - 2725 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 565 - - 380 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2817 - - 3576 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 46.5 - - 45.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 40.6 - - 37.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 46.4 - - 45.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 39.7 - - 36.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - 8 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2427 - - 3001 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - 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] 97506 2 344 12 272 97506 90276 6 265 5 255 90276 84685 10 267 6 284 84685 80039 6 240 11 267 80039 76037 5 244 11 240 76037 72486 6 301 7 284 72486 69261 6 283 10 277 69261 66284 12 288 18 304 66284 63520 19 283 25 291 63520 60851 20 276 33 283 60851 58060 24 263 28 259 58060 55133 27 283 25 291 55133 52321 48 274 40 297 52321 49797 50 271 49 290 49797 47536 57 271 47 292 47536 45484 52 257 42 298 45484 43609 40 263 34 308 43609 41880 38 284 35 328 41880 40271 38 287 54 341 40271 38773 26 317 61 344 38773 37370 40 348 62 351 37370 36018 54 344 66 357 36018 34648 55 349 73 001 34648 33233 63 005 80 001 33233 31773 83 012 86 000 31773 30253 96 011 87 360 30253 28657 99 010 83 001 28657 26984 97 012 78 000 26984 25230 94 013 74 001 25230 23400 90 013 69 003 23400 21498 84 016 65 004 21498 19522 69 014 61 005 19522 17474 51 002 57 008 17474 15394 36 350 55 014 15394 13391 31 352 50 013 13391 11577 33 359 44 009 11577 9979 33 002 39 007 9979 8569 31 005 38 005 8569 7322 30 005 35 006 7322 6220 35 005 33 006 6220 5251 40 002 32 002 5251 4402 41 359 32*001 4402 3653 40*356 31*000 3653 2982 39*353 31 359 2982 2389 38 351 30 358 2389 1894 36 350 29 358 1894 1514 33 349 27 357 1514 1252 30 348 24 356 1252 1094 27 348 21 355 1094 1003 20 347 16 355 1003 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