DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/14 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 - - - 52.9 - - 56.5 - - 59.0 - - 55.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 156 - - 92 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1593 - - 2267 - - 2755 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 2069 - - 2067 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2548 - - 3222 - - 3710 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 574 - - 566 - - 308 - - 2794 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 203 - - 290 - - 259 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 14 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 018 - - 027 - - 043 - - 044 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 374 - - 338 - - -376 - - -1726 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2174 - - 2884 - - 4086 - - 2730 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 225 - - 371 - - -9854 - - -11682 ODpotential blCL - - - 2323 - - 2851 - - 13564 - - 12686 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 94 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.9 - - 56.5 - - 59.0 - - 55.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.1 - - 47.5 - - 44.8 - - 47.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.4 - - 55.5 - - 58.2 - - 56.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.5 - - 46.9 - - 44.2 - - 46.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 156 - - 92 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1593 - - 2267 - - 2755 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 100 - - 74 - - 66 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 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] 97386 16 277 29 287 22 270 23 279 97386 90231 9 348 12 270 11 260 14 290 90231 84691 7 351 6 221 9 262 12 286 84691 80105 4 271 4 238 7 264 8 303 80105 76146 5 213 7 241 5 281 6 338 76146 72626 2 262 8 202 4 231 2 272 72626 69430 9 257 8 208 8 238 6 264 69430 66502 12 231 12 251 14 239 13 252 66502 63800 17 235 20 255 19 255 16 254 63800 61189 22 261 26 254 27 243 25 246 61189 58473 34 244 29 251 27 257 27 256 58473 55659 38 240 43 253 41 257 38 252 55659 52981 50 249 51 245 47 239 45 239 52981 50581 60 253 51 251 50 249 60 243 50581 48434 76 257 73 261 68 251 70 241 48434 46471 92 257 90 257 83 249 77 246 46471 44654 97 254 98 248 88 244 84 246 44654 42961 98 252 97 245 89 244 89 244 42961 41375 102 251 97 246 93 247 93 244 41375 39882 104 250 98 247 96 249 91 247 39882 38473 103 248 97 245 95 247 90 246 38473 37108 101 244 94 244 94 241 90 241 37108 35716 101 242 93 241 93 239 87 239 35716 34268 100 241 93 238 90 240 80 239 34268 32767 99 244 96 238 87 238 74 237 32767 31199 98 248 94 244 85 234 71 236 31199 29551 93 253 89 262 85 235 72 237 29551 27822 84 262 72 264 81 250 76 241 27822 26018 68 267 61 262 66 275 72 255 26018 24143 55 267 49 263 44 275 58 269 24143 22196 46 266 40 264 38 260 37 265 22196 20174 42 265 35 257 32 255 28 235 20174 18076 32 253 33 254 30 255 35 228 18076 15944 24 250 26 253 31 255 34 245 15944 13890 17 256 27 255 24 256 29 255 13890 12020 18 267 24 257 22 260 23 256 12020 10355 20 273 15 251 17 256 16 253 10355 8874 17 273 10 254 12 242 14 238 8874 7559 9 283 5 292 7 216 11 231 7559 6397 3 285 2 054 6 195 7 205 6397 5378 4 311 6 069 4 140 8 177 5378 4489 7 337 6 058 8 078 8 141 4489 3715 10 003 13*038 9*052 9 086 3715 3029 16*023 14*030 9*048 11 065 3029 2423 15*019 14 028 9 046 11 060 2423 1916 15 018 14 027 9 043 11 056 1916 1527 14 018 14 026 9 040 11 053 1527 1259 13 018 13 025 8 040 10 049 1259 1097 12 017 12 025 8 039 8 046 1097 1004 10 016 10 024 7 038 5*044 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