DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/15 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 - - - - - - 57.7 - - 52.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 17 - - 12 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 502 - - 573 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 988 - - 988 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1457 - - 1528 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 822 - - 1496 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 86 - - 85 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 21 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 318 - - 321 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 10 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 453 - - 366 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1004 - - 1162 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 215 - - -111 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1242 - - 1639 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 170 - - 20 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 57.7 - - 52.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.8 - - 51.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 57.6 - - 52.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.5 - - 50.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 17 - - 12 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 502 - - 573 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 102 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - - 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] 97482 14 280 9 294 97482 90258 1 345 10 204 90258 84714 7 211 8 255 84714 80107 9 199 10 276 80107 76095 8 238 11 260 76095 72533 10 266 13 239 72533 69318 11 247 13 230 69318 66374 13 242 17 254 66374 63651 20 250 21 246 63651 61017 22 249 23 255 61017 58286 27 262 28 254 58286 55450 37 264 44 261 55450 52749 63 242 63 242 52749 50332 67 229 65 232 50332 48146 55 235 66 243 48146 46151 70 248 81 241 46151 44320 98 244 89 241 44320 42619 107 239 97 236 42619 41027 109 240 98 235 41027 39531 112 240 102 239 39531 38119 110 236 111 242 38119 36755 105 232 116 240 36755 35365 101 226 114 235 35365 33922 100 221 107 231 33922 32429 101 220 104 229 32429 30869 104 223 105 227 30869 29225 104 232 106 229 29225 27504 97 238 105 235 27504 25709 79 240 98 238 25709 23858 61 237 72 238 23858 21953 52 234 59 233 21953 19969 46 228 54 231 19969 17900 45 224 45 231 17900 15787 42 229 40 223 15787 13753 39 231 43 224 13753 11902 35 237 47 229 11902 10257 30 237 33 243 10257 8801 29 228 23 260 8801 7511 23 226 18 281 7511 6369 21 233 18 300 6369 5360 22 232 21 303 5360 4476 20 243 23 313 4476 3702 16 257 27 327 3702 3014 10 266 31 328 3014 2411 7 283 30 325 2411 1909 8 321 28*324 1909 1523 8*320 25*322 1523 1258 8*319 22 321 1258 1096 7 318 19 320 1096 1004 6 317 15 320 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