DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/11 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 - - - 46.6 - - 55.5 - - 55.7 - - 49.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 151 - - 37 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 335 - - 2104 - - 2266 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 1928 - - 988 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1290 - - 3059 - - 3221 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 512 - - 1614 - - 2880 - - 523 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 96 - - 278 - - 180 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 8 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - 15 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 029 - - 009 - - 322 - - 330 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 6 - - -3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -847 - - -402 - - 20 - - -1225 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2137 - - 3462 - - 3201 - - 2230 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6371 - - -1510 - - -876 - - -3624 ODpotential blCL - - - 7661 - - 4569 - - 4097 - - 4628 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 99 - - 100 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 50 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.6 - - 55.5 - - 55.7 - - 49.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.8 - - 43.8 - - 45.2 - - 43.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.4 - - 54.4 - - 55.5 - - 50.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.8 - - 43.4 - - 44.9 - - 43.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 151 - - 37 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 335 - - 2104 - - 2266 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 50 - - 97 - - 101 - - 74 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] 95973 49 268 49 268 50 270 52 263 95973 88961 35 283 31 276 23 279 25 285 88961 83551 19 300 21 274 18 295 20 313 83551 79026 15 315 16 304 13 310 18 309 79026 75080 17 307 20 314 18 336 17 319 75080 71561 16 309 20 301 25 321 20 328 71561 68365 13 339 13 286 23 315 30 328 68365 65429 19 343 16 324 25 310 29 314 65429 62689 25 317 22 311 25 286 30 331 62689 60015 29 293 26 311 29 317 41 320 60015 57219 25 305 41 314 42 306 37 305 57219 54302 42 305 44 301 34 296 42 306 54302 51501 47 297 36 292 38 309 42 303 51501 48973 44 299 36 306 44 308 41 309 48973 46710 42 300 47 307 47 308 42 316 46710 44661 41 301 50 297 50 306 47 319 44661 42787 45 304 46 293 50 303 49 315 42787 41060 57 298 47 294 48 301 48 316 41060 39460 55 295 47 295 44 306 48 321 39460 37972 51 292 46 296 43 310 50 323 37972 36581 51 293 43 299 41 315 51 324 36581 35249 49 292 42 303 44 321 53 324 35249 33909 46 294 39 306 43 320 50 323 33909 32535 44 295 34 308 39 323 49 323 32535 31130 40 301 34 307 37 332 45 319 31130 29675 43 304 34 309 38 337 35 324 29675 28154 42 303 37 307 35 335 35 331 28154 26561 35 302 38 306 30 336 37 331 26561 24890 28 303 35 303 31 335 37 332 24890 23142 28 304 35 300 30 331 34 336 23142 21319 29 311 32 302 29 332 30 341 21319 19416 28 313 29 310 29 334 27 346 19416 17429 29 311 30 317 29 339 25 350 17429 15397 29 311 33 321 27 341 25 351 15397 13433 29 311 35 324 24 341 28 351 13433 11643 29 315 33 328 28 339 33 349 11643 10056 30 321 28 332 27 340 32 349 10056 8653 32 330 31 338 22 343 27 343 8653 7409 28 327 28 333 22 344 21 342 7409 6304 18 327 20 340 25 340 17 349 6304 5325 15 347 16 009 22 339 17 004 5325 4462 16 003 14 016 17 335 20 011 4462 3700 14 030 10*007 16*329 23 013 3700 3018 15 058 7*011 16*324 26 010 3018 2413 14 068 6 009 16 323 27 005 2413 1910 12 077 6 008 16 321 27 360 1910 1523 10*073 6 008 15 321 24 352 1523 1257 5*036 5 008 14 320 17 340 1257 1096 4 027 5 008 13 320 15*336 1096 1004 4 024 5 007 10 320 7*330 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