DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/30 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 10.7 - - 18.3 - - 22.0 - - 21.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 56 - - 154 - - 54 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 595 - - 1076 - - 1508 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 984 - - 985 - - 985 - - 985 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1550 - - 2031 - - 2463 - - 1002 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 414 - - 501 - - 703 - - 1818 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 130 - - 222 - - 176 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 8 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 339 - - 315 - - 302 - - 293 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1971 - - -3597 - - -3960 - - -4941 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3521 - - 5628 - - 6424 - - 5943 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12619 - - -12455 - - -12530 - - -12547 ODpotential blCL - - - 14169 - - 14486 - - 14993 - - 13549 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 90 - - 90 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 10.7 - - 18.3 - - 22.0 - - 21.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -0.7 - - -2.4 - - -2.3 - - -1.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 10.3 - - 17.4 - - 21.6 - - 21.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -0.8 - - -2.7 - - -2.8 - - -1.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 56 - - 154 - - 54 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 595 - - 1076 - - 1508 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 32 - - 60 - - 61 - - 71 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 96196 51 261 63 272 56 255 70 261 96196 89141 39 274 48 278 43 298 43 272 89141 83646 35 285 39 276 32 294 37 281 83646 79001 33 298 27 287 34 275 34 289 79001 74929 38 307 27 298 34 286 35 314 74929 71298 41 303 29 305 34 300 41 319 71298 67997 43 296 36 308 41 307 45 313 67997 64951 43 285 40 301 45 302 45 302 64951 62115 42 285 40 297 45 296 45 298 62115 59345 46 294 40 305 43 295 49 299 59345 56440 50 298 45 309 47 299 55 301 56440 53429 54 302 57 305 56 302 63 302 53429 50574 63 301 62 300 64 302 65 302 50574 48021 64 296 61 298 67 299 67 304 48021 45739 59 296 66 301 67 301 71 305 45739 43675 63 301 73 300 76 303 75 304 43675 41792 69 300 76 298 83 301 78 304 41792 40061 70 298 79 297 84 299 79 305 40061 38454 70 298 77 297 81 298 82 305 38454 36957 67 300 76 297 80 298 86 302 36957 35561 64 300 73 294 80 297 86 299 35561 34235 61 300 64 299 79 297 88 303 34235 32919 61 303 65 310 81 303 92 304 32919 31572 62 304 74 314 83 307 94 307 31572 30186 60 298 74 310 91 313 99 310 30186 28744 55 291 64 303 96 314 98 309 28744 27230 52 288 58 296 96 310 97 307 27230 25647 49 287 53 294 86 308 97 307 25647 23993 51 284 51 297 71 303 92 309 23993 22270 52 284 47 300 56 299 86 312 22270 20485 48 286 43 299 47 294 70 313 20485 18635 42 290 37 295 45 297 57 305 18635 16713 42 290 36 291 41 296 49 305 16713 14758 45 286 34 290 39 297 39 303 14758 12874 40 291 31 293 38 295 39 298 12874 11158 32 293 33 291 36 296 36 296 11158 9631 31 295 33 294 34 298 32 297 9631 8275 30 300 31 302 30 306 28 299 8275 7072 26 305 28 305 26 313 24 304 7072 6007 23 306 25 308 23 315 20 309 6007 5069 21 311 23 316 22 321 18 320 5069 4246 19 318 22 323 21 329 17 324 4246 3523 18 323 20 330 17 328 17 319 3523 2880 17 326 16 332 13*315 17 312 2880 2315 16 340 11*321 11*304 16 308 2315 1846 14*342 9*316 10 302 15 305 1846 1486 10*339 8 316 10 302 13 301 1486 1238 9 339 8 315 10 302 11 298 1238 1088 9 339 7 315 9 301 9*296 1088 1002 7 338 7 314 8 301 5*293 1002 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