DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/09 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 44.2 - - 58.4 - - 63.3 - - 53.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - 74 - - 21 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 48 - - 819 - - 1007 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 988 - - 988 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1003 - - 1774 - - 1962 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 268 - - 666 - - 877 - - 107 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 21 - - 164 - - 119 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 13 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 191 - - 208 - - 219 - - 250 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1682 - - -924 - - -1346 - - -82 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2685 - - 2698 - - 3309 - - 1086 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14434 - - -7973 - - -6548 - - -7843 ODpotential blCL - - - 15437 - - 9747 - - 8510 - - 8847 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 78 - - 71 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.2 - - 58.4 - - 63.3 - - 53.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.3 - - 50.1 - - 52.3 - - 52.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.5 - - 57.7 - - 63.1 - - 55.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.4 - - 49.4 - - 51.8 - - 52.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - 74 - - 21 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 48 - - 819 - - 1007 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 13 - - 0 - - 22 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 8 - - 8 - - 9 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] 95870 55 260 49 269 51 261 52 260 95870 88909 29 262 37 260 36 272 38 258 88909 83525 19 291 30 252 32 274 27 287 83525 79023 21 295 26 259 28 252 23 300 79023 75087 14 285 21 263 23 241 22 265 75087 71587 19 263 17 278 21 256 23 252 71587 68423 24 252 19 293 19 262 23 265 68423 65521 16 244 21 280 25 277 23 289 65521 62822 18 285 25 260 32 275 33 283 62822 60198 34 281 27 254 35 265 38 269 60198 57467 37 274 31 262 40 260 44 269 57467 54635 38 273 39 265 45 263 45 265 54635 51928 42 285 48 281 47 276 48 277 51928 49496 53 287 61 283 53 279 54 277 49496 47319 52 281 56 278 55 277 57 282 47319 45358 48 286 53 283 60 284 60 287 45358 43582 44 283 57 283 64 284 63 288 43582 41953 41 283 52 280 60 282 63 290 41953 40436 40 300 49 293 59 290 63 293 40436 39009 47 313 54 300 60 295 62 294 39009 37658 50 316 56 300 60 297 59 293 37658 36348 49 309 54 299 59 297 57 292 36348 35012 48 299 51 297 58 297 57 290 35012 33622 46 292 48 292 56 299 56 289 33622 32181 44 288 50 286 54 298 54 290 32181 30672 43 288 52 285 53 293 53 292 30672 29084 43 291 52 285 55 289 54 291 29084 27415 44 294 51 284 56 289 56 289 27415 25667 43 295 50 286 53 291 57 292 25667 23844 36 285 46 289 47 289 53 293 23844 21951 34 284 41 291 44 286 47 284 21951 19980 33 287 38 290 41 286 45 280 19980 17922 30 285 36 287 37 282 41 281 17922 15822 28 280 29 278 34 276 37 283 15822 13798 27 268 25 285 29 278 31 292 13798 11960 27 266 26 283 25 277 21 310 11960 10326 25 258 25 266 23 282 22 323 10326 8873 23 255 25 259 25 281 21 304 8873 7580 21 258 23 260 26 273 23 291 7580 6434 20 263 20 260 27 269 24 287 6434 5421 19 260 18 253 27 263 23 286 5421 4534 18 249 19 240 28 260 25 276 4534 3755 18 229 24 235 27 254 25 270 3755 3059 22 219 26 228 25 245 22 275 3059 2443 25 217 24 220 20*234 21 282 2443 1929 26 214 21*217 16*222 20 281 1929 1534 23 210 15*209 14 219 17 270 1534 1262 16 202 14 208 13 218 14 254 1262 1098 12 196 13 208 12 218 12 251 1098 1004 7*191 10 207 9 216 5*250 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