DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/01 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.6 - - 66.9 - - 58.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -10 - - -2 - - -48 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 151 - - 1662 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 988 - - 989 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1106 - - 2617 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1550 - - 1481 - - 2134 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 40 - - 116 - - 28 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 23 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 017 - - 001 - - 359 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -465 - - 918 - - -905 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1571 - - 1699 - - 1909 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4108 - - -127 - - -6154 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5214 - - 2744 - - 7158 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 95 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 50 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.6 - - 66.9 - - 58.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.9 - - 62.6 - - 53.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 64.0 - - 66.9 - - 59.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.1 - - 61.7 - - 52.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -10 - - -2 - - -48 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 151 - - 1662 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 82 - - 3 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - 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] 97875 20 245 14 270 16 261 97875 90622 9 269 16 275 13 263 90622 85019 5 231 14 246 10 277 85019 80355 7 167 14 232 12 294 80355 76335 5 154 11 227 10 263 76335 72790 4 277 6 267 10 240 72790 69570 12 269 13 259 10 249 69570 66611 14 238 16 235 13 270 66611 63871 13 257 19 236 22 258 63871 61205 17 241 26 241 27 245 61205 58442 27 255 30 228 32 242 58442 55596 31 258 36 241 38 248 55596 52871 45 243 50 236 48 253 52871 50414 47 220 55 234 61 242 50414 48215 56 235 66 243 72 234 48215 46220 80 238 89 236 79 228 46220 44397 94 232 101 227 92 225 44397 42719 101 225 99 223 105 220 42719 41158 100 222 91 220 108 214 41158 39687 91 217 86 217 99 213 39687 38292 83 212 84 215 89 212 38292 36935 82 214 82 214 83 209 36935 35549 79 215 81 215 78 207 35549 34103 74 215 79 217 75 207 34103 32602 63 210 77 218 77 211 32602 31031 50 205 73 220 84 219 31031 29383 47 207 66 220 80 229 29383 27662 46 209 56 216 57 239 27662 25867 39 218 48 213 37 235 25867 24001 36 246 37 231 30 268 24001 22070 32 284 38 275 26 286 22070 20068 20 288 29 297 23 272 20068 17980 20 252 21 274 21 271 17980 15852 22 260 18 257 15 288 15852 13805 17 252 12 265 11 303 13805 11948 12 235 6 282 9 296 11948 10305 10 016 9 360 7 328 10305 8853 26 014 17 004 15 343 8853 7563 31 017 20 010 20 343 7563 6418 32 020 20 023 19 002 6418 5407 32 022 21 022 19 021 5407 4519 30 024 22 015 24 031 4519 3740 29 025 24 010 31 027 3740 3048 29 026 25*006 34 017 3048 2436 26 030 25*004 32 012 2436 1925 22 029 24 002 29 008 1925 1532 18 024 23 001 25 005 1532 1262 14*020 22 000 20 002 1262 1098 12*018 19 360 17 000 1098 1004 8 016 14 359 10*359 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