DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/22 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 - - - - - - 0952z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 55.3 - - 55.5 - - 55.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 21 - - 11 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 685 - - 594 - - 50 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 988 - - 988 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1640 - - 1549 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1339 - - 1506 - - 1838 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 102 - - 78 - - 19 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 10 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 079 - - 076 - - 069 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 353 - - 385 - - -172 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1287 - - 1164 - - 1177 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 129 - - 116 - - -442 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1511 - - 1433 - - 1447 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 20 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 55.3 - - 55.5 - - 55.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.4 - - 54.0 - - 53.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 55.1 - - 55.4 - - 55.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.0 - - 53.8 - - 53.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 21 - - 11 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 685 - - 594 - - 50 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 102 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 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] 98440 7 213 8 181 11 232 98440 90981 11 240 7 204 3 287 90981 85231 10 229 14 251 6 299 85231 80496 2 247 11 255 10 276 80496 76451 2 147 6 253 10 271 76451 72897 2 296 5 268 5 307 72897 69686 5 306 4 261 5 288 69686 66724 6 294 5 291 6 273 66724 63964 6 252 9 306 8 306 63964 61291 5 254 10 292 12 314 61291 58513 10 297 11 277 15 308 58513 55628 14 291 16 279 18 293 55628 52875 17 298 18 283 21 289 52875 50402 18 305 16 295 20 284 50402 48184 19 301 18 306 19 288 48184 46165 20 299 21 302 22 295 46165 44306 22 306 27 300 27 311 44306 42585 27 308 34 298 35 315 42585 40979 30 308 37 296 43 306 40979 39473 35 307 40 297 46 300 39473 38057 42 308 42 302 44 300 38057 36693 48 306 45 301 44 297 36693 35311 47 303 48 297 46 295 35311 33884 34 299 45 294 45 293 33884 32411 23 300 40 292 41 292 32411 30876 21 314 26 284 38 293 30876 29266 21 318 11 282 33 293 29266 27579 18 324 10 291 24 288 27579 25814 17 318 11 295 16 271 25814 23970 17 312 10 305 9 256 23970 22051 12 326 7 306 6 275 22051 20053 7 320 8 296 7 310 20053 17971 2 296 10 303 7 331 17971 15848 1 256 9 305 8 338 15848 13802 2 335 5 326 9 333 13802 11941 6 035 5 062 3 358 11941 10289 8 065 6 118 1 201 10289 8833 8 087 8 104 8 186 8833 7547 7 105 6 121 6 145 7547 6403 9 109 6 130 9 134 6403 5393 8 094 8 131 12 134 5393 4509 7 115 12 127 16 121 4509 3731 15 125 16 110 16 113 3731 3038 15 113 16 104 15 103 3038 2426 13 099 15 093 15 091 2426 1918 11*089 14*086 14 081 1918 1528 9*081 12*078 11 073 1528 1260 9 079 11 077 10 071 1260 1097 8 078 10 075 9*070 1097 1005 6 078 8 074 6*069 1005 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