DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/21 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 46.9 - - 51.3 - - 51.2 - - 48.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 92 - - 175 - - 96 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2330 - - 4513 - - 4661 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1767 - - 3746 - - 3439 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3285 - - 5468 - - 5616 - - 1003 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1754 - - 2064 - - 1823 - - 5653 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 246 - - 376 - - 311 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 36 - - 37 - - 35 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 295 - - 306 - - 300 - - 310 Direction Wind Shear - - - 22 - - 19 - - 17 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -9 - - -5 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -755 - - 977 - - 745 - - -3881 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4040 - - 4491 - - 4871 - - 4884 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2683 - - 748 - - 596 - - -4361 ODpotential blCL - - - 5968 - - 4720 - - 5020 - - 5364 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.9 - - 51.3 - - 51.2 - - 48.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.7 - - 35.1 - - 33.4 - - 30.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.6 - - 50.6 - - 50.9 - - 49.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.3 - - 34.8 - - 33.2 - - 30.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 92 - - 175 - - 96 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2330 - - 4513 - - 4661 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 53 - - 100 - - 100 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96833 21 289 33 288 30 282 26 275 96833 89701 23 298 25 282 25 270 26 280 89701 84156 25 283 21 269 24 276 22 290 84156 79528 19 287 18 257 17 269 20 263 79528 75525 16 300 17 248 18 262 18 270 75525 71973 16 285 17 255 25 270 25 283 71973 68743 10 271 16 262 20 271 21 279 68743 65759 1 247 10 271 14 279 18 327 65759 62998 10 010 8 295 17 280 22 298 62998 60315 18 333 12 308 20 273 15 274 60315 57480 15 303 17 319 16 295 25 290 57480 54519 26 303 26 298 34 295 39 297 54519 51710 41 288 52 287 55 296 54 301 51710 49195 50 290 58 290 61 301 60 304 49195 46945 59 296 60 302 67 308 71 300 46945 44913 65 301 69 308 79 300 74 303 44913 43052 69 305 79 307 82 299 90 305 43052 41334 75 306 84 305 87 305 101 301 41334 39738 81 305 92 307 99 307 107 299 39738 38246 87 304 104 308 108 303 110 300 38246 36845 88 304 111 307 113 303 115 303 36845 35496 90 306 114 306 120 306 121 305 35496 34132 95 310 113 307 126 308 127 306 34132 32723 102 312 114 309 128 309 130 306 32723 31271 108 312 115 309 126 309 130 306 31271 29761 106 312 112 310 123 309 126 307 29761 28179 97 313 108 309 117 310 119 308 28179 26530 76 314 102 310 107 310 112 310 26530 24808 71 316 95 312 100 309 103 309 24808 23024 69 315 88 314 92 311 89 308 23024 21185 64 317 78 311 91 314 76 310 21185 19275 59 318 67 307 89 315 73 310 19275 17281 55 317 66 311 80 316 73 313 17281 15243 50 314 64 313 69 316 70 319 15243 13281 51 314 58 314 61 316 63 320 13281 11502 48 307 52 318 56 315 57 319 11502 9928 41 303 50 320 51 313 51 319 9928 8535 39 303 46 315 46 310 48 315 8535 7301 38 305 40 310 40 303 46 306 7301 6215 39 313 41*310 38*301 41 304 6215 5258 44 317 41*310 38*301 40 306 5258 4411 46 313 40 309 37 301 38 308 4411 3662 46*305 38 306 36 301 37 310 3662 2990 42*299 38 304 36 300 35 311 2990 2395 40 296 37 304 35 300 33 312 2395 1899 37 294 36 303 34 300 29 311 1899 1517 34 293 34 303 32 300 26 311 1517 1254 30 292 32 303 30 300 22 310 1254 1095 27 291 29 303 27 300 19 310 1095 1003 21 291 23 302 21 299 14*310 1003 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