DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/12 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 - - - 42.7 - - 52.8 - - 55.7 - - 46.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 98 - - 41 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 48 - - 1128 - - 1555 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 987 - - 988 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1003 - - 2083 - - 2510 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 363 - - 919 - - 1967 - - 89 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 27 - - 199 - - 165 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 14 - - 16 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 295 - - 298 - - 293 - - 252 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 6 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1431 - - -2176 - - -2120 - - -707 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2434 - - 4259 - - 4630 - - 1711 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7548 - - -6976 - - -5494 - - -5025 ODpotential blCL - - - 8551 - - 9059 - - 8004 - - 6029 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 65 - - 58 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 42.7 - - 52.8 - - 55.7 - - 46.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.9 - - 37.9 - - 39.1 - - 42.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.8 - - 52.1 - - 55.3 - - 49.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.2 - - 36.7 - - 38.7 - - 42.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 98 - - 41 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 48 - - 1128 - - 1555 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 95878 38 290 31 282 27 275 39 265 95878 88927 32 286 27 277 27 284 28 275 88927 83507 28 300 21 289 27 299 22 307 83507 78986 21 306 21 286 29 298 26 320 78986 75098 14 311 18 303 23 308 22 323 75098 71648 24 347 22 327 23 326 22 328 71648 68500 31 342 22 341 24 320 28 316 68500 65586 30 333 23 335 22 312 27 311 65586 62862 29 327 22 335 19 316 29 318 62862 60216 30 334 31 331 28 314 33 310 60216 57456 36 313 36 313 33 306 33 300 57456 54581 37 307 37 307 36 299 34 301 54581 51831 48 308 43 308 42 304 41 314 51831 49357 53 308 53 309 54 306 57 308 49357 47140 65 303 63 304 64 300 64 304 47140 45140 70 303 65 301 69 302 79 303 45140 43321 73 304 68 302 79 304 89 300 43321 41646 77 305 74 299 86 304 92 299 41646 40093 77 305 77 294 86 301 94 301 40093 38647 76 307 76 292 82 300 95 302 38647 37290 77 308 74 290 80 300 97 301 37290 35975 78 307 73 290 78 298 97 301 35975 34633 80 304 72 293 76 296 89 301 34633 33238 80 302 71 296 73 295 82 298 33238 31795 81 301 71 300 70 296 79 297 31795 30288 83 302 72 302 69 299 73 297 30288 28703 82 303 74 301 68 301 66 298 28703 27042 78 302 73 299 69 303 64 300 27042 25304 78 302 70 296 68 303 65 303 25304 23493 79 302 69 296 64 303 65 304 23493 21613 80 300 70 299 60 304 61 304 21613 19659 80 304 68 301 59 304 57 302 19659 17626 76 308 63 304 56 303 56 301 17626 15553 72 309 59 308 53 304 52 302 15553 13554 66 313 52 311 49 309 47 305 13554 11738 54 318 44 310 43 306 41 307 11738 10127 46 317 38 311 38 306 39 302 10127 8703 44 317 35 314 31 310 34 302 8703 7444 44 320 33 317 27 317 24 304 7444 6330 43 317 33 317 28 328 20 310 6330 5345 38 310 34 316 29 330 20 325 5345 4477 33 315 34 313 27 322 20 329 4477 3711 31 316 32 314 26 309 19 320 3711 3026 27 315 27 314 24*307 19 304 3026 2420 24 317 23*310 19*297 18 296 2420 1913 24 316 16*300 17 293 17 292 1913 1525 23 311 14 298 16 292 15 285 1525 1258 15 300 13 297 14 291 12 272 1258 1096 14 298 12 297 13 290 8*262 1096 1004 8*295 10 296 10 291 4*252 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