DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/25 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 - - - 49.0 - - 51.2 - - 44.6 - - 38.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 4 - - 25 - - -57 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 48 - - 428 - - 1673 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 988 - - 987 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1003 - - 1383 - - 2628 - - 1003 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2172 - - 1772 - - 1219 - - 3776 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 34 - - 53 - - 151 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 10 - - 27 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 263 - - 225 - - 282 - - 264 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 4 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -5 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -57 - - 372 - - 848 - - -1200 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1060 - - 1011 - - 1780 - - 2203 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -902 - - 25 - - 337 - - -2217 ODpotential blCL - - - 1905 - - 1358 - - 2291 - - 3220 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.0 - - 51.2 - - 44.6 - - 38.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.6 - - 49.9 - - 40.3 - - 32.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.8 - - 51.2 - - 44.5 - - 39.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.4 - - 49.8 - - 39.6 - - 31.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 4 - - 25 - - -57 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 48 - - 428 - - 1673 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 101 - - 99 - - 53 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - 5 - - 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] 96130 9 040 14 062 11 010 10 012 96130 89151 13 033 8 071 9 017 8 010 89151 83726 6 043 3 056 8 056 4 313 83726 79181 7 127 5 247 7 347 2 008 79181 75207 4 336 12 182 12 243 6 324 75207 71652 5 301 8 254 11 238 12 266 71652 68426 9 299 19 248 17 243 15 255 68426 65442 25 269 20 243 21 242 17 245 65442 62651 33 252 25 254 25 252 24 237 62651 59946 37 237 34 245 31 258 27 235 59946 57117 37 226 40 234 40 240 31 252 57117 54170 37 233 41 229 47 235 45 250 54170 51349 43 247 46 234 57 234 48 247 51349 48801 56 251 51 237 58 236 57 238 48801 46512 66 250 60 241 62 237 60 236 46512 44436 73 244 67 241 63 237 61 238 44436 42538 73 240 70 241 65 241 63 239 42538 40792 71 240 70 241 71 243 63 238 40792 39176 72 239 69 240 73 240 61 240 39176 37672 69 238 67 240 69 234 62 244 37672 36272 70 237 64 240 64 229 67 246 36272 34933 73 236 62 239 61 232 71 245 34933 33588 77 234 62 241 67 238 72 240 33588 32202 74 235 65 243 74 237 70 236 32202 30777 67 236 62 244 78 232 67 234 30777 29296 58 237 57 242 77 231 67 235 29296 27751 45 241 55 239 73 231 70 236 27751 26142 41 250 54 241 67 229 72 235 26142 24467 43 249 50 239 62 228 72 231 24467 22723 38 242 47 239 58 229 71 227 22723 20910 32 246 44 240 55 230 72 225 20910 19016 30 251 43 243 50 232 74 228 19016 17036 30 252 37 248 49 238 74 233 17036 15025 24 253 37 252 50 242 58 241 15025 13105 18 269 31 243 39 236 39 240 13105 11365 15 286 30 242 36 226 37 238 11365 9816 12 287 26 236 37 233 39 247 9816 8438 11 283 22 242 34 247 38 256 8438 7216 11 277 18 242 29 258 31 266 7216 6135 11 264 17 239 24 256 29 272 6135 5184 9 259 19 252 24 259 37 279 5184 4350 12 261 20 254 27 280 42 278 4350 3615 17 268 20 254 32 285 43 275 3615 2955 16 272 19 251 32*284 42 273 2955 2371 12 278 18 246 31*283 40 271 2371 1883 9 283 16 238 30 283 36 269 1883 1507 7 286 14*230 28 282 31 267 1507 1249 5 276 12*227 25 281 25 265 1249 1093 3 264 11 225 22 281 22*265 1093 1003 3*263 8 224 16 280 14*264 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