DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/16 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 - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.1 - - 84.5 - - 88.2 - - 81.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 180 - - 105 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 673 - - 1573 - - 5385 - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 989 - - 1661 - - 4118 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1628 - - 2528 - - 6340 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 452 - - 4403 - - 3016 - - 5665 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 155 - - 273 - - 348 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 13 - - 16 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 172 - - 211 - - 180 - - 190 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1315 - - -2206 - - -11 - - -2344 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2944 - - 4734 - - 6352 - - 3350 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4493 - - -3839 - - -1331 - - -3998 ODpotential blCL - - - 6121 - - 6367 - - 7671 - - 5004 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 88 - - 90 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 1460 - - 2600 - - 2310 - - 3700 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.1 - - 84.5 - - 88.2 - - 81.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 66.5 - - 67.1 - - 63.8 - - 70.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.6 - - 83.0 - - 87.2 - - 83.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 65.9 - - 66.4 - - 62.9 - - 69.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 180 - - 105 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 673 - - 1573 - - 5385 - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 12 - - 53 - - 59 - - 14 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 14 - - 12 - - 16 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] 98218 6 100 7 069 7 118 6 054 98218 90890 9 036 9 088 10 146 4 174 90890 85248 11 076 9 092 6 095 4 091 85248 80571 12 100 5 098 5 064 12 046 80571 76532 9 094 5 116 3 125 10 027 76532 72958 4 026 8 123 3 151 4 013 72958 69723 2 318 6 116 2 091 3 352 69723 66742 2 250 4 070 1 019 4 014 66742 63968 3 096 3 028 3 004 2 020 63968 61279 5 065 2 106 3 337 3 067 61279 58485 4 067 3 109 2 277 4 036 58485 55598 5 073 2 139 2 166 1 303 55598 52855 5 080 6 150 5 177 5 226 52855 50395 3 052 9 157 11 202 9 239 50395 48188 3 277 7 151 11 185 12 214 48188 46178 15 246 15 249 7 239 9 198 46178 44327 24 236 22 233 16 237 13 211 44327 42615 23 212 28 204 29 215 24 216 42615 41038 24 196 32 196 35 201 31 223 41038 39586 27 186 33 198 35 195 31 203 39586 38226 28 187 32 199 27 195 26 206 38226 36905 30 186 30 198 23 201 30 207 36905 35557 29 185 31 193 25 203 31 202 35557 34155 29 190 32 192 27 201 27 193 34155 32698 28 198 31 195 26 206 25 193 32698 31172 27 203 30 202 24 210 25 203 31172 29568 27 205 27 209 22 212 20 218 29568 27887 28 209 24 220 16 221 12 220 27887 26128 27 213 21 233 10 249 5 274 26128 24290 22 210 16 236 8 243 8 326 24290 22376 14 207 18 214 9 239 9 328 22376 20382 10 214 14 206 13 237 11 322 20382 18301 9 213 12 213 13 230 10 308 18301 16178 8 202 9 219 11 221 5 295 16178 14133 8 217 6 200 8 217 4 113 14133 12275 10 226 7 226 6 229 4 113 12275 10621 9 221 8 250 6 241 4 166 10621 9147 5 234 8 239 6 227 7 187 9147 7833 5 263 7 217 6 211 8 199 7833 6662 5 276 6 199 4*187 8 203 6662 5623 5 269 5 188 4*184 9 200 5623 4705 5 240 6 187 4 184 9 200 4705 3892 5 216 6 190 4 181 7 197 3892 3162 7 210 5*197 4 179 5 194 3162 2517 8 212 4*205 4 180 4 193 2517 1978 9*189 4 211 4 177 3 192 1978 1564 8*174 4 213 3 178 2 195 1564 1279 7 173 4 214 3 176 2 195 1279 1106 6 171 3 213 3 176 1 197 1106 1006 6 171 3 212 3 175 1*190 1006 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