DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/23 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.0 - - 71.5 - - 75.2 - - 66.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 137 - - 64 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 174 - - 1642 - - 2860 - - 50 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 1558 - - 1738 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1129 - - 2597 - - 3815 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 396 - - 1267 - - 1531 - - 483 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 61 - - 250 - - 234 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 17 - - 19 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 167 - - 166 - - 167 - - 148 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 9 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -2 - - -3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1494 - - -3493 - - -3773 - - -3472 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2623 - - 6090 - - 7588 - - 4477 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9248 - - -9957 - - -9993 - - -11102 ODpotential blCL - - - 10377 - - 12554 - - 13808 - - 12107 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 93 - - 78 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.0 - - 71.5 - - 75.2 - - 66.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.3 - - 48.6 - - 45.7 - - 50.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.0 - - 70.5 - - 74.7 - - 68.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.4 - - 47.9 - - 45.2 - - 50.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 137 - - 64 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 174 - - 1642 - - 2860 - - 50 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 72 - - 10 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - 6 - - 8 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] 97447 7 271 8 211 7 241 10 280 97447 90199 3 036 2 123 2 125 2 192 90199 84621 5 078 3 157 1 137 6 060 84621 79992 12 087 8 144 4 188 8 021 79992 76011 15 060 10 113 7 147 6 026 76011 72493 12 037 12 072 8 130 6 077 72493 69309 5 059 10 037 6 129 3 125 69309 66385 1 168 7 326 5 059 3 180 66385 63680 4 230 8 284 5 346 1 012 63680 61057 2 312 6 258 7 274 5 296 61057 58317 12 320 6 274 8 269 8 282 58317 55478 23 291 11 280 15 269 14 255 55478 52775 23 279 20 291 20 279 15 264 52775 50347 21 280 28 284 27 271 25 269 50347 48170 24 287 26 280 20 267 29 259 48170 46194 23 287 21 293 19 268 22 249 46194 44384 23 307 24 287 26 275 25 262 44384 42721 24 295 28 276 30 271 29 257 42721 41175 17 297 23 282 29 264 22 262 41175 39722 21 328 26 300 28 278 33 276 39722 38347 31 312 28 291 35 290 35 280 38347 37011 38 308 28 288 35 291 35 279 37011 35645 36 300 27 288 32 285 34 274 35645 34221 32 295 30 285 28 268 32 267 34221 32741 32 304 27 273 27 263 28 269 32741 31190 27 309 26 264 27 264 25 269 31190 29559 20 299 25 261 27 264 26 268 29559 27852 21 291 25 262 27 267 24 270 27852 26070 22 295 25 265 27 270 19 261 26070 24215 24 295 23 274 23 275 17 266 24215 22286 25 293 20 280 19 285 15 269 22286 20278 17 293 16 288 15 288 14 264 20278 18186 17 285 13 296 13 294 12 265 18186 16053 14 283 15 309 14 291 13 271 16053 13993 9 238 10 294 9 291 12 272 13993 12116 9 223 7 222 10 230 9 243 12116 10450 10 199 13 198 15 216 13 218 10450 8976 12 208 18 195 20 206 17 205 8976 7669 14 206 19 193 22 201 20 201 7669 6513 14 196 18 187 21 194 20 197 6513 5492 15 184 19 183 22 187 22 192 5492 4593 17 176 21 180 23*180 24 188 4593 3800 19 176 23 180 21*171 25 180 3800 3092 22 178 24*178 21 169 26 168 3092 2467 26 181 21*172 20 167 25 163 2467 1944 25 180 17 166 20 166 25 161 1944 1543 22 177 17 165 19 166 23 157 1543 1267 14*168 16 164 18 166 19 153 1267 1101 12*167 14 164 17 165 16*151 1101 1005 9 167 12 163 13 165 8*148 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