DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/20 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 - - - 51.8 - - 64.2 - - 69.7 - - 59.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 45 - - 180 - - 77 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 169 - - 1143 - - 3303 - - 50 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 1316 - - 2300 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1124 - - 2098 - - 4258 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 281 - - 769 - - 1741 - - 132 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 80 - - 240 - - 260 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 10 - - 12 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 152 - - 153 - - 170 - - 140 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1425 - - -3146 - - -2539 - - -2868 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2549 - - 5245 - - 6797 - - 3873 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10961 - - -10198 - - -8903 - - -11004 ODpotential blCL - - - 12085 - - 12296 - - 13161 - - 12009 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 82 - - 61 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.8 - - 64.2 - - 69.7 - - 59.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.6 - - 45.2 - - 43.7 - - 46.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.4 - - 62.9 - - 69.1 - - 61.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.3 - - 44.7 - - 43.2 - - 46.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 45 - - 180 - - 77 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 169 - - 1143 - - 3303 - - 50 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 9 - - 26 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 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] 97454 7 320 7 239 7 288 9 320 97454 90202 5 043 4 020 6 035 5 033 90202 84621 5 356 6 046 4 035 8 038 84621 80001 4 063 3 083 3 214 6 321 80001 76026 7 050 1 057 4 203 9 293 76026 72518 14 351 4 017 2 244 10 290 72518 69346 14 332 10 330 9 335 8 301 69346 66425 11 289 12 289 14 312 11 304 66425 63721 9 273 12 261 16 277 14 289 63721 61114 14 288 12 250 19 269 19 289 61114 58404 20 293 16 275 23 269 25 282 58404 55596 31 301 24 297 22 274 25 275 55596 52914 37 293 33 296 27 285 29 283 52914 50489 38 291 37 290 34 289 35 285 50489 48300 38 291 38 290 37 290 35 284 48300 46296 38 294 37 290 38 292 34 285 46296 44442 40 297 39 290 40 293 34 291 44442 42717 42 299 41 290 42 292 36 296 42717 41102 44 300 42 291 42 291 38 294 41102 39584 45 300 42 293 43 292 37 293 39584 38154 45 298 41 296 41 290 36 296 38154 36774 42 296 41 298 38 288 35 294 36774 35378 40 293 41 296 34 293 35 291 35378 33935 31 287 39 292 35 294 35 291 33935 32449 25 292 32 288 34 290 34 291 32449 30905 21 297 21 284 26 283 33 288 30905 29294 14 298 18 283 17 257 20 275 29294 27619 15 298 15 290 12 267 11 250 27619 25868 14 297 13 293 11 279 9 251 25868 24035 9 279 12 283 12 273 10 269 24035 22126 9 263 13 267 13 277 12 281 22126 20135 10 270 11 266 12 276 11 278 20135 18057 11 246 8 264 10 270 8 271 18057 15935 12 207 12 250 12 287 9 284 15935 13888 6 202 10 214 13 261 11 266 13888 12025 2 241 8 180 12 225 13 229 12025 10369 6 218 8 214 9 229 11 206 10369 8900 14 205 14 234 12 244 8 223 8900 7597 19 200 20 218 16 238 9 253 7597 6449 19 193 20 202 20 211 12 232 6449 5441 10 185 17 191 20 192 18 202 5441 4555 9 179 18 183 17*184 17 189 4555 3773 12 181 19 176 13*171 16 178 3773 3072 14 182 18 173 13 171 16 174 3072 2452 13 181 16*168 13 170 15 169 2452 1935 12 177 11*154 12 169 14 164 1935 1538 11 162 11 153 12 169 14 158 1538 1264 10*154 10 152 11 168 12 152 1264 1099 8*153 9 152 11 168 10*147 1099 1005 6 152 8 152 9 169 5*140 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