DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/01 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 - - - 56.5 - - 63.6 - - 63.8 - - 60.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - 73 - - -8 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 323 - - 1481 - - 1526 - - 50 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 988 - - 988 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1278 - - 2436 - - 2481 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 319 - - 925 - - 2455 - - 2953 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 77 - - 204 - - 84 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 10 - - 13 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 131 - - 139 - - 144 - - 140 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -528 - - 94 - - 403 - - -148 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1807 - - 2342 - - 2078 - - 1153 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4893 - - -1715 - - -441 - - -872 ODpotential blCL - - - 6171 - - 4151 - - 2922 - - 1877 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 89 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 20 - - 60 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.5 - - 63.6 - - 63.8 - - 60.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.3 - - 57.0 - - 58.2 - - 58.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.4 - - 63.1 - - 64.3 - - 61.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.6 - - 55.8 - - 57.5 - - 58.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - 73 - - -8 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 323 - - 1481 - - 1526 - - 50 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 41 - - 57 - - 99 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 10 - - 10 - - 11 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] 96074 51 276 57 275 56 273 56 282 96074 89242 38 291 41 279 38 285 33 288 89242 83914 27 317 23 298 26 293 27 292 83914 79439 26 324 19 312 18 295 22 302 79439 75542 26 307 21 297 19 288 21 312 75542 72067 27 301 20 301 22 289 23 309 72067 68901 28 301 24 305 23 288 24 302 68901 65972 29 291 23 306 20 293 21 294 65972 63239 26 284 23 301 21 299 19 292 63239 60577 29 287 26 284 23 298 21 286 60577 57796 29 281 28 279 28 291 19 298 57796 54921 34 280 35 279 33 287 32 283 54921 52196 36 281 40 280 36 285 35 278 52196 49777 37 285 31 278 48 288 46 290 49777 47653 34 294 24 296 57 291 64 298 47653 45744 43 323 65 298 71 301 86 298 45744 43992 74 301 95 305 98 299 89 286 43992 42371 101 296 118 299 104 294 81 277 42371 40852 95 297 116 300 99 292 72 276 40852 39414 94 304 101 304 93 299 66 276 39414 38049 95 310 90 306 84 298 53 279 38049 36723 87 314 86 310 76 299 48 279 36723 35366 67 311 79 311 70 295 47 289 35366 33953 61 309 72 311 63 290 45 298 33953 32484 59 309 52 312 46 310 43 294 32484 30944 55 316 45 309 43 303 40 278 30944 29329 46 324 48 301 36 309 18 258 29329 27639 33 312 42 302 33 302 18 252 27639 25866 27 295 32 310 32 295 16 257 25866 24012 29 298 29 299 23 289 14 246 24012 22086 26 296 28 291 22 280 20 245 22086 20081 20 287 24 287 23 278 21 256 20081 17990 12 273 17 275 21 275 17 255 17990 15861 8 249 12 264 17 265 15 246 15861 13815 2 188 9 241 13 250 16 247 13815 11957 6 166 10 223 10 215 14 248 11957 10311 14 137 9 204 10 209 11 222 10311 8854 16 142 12 161 11 190 13 193 8854 7566 14 150 17 150 13 164 14 202 7566 6428 14 154 18 151 15 152 13 216 6428 5423 16 155 19 155 14 162 12 183 5423 4540 21 163 19 159 14 162 15 175 4540 3760 21 169 19 158 14 154 17 175 3760 3062 12 164 18 153 15*149 18 172 3062 2445 8 134 16*149 14*146 19 164 2445 1931 9 142 11*140 14 144 19 156 1931 1536 13*135 11 140 14 143 17 150 1536 1264 11*132 10 139 13 143 14 144 1264 1099 9 131 10 139 11 142 12*142 1099 1005 7 129 8 138 9 141 8*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