DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/14 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 31.4 - - 41.1 - - 43.6 - - 35.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 201 - - 84 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 155 - - 2054 - - 2104 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 2012 - - 1331 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1110 - - 3009 - - 3059 - - 1003 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 409 - - 663 - - 587 - - 815 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 69 - - 301 - - 226 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 18 - - 12 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 137 - - 222 - - 167 - - 116 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1152 - - -1270 - - -1738 - - -1310 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2262 - - 4279 - - 4798 - - 2313 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12929 - - -10772 - - -10670 - - -11601 ODpotential blCL - - - 14039 - - 13781 - - 13729 - - 12604 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 75 - - 73 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.4 - - 41.1 - - 43.6 - - 35.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.5 - - 26.2 - - 26.4 - - 29.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.1 - - 39.8 - - 42.9 - - 38.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.5 - - 26.1 - - 26.3 - - 29.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 201 - - 84 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 155 - - 2054 - - 2104 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 26 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96162 26 248 24 241 29 247 25 234 96162 89042 6 208 21 231 14 243 14 248 89042 83530 8 095 9 189 9 203 7 292 83530 78968 5 097 5 162 13 185 7 300 78968 75039 3 025 5 152 11 181 5 309 75039 71546 6 312 5 205 2 231 8 296 71546 68366 5 328 3 186 3 045 7 266 68366 65423 12 314 11 272 8 342 5 010 65423 62679 5 322 12 236 10 272 12 306 62679 60019 14 333 5 272 12 279 13 322 60019 57235 19 294 15 291 20 276 17 304 57235 54346 18 328 17 308 24 274 22 302 54346 51596 29 316 25 323 19 285 25 303 51596 49123 35 306 32 317 24 308 27 305 49123 46914 37 308 35 319 29 312 28 316 46914 44932 36 314 39 317 34 318 33 319 44932 43131 44 332 43 321 38 322 36 327 43131 41480 48 337 44 324 39 325 39 340 41480 39952 54 340 44 327 39 325 39 343 39952 38522 56 338 43 328 38 328 39 345 38522 37172 56 337 43 329 37 332 40 347 37172 35864 56 335 42 329 36 334 38 347 35864 34532 56 334 42 327 39 332 37 349 34532 33148 52 333 43 328 39 335 36 353 33148 31716 50 331 38 329 35 334 35 352 31716 30222 49 338 36 333 31 325 34 348 30222 28650 49 349 35 337 30 326 34 344 28650 26997 50 349 35 346 30 337 34 349 26997 25265 48 353 36 355 30 351 32 355 25265 23455 45 003 37 001 31 359 30 003 23455 21568 38 011 33 006 28 007 27 017 21568 19600 26 012 24 016 22 012 22 028 19600 17553 14 000 15 021 13 017 16 033 17553 15472 11 342 8 355 6 347 8 027 15472 13474 9 344 6 351 4 311 5 340 13474 11660 7 357 3 339 4 267 7 304 11660 10049 4 027 2 267 6 259 5 292 10049 8620 3 041 4 237 4 256 3 264 8620 7353 3 006 5 232 4 254 4 243 7353 6233 4 304 3 232 5 253 3 232 6233 5249 4 312 2 198 5 237 3 203 5249 4388 2 324 2 202 5 221 4 185 4388 3635 1 240 4*228 4*190 5 175 3635 2966 4 207 3*222 4*174 7 167 2966 2377 6 192 3 223 4 171 7 153 2377 1886 6 185 3 222 3 166 7 140 1886 1509 6 181 3 220 3 164 7 131 1509 1250 4*160 3 222 3 162 7 125 1250 1093 3*139 3 221 3 160 6*119 1093 1003 2 135 2 221 3 160 5*116 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