DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/26 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 - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 31.2 - - 33.5 - - 33.8 - - 30.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 40 - - 156 - - 90 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2624 - - 3032 - - 3409 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 2597 - - 2494 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3579 - - 3987 - - 4364 - - 1002 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 850 - - 887 - - 584 - - 3214 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 194 - - 316 - - 274 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 37 - - 31 - - 28 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 316 - - 309 - - 310 - - 310 Direction Wind Shear - - - 23 - - 14 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -5 - - -8 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 721 - - 912 - - 767 - - -2191 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2859 - - 3076 - - 3597 - - 3193 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 267 - - 750 - - 648 - - -2306 ODpotential blCL - - - 3312 - - 3237 - - 3716 - - 3308 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 98 - - 98 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.2 - - 33.5 - - 33.8 - - 30.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.5 - - 23.8 - - 21.9 - - 20.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.1 - - 32.8 - - 33.5 - - 30.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.3 - - 23.6 - - 21.7 - - 20.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 40 - - 156 - - 90 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2624 - - 3032 - - 3409 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 96 - - 91 - - 92 - - 89 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96110 20 061 23 068 24 055 22 061 96110 89065 17 056 13 079 11 045 14 054 89065 83578 10 046 3 351 3 007 9 030 83578 79004 3 064 6 251 9 266 12 351 79004 75032 4 031 2 346 6 271 8 307 75032 71476 8 276 14 272 14 291 12 296 71476 68225 10 254 13 256 15 268 18 281 68225 65228 7 266 15 293 13 255 18 277 65228 62432 16 302 23 286 16 283 22 276 62432 59699 28 283 28 271 24 274 24 265 59699 56830 29 271 26 263 25 271 21 281 56830 53838 26 271 34 273 35 281 37 285 53838 50986 32 282 41 268 40 278 41 276 50986 48432 41 278 44 274 44 283 42 279 48432 46156 46 280 51 278 51 283 45 282 46156 44102 53 286 57 280 54 284 50 285 44102 42231 59 284 60 279 57 285 49 282 42231 40508 59 282 58 280 59 284 49 289 40508 38914 59 287 58 287 62 286 57 291 38914 37430 61 291 64 291 69 285 62 286 37430 36039 62 293 69 291 71 283 63 283 36039 34709 63 298 72 289 68 282 65 285 34709 33381 70 304 72 288 66 286 67 289 33381 32020 78 305 70 291 70 288 77 287 32020 30622 83 306 72 296 72 289 83 284 30622 29173 85 307 78 299 72 292 85 286 29173 27656 86 308 84 300 73 298 85 288 27656 26063 85 308 86 301 73 303 80 294 26063 24393 85 310 85 302 73 306 77 294 24393 22643 88 312 80 303 72 307 79 295 22643 20816 89 312 76 304 67 305 76 301 20816 18914 83 313 77 305 64 304 62 302 18914 16941 72 313 77 308 63 308 56 303 16941 14935 61 314 70 310 61 309 53 304 14935 13003 55 312 61 312 55 310 51 306 13003 11254 54 313 55 315 50 313 47 310 11254 9707 54 317 50 318 46 316 44 317 9707 8338 53 320 46 322 41 321 40 321 8338 7129 52 328 44 322 38 323 37 325 7129 6061 54 331 43 327 37 326 36 330 6061 5119 52 329 41 326 36*324 36 332 5119 4291 50*326 35*317 31*311 34 329 4291 3565 43*318 34*311 31 310 29 319 3565 2917 42 317 33 309 30 310 29 318 2917 2343 40 316 33 309 29 309 27 317 2343 1864 37 315 31 308 28 309 26 315 1864 1497 34 314 30 308 26 309 23 313 1497 1244 30 313 28 308 24 309 20 312 1244 1090 26 313 25 307 21 308 18*311 1090 1002 20 312 20 307 17 308 13*310 1002 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