DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/16 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 - - - 39.7 - - 45.7 - - 46.7 - - 45.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 45 - - 138 - - 39 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 613 - - 1622 - - 1480 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 1528 - - 987 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1568 - - 2577 - - 2435 - - 1003 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 738 - - 778 - - 961 - - 1681 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 123 - - 247 - - 158 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 5 - - 7 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 010 - - 323 - - 313 - - 276 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3465 - - -4202 - - -3626 - - -4436 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5033 - - 6779 - - 6061 - - 5439 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -17419 - - -16967 - - -15417 - - -15874 ODpotential blCL - - - 18987 - - 19544 - - 17852 - - 16877 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 85 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.7 - - 45.7 - - 46.7 - - 45.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.7 - - 19.8 - - 23.9 - - 26.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.4 - - 44.6 - - 46.3 - - 46.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.5 - - 19.5 - - 23.6 - - 25.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 45 - - 138 - - 39 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 613 - - 1622 - - 1480 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 56 - - 42 - - 102 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 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] 95719 27 335 35 335 23 341 23 320 95719 88850 29 354 27 339 26 337 33 340 88850 83501 30 354 24 340 24 351 30 349 83501 79013 28 356 26 337 25 349 22 342 79013 75108 25 001 22 341 25 330 21 336 75108 71636 25 355 17 329 25 318 23 337 71636 68476 23 340 16 315 21 308 24 320 68476 65552 29 320 22 320 19 311 21 310 65552 62828 31 303 31 306 30 308 30 306 62828 60191 34 298 37 301 36 302 37 303 60191 57450 36 301 40 299 41 295 45 294 57450 54608 44 303 46 295 44 293 55 289 54608 51882 55 293 49 295 51 293 57 286 51882 49418 56 297 51 295 55 291 57 280 49418 47211 63 299 56 296 52 289 49 280 47211 45209 72 296 61 298 50 295 50 288 45209 43383 77 292 67 292 65 296 65 293 43383 41712 75 290 74 284 79 286 78 291 41712 40163 77 294 77 288 83 285 82 290 40163 38713 87 297 80 295 83 294 86 292 38713 37345 88 293 83 300 87 299 89 294 37345 36019 84 294 80 297 86 299 89 297 36019 34670 82 294 73 292 82 298 88 299 34670 33266 82 295 77 291 79 298 84 300 33266 31812 78 298 78 288 77 297 75 298 31812 30299 77 296 71 294 76 295 68 297 30299 28712 77 294 69 295 72 292 69 298 28712 27047 74 298 68 294 68 298 68 297 27047 25302 74 300 68 299 65 296 64 294 25302 23483 76 301 66 298 64 294 62 293 23483 21593 78 307 65 303 62 297 57 295 21593 19629 71 311 66 307 60 305 50 301 19629 17583 64 309 64 310 59 309 48 306 17583 15495 60 307 60 310 57 315 47 309 15495 13483 57 312 51 312 51 316 45 309 13483 11656 52 316 41 312 41 304 42 302 11656 10040 49 312 38 309 43 297 41 297 10040 8620 48 310 39 310 40 300 32 298 8620 7367 33 331 41 315 33 318 23 296 7367 6258 28 334 30 327 27 340 19 315 6258 5279 26 333 19 332 14 331 15 336 5279 4417 19 334 17 326 13 326 11 341 4417 3657 16 345 13 334 11 327 9 349 3657 2980 14 360 8*342 8*325 7 008 2980 2386 12 016 6*328 7*319 5 023 2386 1892 11*019 6 325 7 314 4 015 1892 1513 9*016 5 323 7 312 3 001 1513 1252 6 008 5 320 6 310 2 340 1252 1094 5 007 5 318 6 307 2 313 1094 1003 5 005 4 318 5 308 1*276 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