DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/08 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 - - - 46.2 - - 53.8 - - 54.6 - - 46.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 4 - - 51 - - -6 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 49 - - 971 - - 49 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 988 - - 988 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1004 - - 1926 - - 1004 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 396 - - 789 - - 2475 - - 179 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 29 - - 160 - - 31 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 10 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 318 - - 311 - - 292 - - 284 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -782 - - -1208 - - -1853 - - -163 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1786 - - 3135 - - 2857 - - 1167 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11044 - - -10146 - - -9531 - - -9786 ODpotential blCL - - - 12048 - - 12072 - - 10535 - - 10790 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 67 - - 67 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.2 - - 53.8 - - 54.6 - - 46.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.1 - - 43.7 - - 45.8 - - 45.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.2 - - 53.4 - - 54.9 - - 49.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.4 - - 42.5 - - 44.5 - - 46.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 4 - - 51 - - -6 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 49 - - 971 - - 49 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 18 - - 0 - - 0 - - 11 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 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] 95847 54 261 58 257 63 263 64 270 95847 88889 33 275 35 259 47 261 43 283 88889 83529 26 293 27 272 27 272 33 269 83529 79033 23 290 22 271 18 293 22 265 79033 75123 18 281 13 274 12 256 18 272 75123 71657 14 284 12 294 7 286 13 285 71657 68510 15 293 13 276 13 285 14 300 68510 65605 14 307 10 280 13 274 18 287 65605 62893 19 305 15 309 17 288 23 280 62893 60258 21 289 19 297 21 283 22 304 60258 57512 24 288 22 289 26 297 31 303 57512 54677 31 301 28 304 39 307 35 306 54677 51960 37 305 43 305 39 304 37 304 51960 49494 44 302 43 307 40 301 47 299 49494 47288 40 299 41 311 47 309 43 298 47288 45300 41 310 48 310 45 319 35 313 45300 43493 45 309 47 305 48 327 45 323 43493 41832 37 310 35 318 49 324 50 320 41832 40296 43 343 41 342 45 321 50 318 40296 38863 55 349 48 337 41 325 46 316 38863 37515 56 345 49 333 42 334 44 318 37515 36212 52 340 47 332 45 340 45 319 36212 34886 47 333 45 331 46 340 46 319 34886 33506 43 321 42 328 44 338 45 321 33506 32074 46 311 40 323 42 336 42 324 32074 30576 50 308 41 315 40 337 38 331 30576 29000 51 305 44 310 40 336 40 339 29000 27344 49 299 44 313 41 330 40 346 27344 25605 45 296 41 314 41 327 37 347 25605 23788 39 298 38 308 40 325 35 337 23788 21895 33 304 36 304 38 320 35 332 21895 19922 31 309 36 302 37 318 34 328 19922 17864 30 309 34 302 34 318 33 331 17864 15765 28 304 31 298 32 312 30 334 15765 13740 24 295 29 294 31 309 27 332 13740 11897 24 297 29 300 29 313 24 329 11897 10258 29 306 30 320 26 322 23 329 10258 8803 37 324 29 330 25 326 24 329 8803 7510 35 330 27 329 23 319 23 327 7510 6365 31 325 23 324 24 318 23 322 6365 5357 24 324 22 320 25 323 21 321 5357 4477 18 327 23 315 25 323 21 329 4477 3706 14 330 22 309 24 316 20 330 3706 3020 12 332 18 310 23 311 20 321 3020 2416 14 343 15*316 18 301 19 311 2416 1912 20 350 14*315 15 295 17 308 1912 1524 19 344 10 310 14 294 15 304 1524 1258 13 323 9 309 12 294 12 297 1258 1096 12*322 9 309 11 293 10*294 1096 1004 7*318 8 309 8*292 5*284 1004 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