DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/24 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 - - - 0654z - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.8 - - 72.7 - - 76.7 - - 70.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 50 - - 168 - - 62 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 368 - - 1267 - - 2684 - - 50 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 1383 - - 1484 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1323 - - 2222 - - 3639 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 427 - - 919 - - 1699 - - 2088 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 109 - - 244 - - 227 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 15 - - 14 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 174 - - 180 - - 208 - - 179 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2310 - - -3705 - - -4007 - - -4260 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3633 - - 5927 - - 7646 - - 5265 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10159 - - -9924 - - -9609 - - -7336 ODpotential blCL - - - 11482 - - 12146 - - 13248 - - 8341 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 87 - - 95 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 80 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.8 - - 72.7 - - 76.7 - - 70.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.7 - - 50.6 - - 47.0 - - 51.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.4 - - 71.7 - - 76.2 - - 71.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.3 - - 50.1 - - 46.6 - - 51.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 50 - - 168 - - 62 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 368 - - 1267 - - 2684 - - 50 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 87 - - 48 - - 79 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - 7 - - 8 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] 97420 10 220 11 279 9 259 12 299 97420 90180 1 050 3 027 7 157 3 257 90180 84570 12 069 8 109 6 089 5 146 84570 79919 11 095 10 128 5 127 11 116 79919 75924 8 139 9 140 8 152 11 113 75924 72408 6 148 10 169 6 169 6 129 72408 69242 4 196 7 180 4 162 3 183 69242 66330 6 178 6 187 9 211 7 235 66330 63626 4 178 2 196 15 203 16 223 63626 61015 7 223 6 244 13 195 14 196 61015 58286 17 235 13 242 14 245 14 237 58286 55453 19 240 20 247 27 247 24 247 55453 52761 22 246 28 250 26 248 26 251 52761 50340 24 248 33 248 24 257 32 252 50340 48168 28 250 35 246 35 256 36 247 48168 46195 31 253 37 243 39 253 37 246 46195 44383 34 256 38 240 42 253 42 250 44383 42707 33 254 32 235 44 248 46 250 42707 41149 31 258 28 239 44 244 42 247 41149 39692 31 263 30 249 40 246 38 246 39692 38318 32 267 26 248 34 248 39 254 38318 36986 29 272 22 239 34 253 41 260 36986 35626 24 272 18 234 38 257 42 264 35626 34207 22 262 18 237 36 253 40 265 34207 32730 32 256 20 240 34 245 37 264 32730 31183 38 251 23 239 30 241 35 253 31183 29554 34 244 26 248 24 237 33 243 29554 27849 27 243 29 253 20 235 34 239 27849 26069 20 231 27 248 21 239 41 245 26069 24211 19 228 23 237 23 246 39 242 24211 22281 24 224 23 237 22 254 30 234 22281 20277 26 214 28 235 23 252 25 235 20277 18191 22 205 33 223 24 236 22 237 18191 16060 22 208 28 227 24 225 20 237 16060 14000 20 212 23 223 25 224 20 237 14000 12124 19 230 20 218 25 225 19 246 12124 10460 19 236 20 219 21 224 19 237 10460 8990 18 209 20 220 19 222 18 221 8990 7688 18 215 19 226 15 221 15 215 7688 6530 20 228 16 228 15 224 14 235 6530 5506 23 231 14 223 18 226 14 248 5506 4606 25 234 17 217 19 223 13 249 4606 3811 27 232 22 213 18*217 12 243 3811 3099 27 222 24 204 16*210 12 226 3099 2471 27 215 22*195 15 209 14 204 2471 1947 23 199 16*181 15 207 16 194 1947 1545 19*185 16 180 14 207 16 189 1545 1269 14*175 15 179 14 207 14 185 1269 1101 13 174 14 179 13 207 11 183 1101 1005 10 173 12 179 11 206 6*179 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