DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/29 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 - - - 54.0 - - 59.8 - - 61.3 - - 52.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 101 - - 77 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 639 - - 1702 - - 2067 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 1447 - - 988 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1594 - - 2657 - - 3022 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 525 - - 882 - - 791 - - 1353 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 129 - - 236 - - 224 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 9 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 019 - - 019 - - 039 - - 031 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -327 - - -1342 - - -1537 - - -607 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1921 - - 4000 - - 4560 - - 1611 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7496 - - -7734 - - -7245 - - -7119 ODpotential blCL - - - 9090 - - 10391 - - 10267 - - 8123 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 68 - - 66 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.0 - - 59.8 - - 61.3 - - 52.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.3 - - 46.0 - - 45.1 - - 49.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.8 - - 59.0 - - 60.5 - - 54.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.5 - - 44.7 - - 44.4 - - 49.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 101 - - 77 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 639 - - 1702 - - 2067 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 45 - - 0 - - 0 - - 12 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 96470 52 249 65 259 64 261 62 263 96470 89413 39 253 48 253 43 261 43 265 89413 83966 27 266 30 253 36 245 34 275 83966 79416 21 250 25 257 29 251 30 262 79416 75484 20 245 22 254 24 261 23 251 75484 71991 17 270 15 244 22 263 21 266 71991 68821 21 271 15 252 23 246 19 265 68821 65892 28 257 19 268 15 264 19 269 65892 63153 30 240 29 264 32 263 34 255 63153 60489 27 236 36 253 37 254 38 250 60489 57700 31 253 38 254 38 258 33 257 57700 54791 45 263 50 261 49 266 44 271 54791 52019 59 261 60 259 65 257 62 265 52019 49544 68 258 65 257 69 253 68 263 49544 47344 69 259 69 257 67 258 73 263 47344 45363 71 263 69 261 70 265 77 260 45363 43563 79 265 72 266 77 266 75 261 43563 41916 81 264 76 268 80 266 73 264 41916 40395 81 262 80 265 79 265 70 265 40395 38972 76 260 77 260 75 264 68 265 38972 37625 70 258 71 259 71 262 66 266 37625 36316 67 259 67 261 69 264 65 266 36316 34982 66 262 65 264 66 265 62 264 34982 33595 62 263 65 268 63 267 60 263 33595 32155 57 263 65 271 61 272 57 267 32155 30647 55 263 63 271 61 276 55 270 30647 29058 55 263 58 271 62 276 54 271 29058 27391 51 261 54 272 61 277 52 275 27391 25644 46 261 52 274 58 278 50 279 25644 23820 44 263 50 277 56 278 49 279 23820 21922 41 265 47 277 52 279 49 278 21922 19946 40 266 47 273 47 279 44 276 19946 17884 40 264 47 269 44 277 39 276 17884 15784 38 270 41 271 42 273 35 275 15784 13761 35 274 33 270 33 261 30 260 13761 11922 31 283 30 268 30 250 28 246 11922 10287 28 288 28 280 27 252 22 230 10287 8835 25 283 25 305 19 301 8 290 8835 7544 22 277 21 313 19 340 6 009 7544 6400 12 307 13 320 13 345 4 045 6400 5391 12 340 10 332 8 351 2 094 5391 4507 12 351 10 343 7 021 5 091 4507 3728 12 004 11 002 8 046 8 086 3728 3035 15 017 11*020 8*045 11 072 3035 2425 17 026 10*020 8*043 14 060 2425 1917 16*025 10 019 9 040 16 050 1917 1527 12*020 9 019 8 039 16 044 1527 1259 11 019 9 019 8 037 14 039 1259 1097 10 019 8 018 8 037 12*036 1097 1004 8 019 8 018 7 036 6*031 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