DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/07 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 - - - 63.0 - - 72.6 - - 74.5 - - 65.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 154 - - 88 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 329 - - 1833 - - 2619 - - 50 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 1777 - - 1982 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1284 - - 2788 - - 3574 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 222 - - 1403 - - 2735 - - 515 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 104 - - 273 - - 256 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 9 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 354 - - 354 - - 328 - - 265 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 1 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1524 - - -2378 - - -2606 - - -2254 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2808 - - 5166 - - 6180 - - 3259 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9451 - - -8419 - - -7510 - - -6382 ODpotential blCL - - - 10735 - - 11207 - - 11084 - - 7387 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 68 - - 68 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.0 - - 72.6 - - 74.5 - - 65.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 54.2 - - 53.4 - - 50.9 - - 55.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.6 - - 71.4 - - 73.7 - - 68.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 53.3 - - 52.4 - - 50.1 - - 54.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 154 - - 88 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 329 - - 1833 - - 2619 - - 50 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - 8 - - 9 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] 97479 30 253 36 261 36 252 39 254 97479 90231 22 269 27 262 27 261 28 267 90231 84632 18 273 24 268 22 273 21 283 84632 79976 13 279 18 280 20 278 16 296 79976 75957 11 296 19 297 20 298 19 298 75957 72398 12 303 18 296 23 295 18 301 72398 69164 16 305 17 294 23 299 20 313 69164 66187 18 292 21 298 25 303 23 301 66187 63414 14 291 21 289 25 298 26 292 63414 60719 24 311 22 295 25 280 31 307 60719 57913 26 301 26 295 30 283 37 300 57913 55005 34 298 32 291 36 279 42 293 55005 52232 39 291 39 289 41 284 45 290 52232 49748 50 292 52 295 51 290 51 296 49748 47535 59 288 60 290 62 286 60 289 47535 45530 59 286 63 283 64 290 60 288 45530 43701 56 294 62 289 67 296 66 301 43701 42033 62 302 69 297 71 294 79 300 42033 40500 60 296 66 294 67 289 76 292 40500 39072 52 295 63 294 63 292 75 291 39072 37725 53 300 62 297 66 297 74 292 37725 36415 57 298 63 297 68 297 73 294 36415 35077 59 295 64 297 68 295 72 297 35077 33684 59 295 64 298 67 294 65 298 33684 32243 59 295 62 298 65 294 55 303 32243 30738 60 295 61 296 61 297 55 306 30738 29153 61 295 60 294 57 302 56 306 29153 27491 60 295 61 293 58 303 56 306 27491 25749 59 295 60 294 58 301 56 306 25749 23930 57 296 57 294 57 299 57 305 23930 22035 55 300 56 294 56 299 58 303 22035 20060 56 305 56 294 56 298 56 300 20060 17998 57 304 55 297 55 297 55 298 17998 15892 55 301 53 299 52 300 53 301 15892 13860 51 299 49 297 48 303 50 308 13860 12013 44 300 43 297 42 305 45 317 12013 10375 43 299 39 295 38 303 36 319 10375 8921 39 307 35 301 32 305 31 318 8921 7632 31 312 27 314 21 322 30 323 7632 6489 26 317 22 322 16 339 22 329 6489 5479 26 326 19 321 14 348 16 333 5479 4589 25 332 17 333 13 347 14 334 4589 3801 17 334 15 342 11*338 13 334 3801 3094 15 349 12*001 10*331 11 330 3094 2469 14 357 10*358 10 329 9 322 2469 1946 13 013 9 354 10 328 9 305 1946 1545 12*005 9 353 10 326 9 289 1545 1269 9*355 8 352 9 325 9 277 1269 1101 8 354 8 352 9 326 7 270 1101 1005 7 354 7 351 8 325 5*265 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