DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/03 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.4 - - 63.1 - - 60.3 - - 57.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - 21 - - 8 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 235 - - 653 - - 971 - - 619 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 988 - - 988 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1190 - - 1608 - - 1926 - - 1574 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1674 - - 1641 - - 1059 - - 1319 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 34 - - 104 - - 94 - - 50 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - 13 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 217 - - 236 - - 349 - - 344 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - 5 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 102 - - 603 - - 887 - - 569 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1088 - - 1005 - - 1039 - - 1005 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -683 - - 143 - - 368 - - 24 ODpotential blCL - - - 1873 - - 1465 - - 1558 - - 1550 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 80 - - 100 - - 160 - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.4 - - 63.1 - - 60.3 - - 57.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 62.4 - - 61.6 - - 58.6 - - 56.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.5 - - 62.8 - - 60.4 - - 57.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 62.0 - - 61.0 - - 58.2 - - 56.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - 21 - - 8 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 235 - - 653 - - 971 - - 619 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 70 - - 101 - - 102 - - 103 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 12 - - 11 - - 10 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] 96076 54 268 60 267 59 278 53 276 96076 89229 33 274 33 268 36 278 38 284 89229 83902 21 296 23 285 26 270 28 289 83902 79428 17 311 20 304 15 271 19 288 79428 75534 13 332 12 298 11 265 15 297 75534 72073 13 352 4 296 6 241 12 293 72073 68930 12 345 4 294 3 253 6 279 68930 66025 8 326 8 301 5 286 5 274 66025 63313 11 292 9 295 6 260 8 263 63313 60672 17 274 9 283 4 222 12 243 60672 57918 17 270 17 264 6 273 14 221 57918 55082 13 260 25 260 15 292 2 222 55082 52382 8 275 16 240 15 255 8 282 52382 49947 9 287 9 206 14 213 9 199 49947 47752 10 246 11 222 10 219 14 167 47752 45738 18 206 21 230 14 226 18 178 45738 43874 25 199 29 215 22 217 18 193 43874 42137 29 195 35 207 29 205 24 199 42137 40512 31 198 38 189 33 185 34 192 40512 38988 40 199 44 180 44 180 38 189 38988 37553 57 200 49 188 50 178 32 193 37553 36174 65 198 68 200 54 192 43 185 36174 34794 66 197 89 197 86 199 69 184 34794 33378 66 193 89 190 97 194 90 185 33378 31914 64 189 87 188 89 189 102 182 31914 30383 63 186 91 191 85 186 103 180 30383 28769 65 187 85 188 87 183 102 181 28769 27077 67 191 81 183 92 185 92 184 27077 25312 67 190 78 184 88 186 79 179 25312 23480 67 190 75 185 75 186 72 169 23480 21594 63 189 70 186 56 186 59 164 21594 19651 62 188 59 191 44 190 41 160 19651 17636 57 188 41 193 38 195 30 161 17636 15583 50 194 35 192 35 195 37 166 15583 13604 38 196 33 195 35 187 34 171 13604 11801 27 202 29 194 34 182 27 176 11801 10200 20 205 28 191 29 180 23 178 10200 8778 17 211 28 194 28 186 18 175 8778 7511 17 208 26 204 19 184 11 171 7511 6383 16 207 20 217 14 174 4 186 6383 5386 15 209 16 218 8 192 1 306 5386 4507 16 212 15 225 5 206 5 357 4507 3731 17 215 12 232 1 226 9 359 3731 3039 18 222 9 229 6 355 15 000 3039 2428 18 230 8 229 14*352 18 352 2428 1920 15 229 7*234 14*350 18*349 1920 1530 13 225 7*236 14 349 17*346 1530 1261 9*219 7 236 14 348 15 344 1261 1098 8*218 6 237 12 348 13 343 1098 1005 5 216 6 238 9 347 10 341 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