DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/09 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.8 - - 77.4 - - 69.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 62 - - -16 - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1229 - - 51 - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 989 - - 990 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2184 - - 1006 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1030 - - 3829 - - 193 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 190 - - 37 - - 20 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 7 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 154 - - 169 - - 177 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -351 - - -2361 - - -765 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2535 - - 3367 - - 1771 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6485 - - -6418 - - -7680 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8669 - - 7424 - - 8686 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 64 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 540 - - 2000 - - 990 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.8 - - 77.4 - - 69.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.8 - - 65.8 - - 64.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.4 - - 78.1 - - 72.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.5 - - 64.4 - - 64.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 62 - - -16 - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1229 - - 51 - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 21 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 14 - - 14 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] 97496 34 270 27 262 31 262 97496 90332 21 273 20 283 15 272 90332 84740 12 279 16 290 8 273 84740 80055 7 259 9 276 8 309 80055 76003 7 296 6 227 10 294 76003 72417 6 281 5 278 10 290 72417 69175 10 261 14 279 13 273 69175 66201 12 244 16 263 14 292 66201 63444 23 280 26 272 25 280 63444 60780 23 277 28 263 33 270 60780 58014 31 284 31 272 33 278 58014 55166 47 277 45 274 44 281 55166 52467 53 270 50 264 50 266 52467 50030 53 271 50 268 47 262 50030 47829 58 275 56 271 49 271 47829 45828 57 279 58 272 53 276 45828 44003 55 283 54 280 46 278 44003 42333 52 283 51 285 35 283 42333 40796 47 285 46 285 29 293 40796 39358 42 289 41 288 25 289 39358 37998 41 293 39 289 22 292 37998 36678 42 297 37 290 21 295 36678 35332 43 299 36 291 21 299 35332 33932 44 297 34 293 23 305 33932 32480 47 296 35 296 24 309 32480 30963 48 298 35 301 23 307 30963 29367 45 297 36 302 23 308 29367 27694 43 294 35 297 24 305 27694 25944 42 292 34 294 26 296 25944 24123 37 294 32 297 29 293 24123 22231 32 294 26 300 23 290 22231 20260 34 288 24 289 16 272 20260 18204 38 276 28 283 20 272 18204 16108 38 267 35 279 22 280 16108 14082 37 267 37 275 23 278 14082 12228 31 265 34 276 24 273 12228 10570 27 258 27 273 23 266 10570 9091 30 252 27 261 22 258 9091 7774 33 247 29 256 25 255 7774 6606 35 243 33 253 28 257 6606 5570 35 239 31 244 27 258 5570 4658 30 232 24 226 26 250 4658 3852 24 219 20 213 25 235 3852 3131 20 199 18 209 25 225 3131 2493 17*176 15 196 26 214 2493 1962 16*157 14 186 27 202 1962 1553 15 155 12 180 25 195 1553 1273 14 153 10 175 20 187 1273 1103 13 152 9 172 17*184 1103 1006 11 152 7*169 7*177 1006 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