DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/12 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 - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 37.9 - - 40.6 - - 40.2 - - 38.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 82 - - 125 - - 65 - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1170 - - 3839 - - 3613 - - 2364 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 3033 - - 2266 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2125 - - 4794 - - 4568 - - 3319 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3068 - - 817 - - 991 - - 1993 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 185 - - 316 - - 249 - - 108 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 18 - - 15 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 010 - - 003 - - 352 - - 357 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 6 - - 6 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -735 - - 595 - - 572 - - 83 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2860 - - 4199 - - 3996 - - 3236 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -986 - - 772 - - 609 - - -152 ODpotential blCL - - - 3111 - - 4022 - - 3959 - - 3471 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.9 - - 40.6 - - 40.2 - - 38.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.2 - - 25.9 - - 26.5 - - 28.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.2 - - 39.8 - - 39.8 - - 38.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.1 - - 25.8 - - 26.3 - - 28.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 82 - - 125 - - 65 - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1170 - - 3839 - - 3613 - - 2364 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 54 - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 95849 38 275 29 273 34 267 34 277 95849 88849 13 288 20 278 17 314 13 290 88849 83453 9 343 13 295 14 306 14 308 83453 78942 10 008 10 315 12 290 14 311 78942 75031 14 346 12 354 10 329 15 307 75031 71542 17 334 17 350 13 346 16 330 71542 68352 18 320 18 337 20 333 19 337 68352 65397 21 341 17 340 22 332 20 334 65397 62644 30 343 23 339 26 333 23 339 62644 59963 36 333 29 331 29 325 28 331 59963 57153 38 327 34 332 31 325 32 329 57153 54218 44 329 44 332 39 331 42 334 54218 51403 54 330 52 332 53 330 55 332 51403 48873 61 331 59 331 62 329 62 330 48873 46608 66 332 63 330 66 331 65 331 46608 44555 70 333 65 333 69 333 69 334 44555 42679 75 333 68 335 70 335 74 336 42679 40955 77 332 71 338 72 335 77 336 40955 39359 76 331 77 336 76 337 80 336 39359 37876 75 333 75 333 78 337 83 338 37876 36489 75 334 74 334 77 342 84 340 36489 35161 78 335 80 339 81 345 82 342 35161 33823 82 335 87 340 80 344 83 344 33823 32448 82 335 83 338 70 343 84 344 32448 31035 79 336 77 340 67 348 75 344 31035 29566 79 338 72 343 64 350 64 344 29566 28028 79 338 65 347 59 348 60 344 28028 26419 76 335 57 354 53 344 57 345 26419 24736 72 335 52 005 48 342 52 346 24736 22976 67 336 49 010 44 343 49 345 22976 21142 61 338 47 009 40 344 45 340 21142 19228 53 342 47 003 39 347 39 336 19228 17229 49 344 47 002 38 352 35 339 17229 15186 46 346 44 002 35 353 34 342 15186 13217 41 349 40 002 33 353 33 345 13217 11431 36 350 35 001 30 354 28 345 11431 9852 32 356 30 360 27 356 24 344 9852 8455 28 005 26 002 24 357 22 344 8455 7218 28 012 24 007 23 358 21 346 7218 6126 25 015 24 005 19 355 21 349 6126 5171 21 021 19*004 17*354 17 358 5171 4340 23 023 19*004 16*353 17 000 4340 3605 25 025 19 004 16 353 18*000 3605 2947 25 025 18 003 16 352 18*359 2947 2365 24*024 18 003 15 352 17 358 2365 1879 20*015 17 003 15 351 17 357 1879 1505 17 010 17 002 14 351 16 356 1505 1248 16 008 16 002 14 351 15 355 1248 1093 15 007 15 002 13 351 13 355 1093 1003 12 007 13 002 11 351 10 354 1003 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