DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/15 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.3 - - 63.1 - - 61.9 - - 53.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 23 - - 191 - - 76 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 216 - - 1863 - - 2284 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 1866 - - 1440 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1171 - - 2818 - - 3239 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 538 - - 1511 - - 1217 - - 3249 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 72 - - 289 - - 228 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 20 - - 18 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 356 - - 332 - - 327 - - 348 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -4 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3397 - - -1770 - - -2744 - - -4487 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4568 - - 4588 - - 5984 - - 5491 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10371 - - -5460 - - -6470 - - -12573 ODpotential blCL - - - 11542 - - 8278 - - 9709 - - 13577 blCL maxRH - - - 63 - - 77 - - 64 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.3 - - 63.1 - - 61.9 - - 53.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.9 - - 46.4 - - 39.2 - - 32.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.2 - - 62.1 - - 61.4 - - 54.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.6 - - 46.1 - - 38.8 - - 32.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 23 - - 191 - - 76 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 216 - - 1863 - - 2284 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - 5 - - 4 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] 95609 36 276 38 296 30 283 36 276 95609 88765 30 303 26 294 25 298 29 306 88765 83432 27 303 19 301 22 294 25 310 83432 78976 22 296 20 305 21 311 25 317 78976 75112 22 306 21 289 26 308 27 307 75112 71664 22 306 20 298 26 302 26 307 71664 68521 17 300 21 306 24 295 29 323 68521 65632 26 319 24 307 31 305 38 314 65632 62955 34 306 31 298 41 294 42 291 62955 60336 30 282 41 303 45 294 37 286 60336 57564 30 268 45 295 52 293 45 294 57564 54674 46 302 58 289 59 291 56 293 54674 51937 55 291 60 286 64 289 60 292 51937 49496 60 289 61 292 57 291 62 288 49496 47310 73 298 67 295 60 294 65 285 47310 45317 81 290 77 291 68 295 62 292 45317 43477 74 287 80 283 84 294 73 298 43477 41784 72 296 76 284 90 290 100 292 41784 40229 92 303 76 299 92 289 116 291 40229 38776 107 297 82 302 88 289 121 289 38776 37404 105 291 83 298 87 290 119 289 37404 36071 100 290 83 294 89 290 119 290 36071 34710 96 292 83 291 94 292 121 290 34710 33292 96 293 84 288 104 296 120 294 33292 31824 96 292 85 287 106 295 114 297 31824 30301 95 292 87 288 102 296 105 294 30301 28709 93 296 89 290 88 289 98 291 28709 27041 91 300 89 291 83 284 93 291 27041 25289 88 301 84 292 84 282 90 291 25289 23457 82 299 77 291 81 285 91 288 23457 21556 69 291 67 288 73 286 91 287 21556 19585 68 277 58 279 67 285 85 288 19585 17545 68 273 59 273 66 279 72 293 17545 15473 63 271 59 278 64 280 64 297 15473 13478 60 275 49 285 55 295 62 303 13478 11670 57 279 42 289 50 311 57 310 11670 10074 53 279 40 293 48 319 50 317 10074 8662 42 280 46 302 41 318 46 320 8662 7411 17 282 43 309 39 317 43 318 7411 6302 30 353 33 310 38 319 39 313 6302 5320 42 348 33 315 33 318 33 316 5320 4458 46 343 34 321 31 318 26 326 4458 3697 44 344 33 325 22*322 26 334 3697 3016 39 349 27*330 20*325 27 341 3016 2413 35 354 22*332 19 326 27 345 2413 1911 30 358 21 332 19 327 26 347 1911 1524 25 359 20 332 18 327 23 348 1524 1258 18*357 19 332 17 327 18 349 1258 1096 15*356 18 332 16 328 15 349 1096 1004 12 356 14 331 13 327 9*348 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