DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/05 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 - - - 48.1 - - 48.9 - - 48.4 - - 46.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -6 - - 39 - - 22 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 198 - - 1192 - - 1436 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 987 - - 987 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1153 - - 2147 - - 2391 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1839 - - 1264 - - 1203 - - 2942 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 29 - - 154 - - 138 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 22 - - 17 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 319 - - 336 - - 335 - - 339 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 10 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -3 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 114 - - 762 - - 865 - - -284 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1039 - - 1385 - - 1526 - - 1288 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -316 - - 393 - - 451 - - -640 ODpotential blCL - - - 1469 - - 1754 - - 1940 - - 1644 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.1 - - 48.9 - - 48.4 - - 46.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.9 - - 46.3 - - 45.3 - - 44.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.4 - - 48.5 - - 48.2 - - 46.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.6 - - 45.6 - - 44.6 - - 43.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -6 - - 39 - - 22 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 198 - - 1192 - - 1436 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 103 - - 102 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 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] 95713 52 274 59 267 61 274 55 264 95713 88856 36 282 43 270 39 275 40 277 88856 83533 20 280 30 267 33 284 29 289 83533 79083 21 289 19 278 20 270 28 286 79083 75209 21 294 15 285 15 267 21 270 75209 71752 21 300 13 280 16 270 15 281 71752 68595 19 298 15 269 17 262 15 294 68595 65665 18 295 13 269 16 247 19 284 65665 62919 21 272 14 265 15 256 21 273 62919 60241 24 260 20 270 23 272 27 259 60241 57445 24 258 24 267 28 263 26 253 57445 54538 25 256 25 256 27 260 22 266 54538 51752 26 263 25 256 28 262 27 277 51752 49239 29 262 29 259 32 261 33 271 49239 46988 30 255 31 260 34 259 33 266 46988 44950 30 251 32 260 34 257 29 266 44950 43085 27 254 32 257 32 259 28 273 43085 41365 29 263 27 256 28 258 28 276 41365 39775 26 261 23 265 19 265 20 276 39775 38300 16 264 18 272 15 279 12 288 38300 36927 17 270 13 276 13 300 12 319 36927 35616 15 291 11 286 13 300 16 332 35616 34300 13 305 11 289 11 300 17 322 34300 32937 11 302 9 260 13 295 18 309 32937 31525 10 302 5 250 12 288 19 310 31525 30046 13 298 7 265 10 288 20 312 30046 28490 20 295 10 284 16 324 22 325 28490 26858 23 295 16 308 19 327 26 337 26858 25151 21 302 16 321 18 339 28 353 25151 23371 19 311 15 347 22 350 30 011 23371 21520 16 328 19 358 22 357 31 021 21520 19585 20 340 24 004 26 008 30 022 19585 17561 24 348 26 002 30 008 28 016 17561 15492 30 003 26 356 33 006 28 009 15492 13494 38 017 26 353 31 002 30 008 13494 11672 35 017 27 348 26 353 31 011 11672 10054 26 011 29 347 24 347 24 004 10054 8626 21 007 30 351 24 346 20 357 8626 7365 21 004 29 358 22 350 17 354 7365 6251 27 005 26 001 22 355 14 344 6251 5272 28 005 23 355 21 354 14 335 5272 4417 29 001 23 353 21 351 16 344 4417 3663 30 352 24 353 21 349 21 350 3663 2989 30 342 27 343 21 342 23 348 2989 2394 29 334 27*340 21*339 23 345 2394 1898 27 329 25*338 20*337 22 343 1898 1516 23 323 24 336 19 335 20 342 1516 1254 21*321 22 335 17 334 17 340 1254 1094 18*320 19 335 15 333 15*340 1094 1004 13 318 15 334 12 333 11*339 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