DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/18 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 - - - 44.0 - - 43.1 - - 42.3 - - 41.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 34 - - 15 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 736 - - 1040 - - 696 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 987 - - 987 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1691 - - 1995 - - 1651 - - 1003 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 586 - - 982 - - 1619 - - 1978 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 127 - - 136 - - 92 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 12 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 063 - - 029 - - 017 - - 030 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 70 - - 511 - - 323 - - -268 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1621 - - 1484 - - 1328 - - 1271 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7843 - - 272 - - 81 - - -474 ODpotential blCL - - - 9534 - - 1723 - - 1570 - - 1477 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.0 - - 43.1 - - 42.3 - - 41.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.4 - - 40.2 - - 40.1 - - 39.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.6 - - 42.8 - - 42.1 - - 41.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.0 - - 39.8 - - 39.9 - - 39.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 34 - - 15 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 736 - - 1040 - - 696 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 87 - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96158 28 323 31 309 28 320 35 289 96158 89244 27 340 20 318 24 317 23 311 89244 83852 24 357 16 325 22 317 25 331 83852 79316 21 352 14 336 19 314 22 341 79316 75358 17 335 14 339 18 308 20 333 75358 71826 10 318 13 325 19 301 21 307 71826 68623 9 319 14 316 15 293 22 296 68623 65689 15 308 17 295 17 290 21 298 65689 62971 19 296 24 283 22 284 24 300 62971 60326 22 296 26 274 27 283 26 297 60326 57545 24 288 24 277 30 277 34 281 57545 54639 27 277 26 277 34 267 37 271 54639 51858 30 272 32 273 35 263 43 274 51858 49365 34 275 35 271 41 280 50 275 49365 47147 39 275 41 276 50 282 53 277 47147 45142 39 279 46 282 53 279 56 279 45142 43309 43 279 45 283 51 282 62 279 43309 41624 43 276 45 287 55 284 66 278 41624 40062 40 276 53 290 57 282 67 279 40062 38601 33 283 52 288 55 285 66 282 38601 37227 32 290 46 288 53 286 67 287 37227 35902 29 284 38 293 52 292 68 291 35902 34562 20 290 31 301 47 295 66 294 34562 33181 19 318 34 328 46 297 63 296 33181 31754 20 351 45 339 47 294 54 294 31754 30263 20 356 47 342 45 295 45 291 30263 28699 15 351 43 349 42 300 44 287 28699 27059 12 325 37 359 39 304 42 281 27059 25339 16 304 33 359 38 306 39 284 25339 23537 22 288 29 356 37 308 37 283 23537 21657 21 274 28 348 35 307 34 285 21657 19694 22 273 28 337 30 310 30 292 19694 17643 19 264 29 329 25 316 25 295 17643 15547 16 261 21 305 23 327 20 299 15547 13525 18 272 15 288 21 337 14 311 13525 11690 21 262 14 285 17 324 13 326 11690 10065 25 262 14 293 7 322 13 323 10065 8628 27 270 16 286 9 330 6 324 8628 7361 28 278 15 276 12 311 7 012 7361 6243 13 278 3 263 9 287 12 357 6243 5258 5 349 6 066 3 285 9 353 5258 4394 15 025 12 047 6 036 7 034 4394 3638 15 011 16 044 12 045 11 058 3638 2967 7 015 14 041 13 036 13 052 2967 2377 10 078 14*034 13 028 13 044 2377 1886 13*067 14*031 12*024 12 041 1886 1510 13*065 13 028 11*018 10 036 1510 1250 12 064 12 028 10 017 9 034 1250 1093 11 062 11 027 10 015 8 032 1093 1003 9 062 9 026 8 015 5*030 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