DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/08 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.7 - - 73.4 - - 66.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 127 - - 74 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1217 - - 2152 - - 50 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 988 - - 1380 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2172 - - 3107 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1057 - - 1720 - - 240 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 225 - - 227 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 118 - - 155 - - 120 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3511 - - -4001 - - -3580 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5683 - - 7109 - - 4586 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8487 - - -8256 - - -9361 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10659 - - 11363 - - 10366 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 57 - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.7 - - 73.4 - - 66.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 47.5 - - 46.0 - - 49.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.6 - - 72.8 - - 69.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 46.2 - - 45.0 - - 49.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 127 - - 74 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1217 - - 2152 - - 50 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 63 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 8 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] 97370 40 252 46 252 50 258 97370 90197 29 257 32 261 29 266 90197 84619 21 271 23 276 18 282 84619 79967 15 281 16 284 12 306 79967 75953 14 292 14 282 9 303 75953 72383 15 286 17 294 12 307 72383 69137 18 293 16 287 15 291 69137 66153 21 303 14 295 20 291 66153 63389 28 304 24 305 26 293 63389 60718 34 300 29 300 30 294 60718 57941 37 298 32 291 36 295 57941 55061 41 295 39 284 44 288 55061 52309 49 296 48 285 50 281 52309 49827 55 292 56 289 53 285 49827 47595 61 293 65 286 66 289 47595 45573 65 292 68 284 70 283 45573 43730 66 291 63 283 61 281 43730 42045 64 290 57 293 63 298 42045 40502 63 295 64 305 70 300 40502 39073 70 301 68 302 70 292 39073 37729 73 297 64 297 65 286 37729 36424 70 293 59 297 65 288 36424 35090 64 295 54 303 60 288 35090 33702 59 297 55 308 54 294 33702 32263 57 301 57 311 50 305 32263 30758 58 303 58 313 53 312 30758 29176 59 302 53 310 52 308 29176 27516 61 301 52 305 48 305 27516 25775 62 300 57 303 44 303 25775 23955 62 300 60 303 46 301 23955 22059 60 300 59 303 49 300 22059 20084 55 298 57 301 50 300 20084 18027 49 295 49 296 47 298 18027 15931 41 295 42 291 42 293 15931 13909 37 298 36 294 36 288 13909 12064 34 291 29 291 29 279 12064 10420 31 288 28 280 26 272 10420 8959 28 283 27 272 23 275 8959 7660 21 273 23 264 19 278 7660 6507 15 268 17 258 16 269 6507 5488 12 256 13 250 14 241 5488 4592 10 239 11 242 12 212 4592 3802 5 233 8*220 10 168 3802 3095 3 178 5*163 11 155 3095 2469 7*123 5 156 11 150 2469 1947 6*119 4 154 11 145 1947 1545 6 118 4 152 10 141 1545 1268 6 118 4 152 10 135 1268 1101 5 118 4 151 8 128 1101 1005 5 117 4 153 5*120 1005 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