DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/27 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 57.9 - - 61.8 - - 62.4 - - 59.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - -8 - - 15 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 183 - - 898 - - 1044 - - 50 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 988 - - 988 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1138 - - 1853 - - 1999 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 340 - - 1823 - - 1559 - - 290 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 60 - - 74 - - 110 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 15 - - 12 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 162 - - 196 - - 205 - - 185 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1001 - - 185 - - 590 - - -911 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2139 - - 1668 - - 1409 - - 1916 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4804 - - -541 - - 174 - - -3903 ODpotential blCL - - - 5942 - - 2394 - - 1825 - - 4908 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 100 - - 110 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.9 - - 61.8 - - 62.4 - - 59.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.2 - - 57.9 - - 59.6 - - 54.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.0 - - 62.1 - - 62.3 - - 61.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.5 - - 57.4 - - 59.2 - - 54.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - -8 - - 15 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 183 - - 898 - - 1044 - - 50 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 80 - - 102 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 10 - - 11 - - 9 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] 96840 21 264 32 260 39 258 36 287 96840 89689 19 258 20 256 21 262 19 281 89689 84154 10 260 15 253 17 277 12 274 84154 79563 10 291 9 234 14 275 16 266 79563 75601 15 263 8 259 11 276 15 252 75601 72098 12 230 17 270 10 271 8 248 72098 68919 4 213 14 249 9 245 11 252 68919 65982 7 275 9 213 13 252 14 233 65982 63245 14 244 11 227 15 243 12 232 63245 60587 19 233 15 238 17 237 18 232 60587 57811 22 227 20 213 21 220 22 211 57811 54909 27 243 17 217 20 222 23 235 54909 52120 40 225 34 229 42 231 39 239 52120 49608 38 218 47 214 44 223 43 228 49608 47371 40 223 42 211 46 224 41 232 47371 45351 47 223 43 222 49 224 42 231 45351 43511 54 224 51 226 49 226 40 232 43511 41828 60 223 60 225 51 225 43 238 41828 40274 68 222 63 223 48 225 39 237 40274 38831 65 217 61 221 44 227 34 248 38831 37480 53 214 56 215 42 225 37 252 37480 36176 49 213 53 212 41 226 33 250 36176 34849 47 206 52 216 40 226 33 250 34849 33468 47 210 51 218 37 226 38 249 33468 32034 44 209 50 220 35 231 42 254 32034 30533 40 204 46 219 36 231 38 258 30533 28954 38 205 46 218 36 232 32 267 28954 27300 38 213 42 224 34 236 28 280 27300 25569 34 219 39 228 28 246 29 284 25569 23765 32 226 35 229 26 253 30 279 23765 21888 34 228 31 231 23 258 30 270 21888 19931 37 221 18 234 23 266 26 272 19931 17885 31 217 16 240 22 266 22 279 17885 15792 17 232 19 240 21 257 21 278 15792 13771 20 248 20 236 19 249 17 267 13771 11934 20 245 20 232 18 242 19 261 11934 10309 22 221 21 228 24 248 19 249 10309 8871 21 204 23 223 31 241 20 242 8871 7592 25 198 26 220 34 224 22 242 7592 6454 28 196 27 216 33 226 20 224 6454 5446 29 206 26 215 32 235 21 214 5446 4557 28 218 25 215 27 233 21 209 4557 3772 28 223 23 211 21 224 21 208 3772 3071 23 225 21 205 18 218 20 206 3071 2452 18 221 19 199 16*216 18 202 2452 1934 15 201 19*197 14*209 16 199 1934 1538 13 181 17*197 12 205 14 198 1538 1264 10*168 16 196 11 204 10 196 1264 1099 8*163 14 196 10 203 8*194 1099 1005 7 161 10 196 8 202 3*185 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