DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/27 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.8 - - 65.0 - - 64.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 30 - - 27 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 846 - - 952 - - 610 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 988 - - 988 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1801 - - 1907 - - 1565 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 621 - - 806 - - 1369 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 126 - - 127 - - 29 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 142 - - 100 - - 081 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 553 - - 607 - - 483 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1248 - - 1300 - - 1082 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 213 - - 248 - - -42 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1588 - - 1659 - - 1607 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 70 - - 90 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.8 - - 65.0 - - 64.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.6 - - 62.6 - - 62.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.5 - - 64.7 - - 64.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.1 - - 62.0 - - 62.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 30 - - 27 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 846 - - 952 - - 610 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 12 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] 98341 12 301 9 291 12 314 98341 90993 9 253 8 257 13 296 90993 85301 9 244 3 287 6 301 85301 80553 5 189 3 221 3 021 80553 76470 6 135 4 224 4 036 76470 72886 5 113 3 267 5 025 72886 69657 8 083 2 300 3 009 69657 66696 8 068 2 281 4 283 66696 63952 8 008 1 305 6 287 63952 61292 8 333 3 284 10 302 61292 58512 7 320 2 282 10 289 58512 55616 9 291 6 317 11 285 55616 52843 12 270 13 283 15 281 52843 50354 10 248 14 279 17 295 50354 48140 14 283 18 306 19 319 48140 46141 21 303 21 316 23 321 46141 44309 19 312 21 316 26 304 44309 42610 19 321 22 311 24 293 42610 41025 18 318 22 305 22 293 41025 39542 14 306 17 308 21 294 39542 38151 10 302 14 315 20 285 38151 36810 7 307 13 317 17 274 36810 35449 8 302 12 311 14 272 35449 34032 9 283 12 297 11 274 34032 32568 7 272 10 285 10 265 32568 31038 7 271 9 279 10 259 31038 29429 8 287 10 284 7 268 29429 27742 9 291 11 298 6 301 27742 25973 8 287 12 314 9 319 25973 24126 6 296 10 330 12 335 24126 22204 5 309 10 335 14 355 22204 20202 5 291 9 328 14 003 20202 18114 6 304 10 329 13 008 18114 15986 10 355 9 002 10 012 15986 13938 10 011 10 024 12 035 13938 12079 11 026 12 032 12 045 12079 10429 12 051 11 048 10 045 10429 8961 8 049 11 059 9 050 8961 7656 2 080 8 032 8 057 7656 6498 5 138 2 004 6 065 6498 5475 6 121 2 142 7 067 5475 4577 7 104 3 118 6 051 4577 3783 4 100 3 067 6 036 3783 3076 2 091 4 045 4 054 3076 2454 3 166 3 085 4 085 2454 1936 4*151 4*098 4*084 1936 1539 4*144 4*100 4*082 1539 1266 4 142 4 099 4 080 1266 1100 3 140 4 099 3 081 1100 1005 3 139 4 100 2 078 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