DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 45.3 - - 50.9 - - 54.4 - - 45.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 89 - - 215 - - 95 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1590 - - 2137 - - 2229 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 2097 - - 1684 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2545 - - 3092 - - 3184 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 595 - - 485 - - 1109 - - 1619 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 211 - - 312 - - 242 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 27 - - 19 - - 11 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 344 - - 353 - - 344 - - 295 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 7 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -4 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 188 - - -1211 - - -2943 - - -3213 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2357 - - 4304 - - 6128 - - 4217 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 204 - - -7520 - - -11921 - - -14264 ODpotential blCL - - - 2341 - - 10612 - - 15105 - - 15268 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 76 - - 56 - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.3 - - 50.9 - - 54.4 - - 45.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.8 - - 35.8 - - 31.4 - - 31.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.9 - - 49.6 - - 53.7 - - 49.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.7 - - 35.6 - - 31.1 - - 31.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 89 - - 215 - - 95 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1590 - - 2137 - - 2229 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96502 11 055 17 046 12 060 8 047 96502 89346 12 042 10 027 5 010 8 358 89346 83817 7 349 7 299 11 329 14 319 83817 79224 4 359 6 295 10 293 19 306 79224 75261 12 311 13 297 14 302 20 295 75261 71760 18 292 15 288 17 313 19 299 71760 68588 15 290 15 291 17 289 21 298 68588 65642 18 328 17 296 21 281 23 298 65642 62892 24 321 30 279 35 293 34 295 62892 60236 35 291 33 285 43 279 47 291 60236 57467 35 284 45 282 53 276 56 283 57467 54596 52 284 55 280 59 285 61 284 54596 51865 60 285 62 290 68 291 64 288 51865 49411 70 291 75 289 77 288 76 291 49411 47218 82 291 83 286 80 284 83 285 47218 45246 92 286 88 284 86 282 81 282 45246 43458 98 278 90 282 88 282 80 283 43458 41813 98 276 88 281 88 287 81 292 41813 40283 95 282 84 285 83 288 87 294 40283 38848 89 281 82 292 82 290 85 295 38848 37494 83 290 88 297 83 296 85 300 37494 36184 81 300 93 296 85 300 85 300 36184 34851 83 305 92 295 84 298 82 296 34851 33464 84 306 89 299 81 297 79 291 33464 32023 82 303 84 300 80 298 79 288 32023 30510 79 298 80 297 79 298 77 287 30510 28917 79 293 79 294 77 294 70 285 28917 27243 80 289 80 294 76 291 66 284 27243 25486 78 288 79 296 76 290 65 288 25486 23647 80 286 78 296 76 295 64 295 23647 21734 79 282 78 292 72 297 64 303 21734 19751 75 281 71 295 65 297 58 299 19751 17693 72 285 62 308 55 299 51 296 17693 15593 67 290 55 311 49 298 48 296 15593 13567 62 296 45 307 45 302 44 302 13567 11730 54 303 37 305 39 308 36 313 11730 10109 49 308 32 315 34 314 28 320 10109 8680 48 317 30 328 28 319 23 323 8680 7415 46 328 27 341 23 330 19 325 7415 6298 41 336 24 356 20 347 15 337 6298 5313 39 349 26 006 19 358 14 350 5313 4449 38 356 28 009 18 002 13 350 4449 3687 38 356 27*007 15*358 12 336 3687 3008 36*351 20*355 12*346 11 327 3008 2407 32*346 20 353 12 344 10 325 2407 1906 30 344 19 352 12 344 8 327 1906 1521 28 343 19 352 11 342 7 328 1521 1256 25 342 18 352 11 342 6 324 1256 1095 22 342 16 351 10 341 5*307 1095 1004 17 341 14 350 9 341 4*295 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