DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/23 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 56.1 - - 62.6 - - 63.6 - - 61.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 76 - - 89 - - 4 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 754 - - 2864 - - 2807 - - 50 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 2215 - - 989 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1709 - - 3819 - - 3762 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1476 - - 866 - - 1113 - - 3594 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 161 - - 270 - - 136 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 11 - - 10 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 091 - - 137 - - 132 - - 103 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -415 - - 1182 - - 1052 - - -683 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2124 - - 2637 - - 2710 - - 1688 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8125 - - 477 - - 263 - - -1841 ODpotential blCL - - - 9834 - - 3342 - - 3499 - - 2846 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 100 - - 100 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.1 - - 62.6 - - 63.6 - - 61.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.6 - - 54.8 - - 55.4 - - 57.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.5 - - 61.9 - - 63.6 - - 62.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.7 - - 53.5 - - 54.3 - - 56.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 76 - - 89 - - 4 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 754 - - 2864 - - 2807 - - 50 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 47 - - 99 - - 102 - - 78 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - 9 - - 10 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] 98605 7 080 7 155 3 192 6 286 98605 91154 6 110 8 177 7 142 8 230 91154 85399 10 211 4 253 4 173 6 186 85399 80644 8 194 4 256 7 247 5 005 80644 76563 5 139 7 172 8 248 11 343 76563 72982 4 125 8 137 8 208 6 331 72982 69767 1 009 5 137 7 218 2 268 69767 66818 1 334 1 166 6 248 3 224 66818 64080 1 241 1 189 4 262 1 238 64080 61423 3 323 2 183 4 233 7 263 61423 58655 12 321 5 273 6 272 9 269 58655 55796 19 302 13 306 10 292 10 286 55796 53079 22 286 20 309 17 281 21 284 53079 50639 25 284 25 292 24 280 29 288 50639 48446 24 281 28 289 34 293 40 293 48446 46449 25 306 39 290 50 293 53 286 46449 44627 36 307 50 285 52 282 47 279 44627 42953 46 295 45 288 39 291 43 302 42953 41399 51 300 48 310 47 314 61 314 41399 39938 55 316 66 317 79 310 77 307 39938 38554 74 314 78 312 85 307 82 301 38554 37205 83 314 78 308 74 308 79 303 37205 35825 82 312 73 304 57 307 66 305 35825 34387 79 313 69 304 54 303 56 305 34387 32896 70 315 67 304 53 296 49 302 32896 31336 64 311 58 310 47 300 46 297 31336 29696 62 319 50 307 43 303 40 291 29696 27980 56 327 44 315 44 297 39 291 27980 26182 43 329 35 328 34 306 36 290 26182 24304 34 332 29 331 26 317 26 296 24304 22348 22 332 25 327 23 319 20 310 22348 20311 14 330 18 319 23 319 18 320 20311 18192 10 335 11 317 23 325 18 329 18192 16038 13 331 13 324 16 332 15 337 16038 13966 15 333 14 328 13 347 11 336 13966 12084 10 342 12 346 10 007 10 331 12084 10414 5 007 8 009 5 059 7 322 10414 8933 4 094 3 085 5 122 2 337 8933 7621 6 095 5 129 4 160 1 124 7621 6462 6 085 7 123 4 181 1 188 6462 5440 6 083 11 127 9 153 7 157 5440 4550 7 094 14*135 10*142 13 129 4550 3768 10 102 14*136 10*138 13 122 3768 3069 12 099 13 136 10 135 13 122 3069 2451 11 097 11 137 10 132 12 121 2451 1934 10*095 10 138 10 130 11 119 1934 1538 7*091 9 138 10 128 9 117 1538 1265 7 091 8 139 9 128 8 113 1265 1099 6 090 8 139 9 127 6 109 1099 1005 5 089 7 138 7 126 3*103 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