DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/17 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 52.0 - - 56.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 118 - - 79 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2097 - - 2261 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1831 - - 1555 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3052 - - 3216 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 670 - - 708 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 263 - - 233 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 18 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 219 - - 205 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1314 - - -2675 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4366 - - 5891 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -14331 - - -15035 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17383 - - 18251 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 63 - - 53 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 52.0 - - 56.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 36.9 - - 34.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 51.1 - - 55.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 35.7 - - 33.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 118 - - 79 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2097 - - 2261 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 97578 5 236 14 240 97578 90324 9 213 12 246 90324 84728 2 164 14 228 84728 80056 5 313 6 218 80056 76018 14 284 11 289 76018 72447 13 265 20 292 72447 69216 11 290 17 291 69216 66259 12 296 17 293 66259 63529 12 306 19 275 63529 60884 15 298 18 293 60884 58128 27 317 26 299 58128 55284 33 307 30 293 55284 52574 33 310 37 299 52574 50142 44 316 44 305 50142 47963 51 316 48 307 47963 45981 53 316 49 309 45981 44160 53 316 50 311 44160 42475 51 321 49 315 42475 40904 48 325 48 319 40904 39433 46 328 44 321 39433 38047 44 326 40 324 38047 36707 44 326 39 327 36707 35344 43 329 40 331 35344 33929 39 330 39 334 33929 32464 35 330 35 334 32464 30933 34 328 30 327 30933 29324 33 327 28 325 29324 27639 32 328 30 328 27639 25876 34 330 31 325 25876 24035 35 332 31 322 24035 22112 34 335 32 322 22112 20102 29 334 30 323 20102 17997 26 332 25 325 17997 15847 21 331 19 329 15847 13781 15 324 13 328 13781 11913 13 318 11 314 11913 10262 11 300 11 295 10262 8802 9 275 13 269 8802 7508 9 251 16 253 7508 6362 10 237 19 243 6362 5353 13 236 20 233 5353 4472 17 233 23 224 4472 3702 20*227 22*212 3702 3018 18*221 20*207 3018 2415 17 219 19 206 2415 1911 16 219 18 205 1911 1524 15 219 17 204 1524 1258 15 218 16 204 1258 1097 14 218 14 203 1097 1004 11 218 12 203 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