DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 10/04 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 - - - 58.5 - - 64.8 - - 66.8 - - 61.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 51 - - 149 - - 91 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 392 - - 2197 - - 3316 - - 50 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 2025 - - 2514 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1347 - - 3152 - - 4271 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 492 - - 1492 - - 1058 - - 3525 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 115 - - 288 - - 281 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 8 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 003 - - 339 - - 323 - - 265 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1397 - - -874 - - -821 - - -1515 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2744 - - 4027 - - 5093 - - 2520 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8460 - - -8666 - - -8339 - - -3498 ODpotential blCL - - - 9807 - - 11818 - - 12610 - - 4503 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 67 - - 67 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.5 - - 64.8 - - 66.8 - - 61.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.3 - - 50.9 - - 48.2 - - 53.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.1 - - 63.8 - - 66.0 - - 63.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.4 - - 49.6 - - 47.1 - - 52.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 51 - - 149 - - 91 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 392 - - 2197 - - 3316 - - 50 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 - - 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] 97929 23 239 23 246 24 239 20 251 97929 90605 8 253 21 234 21 245 21 267 90605 84945 9 212 14 244 14 251 15 266 84945 80241 7 266 12 274 9 258 11 279 80241 76196 9 288 10 292 9 289 10 308 76196 72634 8 288 10 274 16 282 15 292 72634 69418 11 318 10 265 16 278 14 278 69418 66458 19 317 15 299 17 298 17 291 66458 63708 29 308 24 292 24 287 24 295 63708 61047 35 296 31 286 31 288 33 294 61047 58281 33 288 36 287 36 286 40 290 58281 55413 36 293 43 290 45 291 49 285 55413 52675 52 295 51 289 48 283 53 298 52675 50213 57 288 50 285 56 298 66 299 50213 47995 58 288 54 292 64 298 68 299 47995 45971 60 288 60 293 66 300 67 304 45971 44116 60 284 59 290 67 302 69 306 44116 42406 57 281 56 285 63 299 67 304 42406 40819 54 287 52 288 57 297 60 302 40819 39342 56 293 53 296 52 297 55 300 39342 37960 56 292 57 297 51 297 52 297 37960 36631 56 289 56 293 53 294 49 295 36631 35283 55 286 53 286 57 288 48 293 35283 33884 54 286 54 286 55 287 50 292 33884 32435 55 289 55 289 53 290 51 294 32435 30919 57 289 54 292 48 294 49 298 30919 29324 57 289 54 294 43 299 44 306 29324 27652 56 292 54 295 37 302 34 302 27652 25898 53 297 51 297 32 304 25 302 25898 24064 48 298 48 302 31 308 20 307 24064 22151 46 300 46 304 32 310 21 310 22151 20153 45 309 42 304 35 309 27 310 20153 18070 44 320 38 307 34 308 30 305 18070 15944 37 319 34 311 31 309 30 305 15944 13891 31 316 28 312 28 311 28 308 13891 12022 27 317 24 311 25 308 26 313 12022 10363 21 320 22 311 22 306 23 312 10363 8895 19 321 21 316 20 307 20 312 8895 7596 20 323 20 321 17 313 18 315 7596 6448 22 329 19 330 15 328 15 331 6448 5439 24 334 17 337 14 339 15 341 5439 4553 21 341 12 344 12*335 15 343 4553 3771 16 349 9*348 10*328 11 343 3771 3071 14 358 9*345 10 325 7 335 3071 2452 15 017 8 341 10 323 5 318 2452 1935 15 022 8 338 10 322 5 299 1935 1538 13*020 8 336 9 321 5 286 1538 1265 7*005 7 336 9 322 5 278 1265 1100 7 003 7 334 8 321 4*270 1100 1005 6 003 6 335 7 321 4*265 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