DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/28 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.4 - - 68.8 - - 70.7 - - 62.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - 21 - - 3 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 210 - - 1080 - - 587 - - 50 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 989 - - 989 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1165 - - 2035 - - 1542 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 323 - - 940 - - 2192 - - 640 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 67 - - 136 - - 81 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 17 - - 18 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 165 - - 183 - - 173 - - 168 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -725 - - -617 - - -1196 - - -45 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1891 - - 2652 - - 2738 - - 1050 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5174 - - -3391 - - -3431 - - -3765 ODpotential blCL - - - 6339 - - 5426 - - 4973 - - 4770 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 96 - - 95 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 650 - - 880 - - 1010 - - 650 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.4 - - 68.8 - - 70.7 - - 62.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 54.6 - - 60.5 - - 61.9 - - 61.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.5 - - 68.7 - - 70.9 - - 64.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 54.1 - - 59.5 - - 61.3 - - 61.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - 21 - - 3 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 210 - - 1080 - - 587 - - 50 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 70 - - 82 - - 81 - - 43 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 11 - - 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] 96650 33 258 42 257 50 265 48 270 96650 89554 23 263 29 258 27 259 34 257 89554 84061 19 270 22 260 20 256 24 255 84061 79461 13 265 16 250 22 261 22 270 79461 75482 12 262 9 263 17 244 20 260 75482 71976 18 260 10 289 10 224 16 254 71976 68798 21 255 19 262 15 251 13 271 68798 65853 22 242 25 242 22 252 19 272 65853 63104 18 243 21 234 22 245 27 257 63104 60438 21 260 19 243 26 237 32 242 60438 57657 27 250 31 248 27 241 29 242 57657 54764 34 240 36 243 33 256 37 253 54764 52007 39 238 39 245 38 253 44 257 52007 49535 39 236 40 248 45 256 49 259 49535 47338 41 249 43 252 52 259 52 259 47338 45372 44 251 49 256 57 265 57 265 45372 43589 43 250 51 256 61 265 60 268 43589 41945 36 249 48 252 55 261 63 264 41945 40413 30 255 45 250 46 259 61 259 40413 38976 26 260 42 248 42 258 57 255 38976 37621 26 263 40 249 45 256 56 256 37621 36309 27 266 39 249 47 255 55 259 36309 34973 28 268 37 251 46 253 53 259 34973 33586 29 265 34 256 44 251 50 258 33586 32148 28 259 33 261 43 250 47 258 32148 30648 29 254 32 264 41 250 46 255 30648 29071 29 255 29 262 38 249 45 253 29071 27419 30 250 28 253 35 248 44 251 27419 25688 31 244 30 245 33 247 41 243 25688 23878 35 242 33 242 33 247 40 241 23878 21993 35 241 37 236 35 249 40 246 21993 20028 29 238 34 231 37 245 38 251 20028 17978 25 225 30 225 35 239 37 250 17978 15886 26 211 30 219 34 237 36 244 15886 13872 28 202 30 219 35 241 35 237 13872 12042 28 211 32 222 41 240 36 238 12042 10411 32 212 37 219 44 232 40 243 10411 8961 31 207 35 216 40 223 43 242 8961 7669 26 206 31 212 36 213 42 235 7669 6518 26 214 29 210 36 213 41 228 6518 5497 26 215 30 212 39 208 39 225 5497 4597 26 210 32 212 40 202 38 220 4597 3802 27 210 32 206 38 196 39 211 3802 3092 28 209 30 200 34 189 40 201 3092 2465 29 205 27*196 30 182 37 191 2465 1943 27 197 20*185 28 179 33 185 1943 1542 21 184 19 183 24*176 28 181 1542 1267 13*168 17 182 21*174 20 174 1267 1100 12*166 15 181 19 173 17*172 1100 1005 9 165 12 180 14 172 10*168 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