DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 10/25 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 - - - 0655z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 57.7 - - 64.3 - - 68.2 - - 61.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 137 - - 90 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 372 - - 1131 - - 1625 - - 50 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 989 - - 989 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1327 - - 2086 - - 2580 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 498 - - 558 - - 714 - - 1496 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 105 - - 221 - - 214 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 13 - - 12 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 019 - - 301 - - 317 - - 349 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -493 - - -979 - - -1352 - - -1068 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1820 - - 3065 - - 3933 - - 2073 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6513 - - -5026 - - -4174 - - -5244 ODpotential blCL - - - 7840 - - 7112 - - 6754 - - 6249 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 83 - - 82 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.7 - - 64.3 - - 68.2 - - 61.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.5 - - 54.6 - - 54.8 - - 56.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.2 - - 63.3 - - 67.5 - - 63.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 53.0 - - 54.0 - - 54.5 - - 55.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 137 - - 90 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 372 - - 1131 - - 1625 - - 50 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 53 - - 31 - - 26 - - 10 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 9 - - 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] 97218 8 283 13 275 12 258 9 245 97218 89993 6 191 10 286 5 194 6 339 89993 84414 9 154 12 200 8 249 5 298 84414 79809 11 108 11 160 7 231 4 226 79809 75861 5 071 6 131 7 163 8 194 75861 72374 2 327 2 156 8 122 5 183 72374 69202 7 223 9 235 1 159 2 199 69202 66268 7 230 14 227 12 233 8 244 66268 63548 9 225 14 225 15 239 14 262 63548 60923 11 230 16 224 22 243 21 253 60923 58198 20 252 19 243 23 239 23 241 58198 55379 30 240 24 245 26 234 28 235 55379 52687 37 253 26 257 30 253 30 245 52687 50252 44 244 46 250 44 251 41 252 50252 48052 47 239 47 248 51 250 46 251 48052 46045 52 241 49 249 57 250 52 250 46045 44204 50 243 48 241 49 245 55 243 44204 42519 46 256 35 241 48 238 48 236 42519 40972 42 262 31 244 48 238 52 239 40972 39531 41 267 33 219 50 243 54 238 39531 38170 43 265 40 223 55 248 53 234 38170 36847 38 263 38 234 52 251 54 233 36847 35493 34 256 37 239 48 247 53 235 35493 34079 36 245 35 236 43 250 49 243 34079 32609 39 243 36 237 38 246 42 245 32609 31068 41 248 38 243 34 245 34 232 31068 29451 40 247 36 248 34 243 31 226 29451 27758 41 245 37 251 36 244 28 236 27758 25985 44 247 39 247 38 246 31 246 25985 24136 44 243 41 243 37 244 41 250 24136 22213 34 236 40 243 40 244 48 240 22213 20204 34 237 34 246 34 250 34 239 20204 18107 29 240 27 241 28 249 20 250 18107 15970 24 239 24 241 24 240 19 244 15970 13914 20 211 24 235 22 239 19 247 13914 12057 20 201 23 231 22 239 22 248 12057 10411 18 220 17 238 21 242 22 247 10411 8948 16 232 16 238 19 246 20 242 8948 7650 17 224 18 238 19 247 17 236 7650 6499 16 227 19 237 18 248 14 236 6499 5479 15 234 16 240 17 248 13 243 5479 4580 13 239 13 238 14 249 11 240 4580 3786 15 251 12 242 11 251 9 233 3786 3078 15 255 10 249 4*269 3 231 3078 2455 12 248 5*273 3*312 4 029 2455 1937 2 286 3*297 3 316 6 012 1937 1539 5*022 3 300 3 318 7 003 1539 1266 5*019 3 303 3 319 8 357 1266 1100 5 019 3 303 3 319 7*353 1100 1005 4 019 3 303 3 318 5*349 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