DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/21 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 - - - 55.7 - - 68.5 - - 72.1 - - 64.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 136 - - 85 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 49 - - 1328 - - 2353 - - 50 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 1307 - - 1683 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1004 - - 2283 - - 3308 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 331 - - 1272 - - 2517 - - 856 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 27 - - 233 - - 239 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 8 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 202 - - 199 - - 210 - - 155 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1096 - - -1674 - - -1575 - - -1942 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2100 - - 3957 - - 4883 - - 2947 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7951 - - -4925 - - -3117 - - -5130 ODpotential blCL - - - 8955 - - 7208 - - 6425 - - 6135 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 78 - - 78 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 50 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.7 - - 68.5 - - 72.1 - - 64.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.2 - - 54.8 - - 54.4 - - 55.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.8 - - 67.4 - - 71.4 - - 67.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.6 - - 54.1 - - 54.0 - - 55.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 136 - - 85 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 49 - - 1328 - - 2353 - - 50 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 95 - - 11 - - 13 - - 81 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 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] 97262 1 316 4 341 3 335 2 275 97262 90062 7 070 3 087 4 343 5 042 90062 84546 12 048 2 121 4 286 8 003 84546 79965 11 003 2 002 2 319 5 004 79965 76012 5 301 3 333 6 339 7 018 76012 72507 3 278 3 322 7 283 10 315 72507 69331 12 305 8 336 6 295 9 315 69331 66407 14 303 14 307 14 298 11 316 66407 63699 15 295 11 299 12 287 12 278 63699 61086 23 292 17 306 14 298 16 276 61086 58372 27 284 25 288 25 293 23 288 58372 55565 28 293 31 282 31 283 29 287 55565 52882 38 292 36 284 34 282 33 290 52882 50453 41 279 40 284 39 290 39 288 50453 48260 40 278 44 287 47 292 42 287 48260 46256 43 284 50 288 50 289 46 288 46256 44409 45 286 51 288 50 286 48 291 44409 42695 46 287 50 290 51 286 49 291 42695 41094 45 289 52 292 52 286 49 289 41094 39589 46 294 52 294 50 287 49 290 39589 38169 49 298 52 295 47 289 51 290 38169 36796 51 299 51 295 45 292 52 289 36796 35405 50 301 48 296 45 298 49 293 35405 33968 45 299 45 298 46 303 53 305 33968 32496 39 299 41 305 46 312 59 314 32496 30969 31 299 35 309 44 320 58 317 30969 29368 28 307 28 315 39 325 49 322 29368 27687 21 323 23 334 33 324 41 322 27687 25924 20 341 26 352 31 323 36 316 25924 24079 25 295 21 356 27 324 31 311 24079 22158 27 277 11 324 23 323 24 308 22158 20158 21 282 16 278 18 313 22 313 20158 18081 15 289 17 288 18 298 19 317 18081 15967 14 295 13 294 13 308 14 317 15967 13929 13 289 10 289 10 322 12 321 13929 12074 12 279 10 293 10 314 11 328 12074 10424 14 258 12 279 12 308 11 337 10424 8961 15 253 17 262 16 297 15 333 8961 7664 15 253 17 253 18 286 19 327 7664 6514 12 265 16 239 14 271 17 308 6514 5494 10 281 14 239 14 251 14 287 5494 4596 9 285 10 237 12 235 12 258 4596 3804 9 287 8 245 11*224 11 241 3804 3096 8 278 10 239 9*212 10 222 3096 2469 12 258 9*224 8 210 9 199 2469 1946 16 247 8*200 8 210 9 184 1946 1545 16 241 8 199 8 210 8 175 1545 1269 10 219 8 198 7 209 7 169 1269 1101 8 212 7 198 7 209 6 160 1101 1005 4*202 7 197 6 210 5*155 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