DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/31 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 - - - 55.9 - - 61.5 - - 63.5 - - 61.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 4 - - 8 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 166 - - 196 - - 870 - - 50 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 988 - - 988 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1121 - - 1151 - - 1825 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 540 - - 2229 - - 1505 - - 1950 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 15 - - 48 - - 93 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 15 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 176 - - 207 - - 165 - - 112 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -2 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 117 - - -170 - - -108 - - -244 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1004 - - 1321 - - 1934 - - 1249 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3454 - - -765 - - -2048 - - -1638 ODpotential blCL - - - 4575 - - 1916 - - 3873 - - 2643 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 101 - - 97 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 170 - - 110 - - 150 - - 240 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.9 - - 61.5 - - 63.5 - - 61.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 55.4 - - 59.2 - - 58.5 - - 59.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.1 - - 61.5 - - 63.4 - - 62.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 55.4 - - 58.9 - - 57.7 - - 58.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 4 - - 8 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 166 - - 196 - - 870 - - 50 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 102 - - 90 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 11 - - 10 - - 11 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] 96121 50 269 62 265 63 264 75 279 96121 89234 39 281 44 274 38 278 46 273 89234 83868 37 291 34 274 33 276 29 275 83868 79372 35 291 31 282 32 284 23 284 79372 75471 31 278 29 283 35 287 23 288 75471 72009 26 274 27 276 35 283 27 288 72009 68856 26 276 27 283 33 281 32 286 68856 65926 26 284 29 287 32 275 30 279 65926 63171 35 277 30 284 28 276 33 274 63171 60488 34 262 30 278 27 277 37 272 60488 57699 28 252 34 268 28 272 37 274 57699 54816 29 269 35 259 34 271 38 275 54816 52066 39 270 35 255 39 262 39 271 52066 49598 42 268 35 260 37 255 36 261 49598 47402 39 262 34 260 33 255 30 255 47402 45426 34 256 30 259 28 261 24 258 45426 43630 36 255 36 245 28 267 19 262 43630 41992 51 228 46 222 30 244 21 260 41992 40482 55 220 47 212 31 223 28 246 40482 39064 50 222 43 214 31 214 28 248 39064 37717 46 224 38 221 29 218 26 256 37717 36406 37 225 29 231 22 221 23 252 36406 35065 30 223 25 228 16 226 20 241 35065 33667 26 230 22 214 13 223 18 225 33667 32212 24 238 16 199 17 205 15 222 32212 30687 24 234 10 210 16 175 8 215 30687 29080 23 218 10 187 13 138 3 228 29080 27396 15 220 5 199 10 122 1 138 27396 25638 7 239 3 035 11 117 1 135 25638 23807 3 248 7 109 13 133 5 202 23807 21906 3 012 10 132 15 140 11 165 21906 19927 7 077 15 152 16 158 15 156 19927 17866 12 122 18 149 13 155 13 151 17866 15765 14 157 19 138 13 160 14 168 15765 13743 17 153 18 132 12 173 12 145 13743 11915 16 160 15 148 10 186 4 166 11915 10300 17 166 10 166 19 229 12 226 10300 8866 20 172 11 188 25 230 18 209 8866 7588 21 184 13 211 20 233 20 207 7588 6450 16 203 14 235 15 230 22 197 6450 5443 14 218 19 252 15 214 20 177 5443 4556 14 222 21 249 15 198 18 165 4556 3772 15 219 22 241 12 192 15 168 3772 3070 17 216 24 230 9 192 10 159 3070 2451 20 214 26 219 7 182 8 132 2451 1934 19 207 25 213 6*172 8 125 1934 1538 16 192 23 210 5*167 8 122 1538 1265 11*179 20*208 5 165 8 118 1265 1099 10*177 17*208 5 163 7*115 1099 1005 7 175 13 207 4 164 4*112 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