DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/22 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.8 - - 73.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 94 - - 55 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 762 - - 2411 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 989 - - 989 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1717 - - 3366 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 744 - - 2659 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 175 - - 213 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 201 - - 185 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -981 - - -1097 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2698 - - 4464 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3150 - - -2504 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4867 - - 5870 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 85 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 40 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.8 - - 73.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.4 - - 57.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.0 - - 73.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.6 - - 57.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 94 - - 55 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 762 - - 2411 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 18 - - 41 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 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] 97308 4 215 4 199 97308 90092 2 093 2 045 90092 84544 6 088 3 097 84544 79937 8 089 8 126 79937 75963 8 081 6 127 75963 72453 6 027 4 078 72453 69272 4 327 6 336 69272 66350 3 306 7 315 66350 63645 6 277 11 280 63645 61025 10 272 14 270 61025 58297 13 292 12 285 58297 55476 19 298 17 293 55476 52785 27 291 24 294 52785 50354 30 285 26 292 50354 48162 34 299 34 300 48162 46170 42 302 39 300 46170 44350 41 297 43 295 44350 42670 36 303 44 291 42670 41101 39 312 38 302 41101 39626 43 318 36 312 39626 38234 47 323 43 317 38234 36889 53 322 48 316 36889 35524 56 320 52 317 35524 34106 57 318 57 318 34106 32638 53 319 57 317 32638 31099 48 319 52 322 31099 29477 44 312 46 321 29477 27773 42 306 43 307 27773 25991 37 304 42 297 25991 24131 34 310 39 302 24131 22200 35 322 31 317 22200 20192 25 324 21 325 20192 18101 16 306 22 307 18101 15977 14 306 19 298 15977 13938 13 305 14 296 13938 12087 10 296 11 298 12087 10440 10 277 8 291 10440 8977 8 275 7 279 8977 7676 11 279 6 297 7676 6523 13 258 7 281 6523 5504 13 225 10 237 5504 4607 12 222 12 216 4607 3814 9 230 12*202 3814 3104 8 228 11*194 3104 2476 8 223 9 186 2476 1952 7*209 8 183 1952 1548 6*202 8 182 1548 1271 6 202 7 181 1271 1102 5 200 7 181 1102 1006 5 201 6 181 1006 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