DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/13 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 - - - 32.3 - - 38.2 - - 38.5 - - 32.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 69 - - 227 - - 103 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 671 - - 2964 - - 2893 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 2717 - - 2227 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1626 - - 3919 - - 3848 - - 1003 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2080 - - 732 - - 774 - - 2609 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 145 - - 354 - - 270 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 8 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 014 - - 004 - - 005 - - 329 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1147 - - -315 - - -261 - - -1165 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2773 - - 4234 - - 4109 - - 2168 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1898 - - -7995 - - -8588 - - -11323 ODpotential blCL - - - 3524 - - 11914 - - 12436 - - 12326 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 90 - - 89 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.3 - - 38.2 - - 38.5 - - 32.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.0 - - 23.4 - - 24.3 - - 26.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.7 - - 36.7 - - 37.8 - - 34.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.9 - - 23.2 - - 24.2 - - 26.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 69 - - 227 - - 103 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 671 - - 2964 - - 2893 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 23 - - 60 - - 55 - - 27 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 95951 16 245 30 248 23 247 30 257 95951 88869 2 336 10 225 8 243 11 269 88869 83440 7 346 3 136 8 213 8 302 83440 78917 9 338 5 325 1 009 0 223 78917 74980 9 349 7 330 6 311 4 030 74980 71468 8 348 8 352 4 310 8 335 71468 68279 12 324 11 313 12 315 10 360 68279 65341 16 334 13 326 16 309 16 339 65341 62604 19 339 17 331 17 316 18 325 62604 59948 28 337 23 318 22 310 24 314 59948 57189 34 331 27 336 22 338 22 328 57189 54313 46 332 39 333 36 327 34 328 54313 51547 55 326 54 319 49 317 45 319 51547 49060 59 336 63 319 63 316 61 310 49060 46846 68 340 64 326 67 320 67 316 46846 44849 76 333 66 334 69 328 71 325 44849 43019 81 334 73 337 78 332 80 329 43019 41325 92 338 85 339 90 331 86 331 41325 39748 103 338 101 338 100 332 91 333 39748 38275 108 337 113 337 108 333 98 334 38275 36896 113 339 115 337 113 335 104 334 36896 35570 117 341 116 338 115 335 107 333 35570 34225 118 343 115 339 115 335 108 333 34225 32828 111 342 108 340 115 336 107 334 32828 31381 101 343 102 341 107 339 106 338 31381 29873 98 347 99 338 98 341 98 341 29873 28295 97 349 97 336 93 341 90 343 28295 26646 94 345 94 338 90 340 87 343 26646 24919 93 340 90 340 86 342 82 345 24919 23117 90 340 90 341 83 345 78 345 23117 21247 87 339 90 343 77 349 71 348 21247 19312 84 339 84 347 56 354 53 353 19312 17303 78 345 62 354 47 358 43 358 17303 15253 65 350 48 359 42 359 39 000 15253 13276 56 353 41 357 35 360 35 001 13276 11481 44 353 35 359 30 357 31 000 11481 9890 34 354 29 000 28 354 27 001 9890 8483 29 354 26 359 25 358 25 006 8483 7238 25 357 22 002 22 006 22 015 7238 6140 21 001 19 005 17 012 20 029 6140 5175 19 006 14 003 12 017 16 031 5175 4334 17 016 9*007 9*016 13 037 4334 3598 15 032 8*007 8*012 13 041 3598 2941 14 036 8 006 9 008 12 033 2941 2360 14 028 8 004 9 006 10 019 2360 1875 12*020 8 004 9 003 9 005 1875 1503 11*017 8 003 9 001 9 354 1503 1246 9 014 8 003 9 000 8 346 1246 1091 8 013 7 003 8 359 7*339 1091 1003 7 012 7 003 8 000 4*329 1003 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