DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/26 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 - - - 51.6 - - 61.4 - - 68.2 - - 60.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 26 - - 150 - - 49 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 585 - - 1089 - - 1665 - - 50 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 988 - - 989 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1540 - - 2044 - - 2620 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 437 - - 439 - - 1037 - - 222 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 106 - - 224 - - 178 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 7 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 064 - - 104 - - 122 - - 107 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -1 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -845 - - -1076 - - -1879 - - -883 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2385 - - 3120 - - 4499 - - 1888 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8531 - - -5098 - - -3985 - - -4600 ODpotential blCL - - - 10071 - - 7142 - - 6605 - - 5605 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 83 - - 89 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.6 - - 61.4 - - 68.2 - - 60.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.1 - - 51.4 - - 52.2 - - 55.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.5 - - 60.3 - - 67.8 - - 62.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.3 - - 50.9 - - 51.9 - - 55.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 26 - - 150 - - 49 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 585 - - 1089 - - 1665 - - 50 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 83 - - 31 - - 56 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 8 - - 8 - - 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] 96984 14 277 19 255 27 260 24 284 96984 89828 9 252 13 231 12 258 15 278 89828 84291 9 231 6 239 5 243 10 254 84291 79681 4 218 6 244 6 261 7 234 79681 75700 2 191 8 212 9 240 5 227 75700 72189 4 109 7 158 11 206 8 219 72189 69013 0 022 3 175 7 211 9 209 69013 66084 7 287 5 207 9 214 8 205 66084 63365 15 270 9 259 6 247 9 233 63365 60731 19 255 19 245 15 243 19 245 60731 57990 19 250 22 245 22 250 23 250 57990 55140 24 248 28 246 33 246 27 242 55140 52404 30 229 31 239 31 230 30 244 52404 49930 35 241 36 244 39 246 35 252 49930 47709 46 245 46 236 49 242 37 254 47709 45702 45 237 52 234 52 238 53 253 45702 43886 39 238 54 230 63 237 68 240 43886 42227 47 245 47 229 56 230 58 226 42227 40688 55 249 46 237 46 246 44 249 40688 39247 58 251 57 275 57 265 51 262 39247 37892 55 250 77 273 67 266 55 260 37892 36577 49 250 70 270 63 260 57 259 36577 35234 46 248 51 261 60 254 58 255 35234 33832 43 240 42 247 57 248 59 251 33832 32374 40 235 42 245 57 242 59 248 32374 30844 36 242 44 238 56 237 58 244 30844 29234 33 248 43 238 46 242 58 239 29234 27547 33 247 42 238 40 243 51 228 27547 25783 32 245 39 241 41 239 45 229 25783 23942 32 246 34 239 40 237 40 235 23942 22028 32 246 32 231 38 240 33 238 22028 20035 33 241 31 231 35 239 33 245 20035 17959 34 228 27 237 34 237 38 234 17959 15848 34 222 28 229 33 241 34 230 15848 13818 27 212 27 219 28 240 25 227 13818 11978 23 205 25 220 26 225 25 223 11978 10349 16 202 21 206 21 217 26 215 10349 8902 13 205 18 199 18 212 23 209 8902 7616 13 205 17 198 17 210 20 208 7616 6474 14 207 17 198 16 205 19 209 6474 5463 13 211 16 200 15 202 19 201 5463 4571 11 217 14 204 14 201 20 188 4571 3784 5 219 13 200 12 191 20 178 3784 3078 4 147 11 183 10*167 17 166 3078 2456 14 117 9*137 9*124 15 142 2456 1938 15*095 8*106 8 122 15 131 1938 1539 12*070 8 104 8 122 14 125 1539 1265 10 063 7 103 7 121 13 119 1265 1099 9 061 7 102 7 121 11*114 1099 1005 7 060 6 102 6 121 5*107 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