DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/10 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 24.5 - - 29.7 - - 32.3 - - 29.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 47 - - 173 - - 77 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 646 - - 2319 - - 2562 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 985 - - 2148 - - 1763 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1601 - - 3274 - - 3517 - - 1002 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1451 - - 746 - - 578 - - 2189 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 127 - - 301 - - 240 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 10 - - 11 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 350 - - 326 - - 296 - - 249 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -3 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -806 - - -54 - - 420 - - -969 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2407 - - 3328 - - 3097 - - 1971 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7227 - - -6897 - - -6090 - - -1529 ODpotential blCL - - - 8828 - - 10171 - - 9607 - - 2531 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 79 - - 89 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 24.5 - - 29.7 - - 32.3 - - 29.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.1 - - 19.1 - - 22.6 - - 25.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 24.1 - - 28.5 - - 31.8 - - 30.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.5 - - 17.9 - - 21.5 - - 24.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 47 - - 173 - - 77 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 646 - - 2319 - - 2562 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 24 - - 17 - - 57 - - 27 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96243 21 247 29 258 26 234 46 229 96243 89121 18 276 25 242 37 258 38 257 89121 83614 14 258 17 248 33 264 31 282 83614 79010 11 278 12 275 25 269 28 283 79010 75002 20 290 17 302 23 295 28 295 75002 71430 20 285 15 301 23 307 24 308 71430 68171 18 306 14 307 23 314 26 321 68171 65160 19 321 20 316 27 310 29 321 65160 62367 24 331 25 325 25 316 27 319 62367 59662 28 332 28 340 25 327 27 329 59662 56844 31 337 32 343 31 335 36 333 56844 53931 39 342 39 344 41 339 42 336 53931 51165 48 344 50 345 51 340 48 339 51165 48696 55 346 61 345 57 344 54 342 48696 46505 61 349 67 344 64 348 64 344 46505 44544 71 355 70 348 76 351 84 342 44544 42777 82 357 78 354 101 349 87 342 42777 41158 92 357 93 359 108 346 87 349 41158 39648 103 357 122 000 110 353 99 347 39648 38229 118 000 140 002 115 358 108 343 38229 36889 141 002 142 002 119 356 109 341 36889 35588 152 002 140 360 121 353 108 340 35588 34259 151 006 140 357 118 352 104 341 34259 32873 151 008 140 355 116 354 101 341 32873 31435 153 006 135 358 113 357 96 348 31435 29932 158 004 132 001 113 357 96 352 29932 28351 160 002 131 001 112 355 99 354 28351 26689 145 007 127 000 107 355 95 355 26689 24948 104 004 125 357 105 355 91 353 24948 23132 79 356 120 359 98 356 91 351 23132 21245 72 352 100 000 95 358 90 350 21245 19280 68 354 75 357 87 354 86 347 19280 17232 62 356 60 353 72 354 74 347 17232 15156 54 356 48 354 53 351 59 344 15156 13178 50 358 40 355 41 346 43 340 13178 11398 47 358 36 354 33 343 32 338 11398 9826 43 358 34 354 28 344 26 333 9826 8435 39 001 30 354 25 346 21 328 8435 7201 35 006 26 355 22 347 17 325 7201 6110 29 010 20 358 18 344 13 323 6110 5150 24 010 17 357 14 332 10 308 5150 4308 19 012 15 349 12 310 11 285 4308 3571 17 009 12*336 12*298 13 268 3571 2918 18 005 11*328 11*297 11 264 2918 2343 17 002 11 327 11 296 10 264 2343 1864 16*360 11 326 11 296 9 263 1864 1497 13*353 10 326 10 296 9 261 1497 1244 11 350 10 326 10 296 7 257 1244 1090 10 348 9 326 9 296 6 254 1090 1002 8 348 8 325 8 295 4*249 1002 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