DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/21 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 36.8 - - 42.1 - - 44.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 18 - - 71 - - 15 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 555 - - 984 - - 1045 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 986 - - 987 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 1510 - - 1939 - - 2000 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 533 - - 364 - - 713 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 91 - - 171 - - 110 - - - W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 6 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 061 - - 058 - - 036 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 2 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 1 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -568 - - -1592 - - -1910 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2078 - - 3532 - - 3910 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10162 - - -12198 - - -10588 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 11672 - - 14137 - - 12588 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 95 - - 95 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.8 - - 42.1 - - 44.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.5 - - 30.4 - - 31.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.6 - - 41.5 - - 44.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.9 - - 29.2 - - 30.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 18 - - 71 - - 15 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 555 - - 984 - - 1045 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 81 - - 81 - - 80 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - - 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] 96051 33 360 25 022 24 004 96051 89111 22 021 25 018 24 014 89111 83671 24 025 21 013 24 017 83671 79128 23 014 19 351 21 000 79128 75225 18 001 17 326 20 346 75225 71772 16 354 16 314 20 329 71772 68631 17 334 19 308 24 317 68631 65739 23 321 19 306 26 300 65739 63059 29 307 20 303 26 290 63059 60459 32 287 24 305 28 280 60459 57735 31 282 32 285 33 274 57735 54894 35 288 38 277 38 265 54894 52172 50 286 44 284 40 271 52172 49714 60 282 51 285 46 278 49714 47499 58 277 58 279 55 274 47499 45474 59 279 63 274 65 268 45474 43601 59 279 64 271 66 264 43601 41859 61 274 68 265 67 262 41859 40232 69 268 71 261 66 261 40232 38710 77 262 65 265 63 257 38710 37279 71 258 66 267 59 251 37279 35902 64 246 69 258 56 254 35902 34506 43 230 64 251 53 260 34506 33065 23 196 50 240 47 258 33065 31602 17 212 30 207 29 232 31602 30108 18 231 16 210 18 199 30108 28545 22 237 20 248 16 271 28545 26902 29 244 23 251 14 275 26902 25179 29 251 23 258 14 287 25179 23375 26 258 22 263 17 298 23375 21495 28 262 23 264 17 290 21495 19538 31 258 27 256 19 274 19538 17500 29 247 27 247 23 271 17500 15424 22 230 21 242 21 278 15424 13431 3 171 10 223 10 304 13431 11628 4 002 2 199 8 350 11628 10030 11 333 9 355 8 015 10030 8615 13 336 16 001 9 017 8615 7361 11 345 16 007 8 010 7361 6251 11 353 11 023 6 011 6251 5270 12 013 6 058 5 020 5270 4407 16 032 5 094 5 043 4407 3648 17 052 9 077 8 070 3648 2973 17 070 12 073 8 070 2973 2381 16 074 10*070 7*044 2381 1889 14*069 7*059 7*039 1889 1512 11*064 7 058 6 037 1512 1251 8 060 6 057 6 036 1251 1094 7 059 6 057 6 034 1094 1004 6 058 5 057 5 034 1004 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