DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/06 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 38.7 - - 39.7 - - 42.3 - - 40.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 52 - - 27 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1737 - - 2274 - - 2700 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 986 - - 987 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2692 - - 3229 - - 3655 - - 1003 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1197 - - 587 - - 239 - - 2702 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 149 - - 207 - - 179 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 7 - - 11 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 027 - - 033 - - 031 - - 322 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -3 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 817 - - 260 - - 738 - - -1223 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1875 - - 2969 - - 2918 - - 2227 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 358 - - -11657 - - 207 - - -1427 ODpotential blCL - - - 2334 - - 14886 - - 3448 - - 2430 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 90 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.7 - - 39.7 - - 42.3 - - 40.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.4 - - 30.6 - - 33.4 - - 35.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.5 - - 39.2 - - 41.9 - - 40.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.5 - - 29.4 - - 32.2 - - 33.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 52 - - 27 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1737 - - 2274 - - 2700 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 60 - - 100 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 95729 62 268 59 261 71 261 67 267 95729 88832 43 269 39 269 45 271 41 277 88832 83517 31 277 30 262 31 280 29 281 83517 79081 22 286 23 265 22 275 23 276 79081 75210 18 279 18 275 17 256 20 273 75210 71749 15 277 14 268 16 248 21 273 71749 68589 11 288 13 267 13 264 21 262 68589 65661 15 289 14 283 12 285 15 258 65661 62927 18 280 16 286 17 295 15 291 62927 60266 20 277 19 278 23 281 21 286 60266 57483 19 285 19 280 24 274 26 276 57483 54595 24 295 24 291 25 280 29 278 54595 51841 30 293 30 295 27 282 31 283 51841 49354 35 292 34 295 32 285 33 289 49354 47115 38 289 39 291 37 290 35 294 47115 45081 36 285 42 290 40 294 35 298 45081 43226 35 290 43 290 41 293 36 300 43226 41524 32 290 39 290 40 293 37 299 41524 39951 27 298 37 294 41 293 35 305 39951 38492 26 305 34 293 38 294 35 316 38492 37131 26 311 31 296 36 298 39 318 37131 35826 25 324 31 300 33 296 41 315 35826 34505 25 332 29 304 32 296 42 315 34505 33136 23 327 21 306 30 304 40 314 33136 31718 20 332 19 311 30 311 37 312 31718 30235 21 333 18 300 28 310 32 312 30235 28674 22 333 19 288 25 314 29 313 28674 27036 21 329 19 291 24 307 24 316 27036 25323 19 328 22 296 23 305 19 317 25323 23532 20 323 24 299 21 313 17 324 23532 21664 22 324 24 305 21 314 17 326 21664 19712 23 332 23 312 21 316 15 331 19712 17672 24 332 20 314 21 322 14 333 17672 15584 23 333 21 320 21 327 14 332 15584 13566 24 337 22 328 21 328 14 336 13566 11729 24 346 23 333 22 334 15 342 11729 10097 21 350 22 341 21 337 17 343 10097 8649 18 351 21 342 20 342 16 345 8649 7365 16 351 18 340 19 344 14 346 7365 6231 16 002 14 355 14 350 11 340 6231 5238 17 034 9 039 7 014 5 304 5238 4375 12 023 10 051 5*046 4 292 4375 3625 10 017 7*040 4*034 5 304 3625 2960 12*025 7*036 3 032 5 306 2960 2374 13*027 6 035 3 031 5 313 2374 1885 13 027 5 032 3 030 4 316 1885 1509 13 027 5 032 3 029 4 322 1509 1250 12 027 5 030 3 030 4 322 1250 1093 11 027 4 031 3 029 4*323 1093 1003 9 027 4 030 2 028 3*322 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