DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/12 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.4 - - 85.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 168 - - 80 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2199 - - 3361 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2073 - - 2443 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3154 - - 4316 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 551 - - 1025 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 298 - - 271 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 24 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 208 - - 213 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 12 - - 10 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1899 - - -841 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5053 - - 5158 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5830 - - -4811 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8984 - - 9127 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 75 - - 75 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 900 - - 1010 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.4 - - 85.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.4 - - 65.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.4 - - 84.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.8 - - 65.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 168 - - 80 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2199 - - 3361 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - - 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] 97120 31 282 38 284 97120 90022 29 285 26 286 90022 84561 22 289 21 294 84561 80005 17 315 15 286 80005 76054 11 325 11 324 76054 72564 7 310 12 327 72564 69420 6 315 4 323 69420 66539 7 314 3 328 66539 63865 14 285 13 297 63865 61290 16 268 16 278 61290 58614 15 262 21 262 58614 55837 24 265 26 254 55837 53188 30 277 23 262 53188 50789 36 276 28 266 50789 48608 40 269 38 269 48608 46603 44 272 55 268 46603 44756 55 273 66 268 44756 43042 63 270 70 267 43042 41437 65 272 72 269 41437 39921 67 274 78 271 39921 38485 68 274 83 271 38485 37093 68 273 81 271 37093 35677 66 272 76 271 35677 34211 62 272 68 271 34211 32700 57 273 61 271 32700 31132 50 274 55 273 31132 29496 45 270 49 276 29496 27796 38 255 45 276 27796 26029 38 253 42 265 26029 24196 42 258 44 259 24196 22296 43 261 41 260 22296 20316 40 263 38 255 20316 18250 41 252 33 254 18250 16141 42 249 37 255 16141 14105 37 247 42 249 14105 12249 35 243 42 241 12249 10594 37 230 41 238 10594 9118 36 220 39 241 9118 7801 35 215 37 243 7801 6629 34 217 32 240 6629 5590 29 222 29 233 5590 4678 25 232 27*225 4678 3872 28*228 25*216 3872 3149 25*221 25 215 3149 2509 21 208 25 213 2509 1973 20 205 24 212 1973 1562 19 205 23 211 1562 1278 18 204 22 210 1278 1105 17 204 20 210 1105 1006 14 203 16 209 1006 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