DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/23 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 50.8 - - 55.3 - - 43.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 69 - - -1 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 694 - - 49 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 987 - - 988 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1649 - - 1004 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 687 - - 2462 - - 85 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 152 - - 23 - - 8 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 187 - - 184 - - 178 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2368 - - -4065 - - -804 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4017 - - 5069 - - 1808 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10545 - - -11470 - - -10219 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12194 - - 12474 - - 11223 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 60 - - 53 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 50.8 - - 55.3 - - 43.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 37.0 - - 36.9 - - 39.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 50.3 - - 55.5 - - 46.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 35.9 - - 35.8 - - 39.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 69 - - -1 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 694 - - 49 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96179 14 328 14 004 8 344 96179 89268 14 045 6 016 16 006 89268 83845 15 053 8 029 15 351 83845 79290 11 048 11 022 9 351 79290 75333 9 027 10 357 9 341 75333 71798 6 330 9 334 9 320 71798 68584 9 304 15 300 12 304 68584 65628 20 307 20 292 18 295 65628 62880 31 291 29 288 26 295 62880 60211 36 286 35 277 35 289 60211 57421 40 284 35 272 36 280 57421 54535 40 283 34 281 37 279 54535 51784 42 281 39 281 42 277 51784 49312 44 273 47 274 47 268 49312 47111 44 273 54 270 50 269 47111 45121 54 277 53 271 51 269 45121 43308 56 280 65 269 62 263 43308 41649 70 274 64 263 63 260 41649 40111 69 276 62 276 59 260 40111 38670 68 282 68 273 60 264 38670 37313 68 281 66 273 59 265 37313 36003 67 280 63 274 57 267 36003 34674 66 280 62 270 57 268 34674 33294 61 279 63 266 58 266 33294 31865 55 275 65 267 61 265 31865 30369 45 269 69 272 61 264 30369 28794 43 262 58 277 58 265 28794 27141 42 264 49 267 51 267 27141 25409 41 274 47 263 48 262 25409 23602 41 279 48 267 49 264 23602 21724 40 283 47 273 42 280 21724 19763 39 280 35 275 38 270 19763 17715 35 279 31 278 32 267 17715 15627 31 285 29 280 28 274 15627 13619 29 280 28 283 26 293 13619 11795 24 273 24 282 23 303 11795 10178 18 267 20 276 19 305 10178 8744 14 277 17 269 14 291 8744 7473 11 271 14 258 14 259 7473 6345 10 259 13 245 15 247 6345 5347 11 244 18 218 15 230 5347 4472 14 234 20 204 20 214 4472 3701 15 228 18 200 22 207 3701 3015 17 222 16 195 22 198 3015 2410 16 211 13 189 21 190 2410 1907 12*193 11 187 21 189 1907 1521 9*188 10 185 20 189 1521 1256 9 187 9 185 17 187 1256 1095 8 187 8*184 14*185 1095 1004 7 187 6*184 6*178 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