DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 45.6 - - 58.7 - - 61.7 - - 52.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 155 - - 60 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 167 - - 1126 - - 1536 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 1177 - - 988 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1122 - - 2081 - - 2491 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 208 - - 868 - - 1005 - - 1020 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 77 - - 227 - - 184 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 22 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 359 - - 194 - - 257 - - 094 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2366 - - -4080 - - -4060 - - -2891 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3488 - - 6161 - - 6551 - - 3895 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12374 - - -11347 - - -11070 - - -10685 ODpotential blCL - - - 13496 - - 13428 - - 13561 - - 11689 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 54 - - 56 - - 48 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.6 - - 58.7 - - 61.7 - - 52.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.3 - - 35.6 - - 36.8 - - 39.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.2 - - 57.7 - - 61.2 - - 57.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.2 - - 35.2 - - 36.4 - - 39.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 155 - - 60 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 167 - - 1126 - - 1536 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 95988 51 263 52 261 51 266 56 255 95988 88958 26 267 40 268 35 263 38 272 88958 83522 21 282 25 279 24 271 24 275 83522 79010 15 278 16 257 19 276 20 298 79010 75100 15 298 15 253 19 280 20 309 75100 71612 16 306 11 281 13 280 19 309 71612 68427 17 290 17 293 19 286 22 300 68427 65484 21 269 22 286 22 288 20 294 65484 62741 24 280 22 272 30 278 22 296 62741 60075 30 284 33 279 36 273 28 294 60075 57301 39 271 39 275 44 275 38 285 57301 54441 41 274 42 276 47 269 43 269 54441 51730 49 282 48 277 49 265 45 272 51730 49291 60 276 54 275 52 263 56 279 49291 47098 62 271 60 269 54 265 62 271 47098 45111 59 272 63 269 58 271 59 269 45111 43315 59 276 66 269 68 272 61 274 43315 41678 61 277 67 269 74 270 71 275 41678 40162 62 275 67 271 72 268 72 268 40162 38737 62 273 69 271 69 269 68 266 38737 37391 61 273 70 271 68 272 66 268 37391 36086 61 274 70 273 69 274 64 270 36086 34756 61 277 69 276 69 276 62 271 34756 33373 62 280 66 276 67 278 60 273 33373 31940 63 283 64 277 66 278 60 275 31940 30442 64 284 63 281 67 278 62 274 30442 28868 64 285 63 285 64 279 63 272 28868 27215 61 287 60 290 57 280 59 269 27215 25484 57 289 54 290 50 280 55 270 25484 23679 54 292 50 289 45 278 49 273 23679 21801 51 289 49 291 42 281 42 276 21801 19841 49 289 50 293 39 287 38 278 19841 17796 46 294 47 294 37 293 34 281 17796 15710 41 297 40 292 33 300 28 283 15710 13701 34 298 34 296 30 300 21 286 13701 11875 29 299 26 295 25 291 24 279 11875 10252 26 305 22 295 22 285 25 272 10252 8812 26 311 20 302 18 287 20 264 8812 7534 24 325 16 320 14 296 14 265 7534 6398 20 337 12 332 11 304 12 251 6398 5395 12 341 7 337 7 302 11 234 5395 4512 8 336 4 320 6 286 9 229 4512 3735 8 344 3 342 5 279 6 208 3735 3041 6 354 1 359 4*256 6 171 3041 2429 4 014 2*192 3*254 5 147 2429 1921 5 044 2*193 3 255 5 130 1921 1530 8 031 2 194 3 256 5 121 1530 1260 7*003 2 193 3 259 4 108 1260 1097 6*000 2 195 3 260 4 099 1097 1004 4 359 2 194 3 260 3*094 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