DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/20 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 44.0 - - 45.7 - - 44.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 55 - - 27 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 271 - - 726 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 987 - - 987 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1226 - - 1681 - - 1003 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1403 - - 1159 - - 1663 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 100 - - 111 - - 8 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 268 - - 336 - - 346 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 223 - - 373 - - -83 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1004 - - 1308 - - 1086 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 168 - - 135 - - -775 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1058 - - 1546 - - 1778 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 44.0 - - 45.7 - - 44.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 43.4 - - 43.6 - - 43.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 43.5 - - 45.5 - - 45.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.2 - - 43.3 - - 43.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 55 - - 27 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 271 - - 726 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 100 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 96025 25 344 25 335 24 358 96025 89077 26 352 26 351 24 354 89077 83699 25 349 20 343 23 351 83699 79215 15 337 18 334 19 338 79215 75303 9 294 22 322 18 331 75303 71795 9 306 24 321 19 335 71795 68592 16 307 23 315 25 327 68592 65651 21 302 25 295 31 306 65651 62935 24 284 26 279 30 280 62935 60297 25 289 24 274 27 269 60297 57523 33 287 29 283 27 276 57523 54625 39 283 38 287 31 292 54625 51850 47 274 50 284 44 294 51850 49357 54 270 61 272 57 287 49357 47136 64 270 67 263 64 272 47136 45135 72 265 71 262 66 266 45135 43306 83 265 80 261 75 266 43306 41615 98 257 91 258 85 260 41615 40051 115 251 102 257 89 252 40051 38604 123 249 108 254 91 253 38604 37257 124 246 111 251 99 257 37257 35956 124 244 119 249 111 250 35956 34627 123 245 131 248 112 245 34627 33243 114 248 128 249 114 247 33243 31803 96 253 107 252 113 251 31803 30298 82 266 87 256 94 264 30298 28719 80 268 68 256 80 271 28719 27067 66 259 61 263 64 270 27067 25336 62 267 61 266 56 274 25336 23526 60 272 63 266 56 278 23526 21642 60 264 62 270 51 285 21642 19683 58 263 55 274 41 286 19683 17646 53 268 51 273 41 283 17646 15574 43 275 43 284 36 288 15574 13582 37 278 38 285 31 288 13582 11769 29 282 28 292 26 293 11769 10158 25 281 22 291 22 296 10158 8727 22 291 20 293 20 294 8727 7455 19 305 17 302 21 290 7455 6326 16 312 12 312 21 293 6326 5327 15 320 11 329 17 301 5327 4448 14 320 12 333 12 306 4448 3673 11 308 13 354 12 330 3673 2988 6 289 14 359 18 348 2988 2392 6 271 12 353 19 352 2392 1896 6 270 9*344 16 352 1896 1515 6 269 7*337 13 351 1515 1253 6*269 7 337 11 349 1253 1095 5*269 7 336 9 349 1095 1003 5 268 6 335 4*346 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