DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/27 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 49.9 - - 55.3 - - 60.2 - - 55.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 105 - - 54 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 670 - - 1524 - - 2288 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 987 - - 988 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1625 - - 2479 - - 3243 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 716 - - 798 - - 1242 - - 2985 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 99 - - 221 - - 204 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 15 - - 16 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 116 - - 122 - - 123 - - 122 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -2 - - -3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2610 - - -3064 - - -3484 - - -4291 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4236 - - 5543 - - 6727 - - 5295 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9849 - - -10740 - - -10212 - - -12125 ODpotential blCL - - - 11474 - - 13219 - - 13455 - - 13129 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 99 - - 101 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.9 - - 55.3 - - 60.2 - - 55.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.3 - - 34.8 - - 34.4 - - 35.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.9 - - 54.5 - - 59.8 - - 56.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.9 - - 34.3 - - 34.1 - - 35.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 105 - - 54 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 670 - - 1524 - - 2288 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 97 - - 102 - - 72 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96668 32 274 32 282 32 279 35 269 96668 89572 22 268 28 271 27 277 25 280 89572 84059 18 276 25 261 25 271 22 287 84059 79454 17 296 18 251 20 245 20 287 79454 75475 22 286 16 257 21 248 21 291 75475 71966 19 269 19 270 19 266 20 288 71966 68788 15 256 17 273 19 285 19 284 68788 65849 14 262 15 276 20 290 19 282 65849 63107 18 271 14 280 22 291 21 277 63107 60456 22 289 15 301 19 291 20 280 60456 57686 22 296 16 305 17 299 17 305 57686 54789 28 295 27 297 25 297 34 291 54789 52014 30 288 25 286 23 278 28 272 52014 49512 27 297 18 302 11 279 19 265 49512 47266 27 303 29 288 29 287 35 278 47266 45244 26 293 31 274 36 269 30 265 45244 43398 25 280 25 273 29 265 28 285 43398 41692 22 275 23 271 31 284 38 278 41692 40108 16 248 24 264 35 276 39 266 40108 38633 18 224 23 237 30 256 35 257 38633 37256 18 219 24 207 25 226 24 243 37256 35935 18 208 25 194 23 223 20 225 35935 34600 18 216 25 197 19 228 19 219 34600 33221 20 222 25 211 20 226 17 204 33221 31797 18 211 21 226 20 205 21 195 31797 30309 20 214 15 239 17 203 28 198 30309 28741 12 221 14 237 18 202 29 200 28741 27095 9 222 14 231 19 210 26 201 27095 25371 11 235 14 231 19 220 25 196 25371 23570 10 230 14 226 18 221 19 201 23570 21696 9 200 17 213 18 212 14 224 21696 19741 11 169 20 204 20 205 13 248 19741 17701 12 167 19 193 19 192 13 230 17701 15620 16 165 16 174 16 173 15 200 15620 13614 24 153 18 166 18 175 20 184 13614 11787 23 148 26 160 22 172 22 179 11787 10167 22 149 30 156 23 161 23 174 10167 8735 26 143 26 151 22 158 19 172 8735 7467 23 146 21 145 22 157 16 164 7467 6342 21 149 21 141 24 159 19 160 6342 5347 21 150 23 139 24 156 23 157 5347 4476 22 148 22 138 24 151 24 144 4476 3710 22 149 20 138 19*132 25 130 3710 3026 22 145 20*135 18*124 23 130 3026 2420 21 132 17*125 17 123 22 131 2420 1915 20*125 16 122 17 123 20 131 1915 1526 15*117 15 122 16 122 18 130 1526 1259 14 116 14 122 15 122 15 127 1259 1097 12 115 13 121 14 122 12*125 1097 1004 10 115 11 121 11 122 7*122 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