DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/18 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.1 - - 75.0 - - 73.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 75 - - 24 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1312 - - 1163 - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 989 - - 990 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2267 - - 2118 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 971 - - 1092 - - 1393 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 198 - - 137 - - 8 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 17 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 147 - - 148 - - 136 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 658 - - 581 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1610 - - 1537 - - 1006 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 267 - - 0 - - -950 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2000 - - 2118 - - 1956 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 220 - - 850 - - 1710 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.1 - - 75.0 - - 73.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.2 - - 71.2 - - 72.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.8 - - 74.9 - - 73.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.6 - - 70.8 - - 72.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 75 - - 24 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1312 - - 1163 - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 98 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 17 - - 18 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] 98689 13 079 11 051 15 029 98689 91346 13 062 7 059 11 025 91346 85669 10 054 5 025 12 019 85669 80945 8 035 7 335 14 002 80945 76866 5 321 8 290 14 330 76866 73259 5 262 8 284 14 315 73259 69991 6 300 7 319 12 309 69991 66983 12 323 9 336 10 304 66983 64201 10 311 8 329 8 303 64201 61522 6 264 7 286 7 338 61522 58753 6 280 10 260 11 294 58753 55911 14 281 18 270 18 270 55911 53231 18 262 18 262 20 251 53231 50838 20 250 16 250 19 252 50838 48694 21 252 18 250 19 249 48694 46737 21 258 22 256 20 245 46737 44935 24 262 26 256 22 237 44935 43262 25 265 25 271 21 230 43262 41694 25 266 23 278 15 259 41694 40218 21 258 22 281 15 286 40218 38820 20 247 22 279 16 296 38820 37462 18 232 22 260 16 299 37462 36073 14 230 21 248 13 277 36073 34625 14 270 18 248 12 255 34625 33122 19 262 18 240 10 236 33122 31551 19 237 19 237 13 237 31551 29903 18 242 17 249 11 245 29903 28179 16 253 16 261 9 265 28179 26376 15 258 15 258 10 271 26376 24498 16 262 18 252 17 268 24498 22547 20 260 22 251 22 260 22547 20525 26 270 24 253 24 254 20525 18425 31 263 27 263 22 260 18425 16285 35 248 32 267 23 270 16285 14219 31 244 33 254 28 277 14219 12334 27 236 30 249 33 271 12334 10657 27 234 30 245 32 255 10657 9166 29 232 32 236 31 247 9166 7837 30 232 33 225 32 241 7837 6654 31 236 32 224 34 237 6654 5605 32 231 32 225 36 229 5605 4681 30 212 29 216 35 217 4681 3865 27 189 27 202 32 202 3865 3137 24 160 23 178 29 182 3137 2495 23*156 21*161 27 161 2495 1962 20*149 20*151 25 150 1962 1554 19 147 18 148 22 142 1554 1274 18 147 17 147 18 138 1274 1103 16 146 15 146 15*137 1103 1006 12 145 12 145 10*136 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