DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/24 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 - - - 49.3 - - 51.4 - - 54.7 - - 49.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - 31 - - 7 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 569 - - 663 - - 1052 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 988 - - 988 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1524 - - 1618 - - 2007 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 847 - - 735 - - 1476 - - 1628 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 71 - - 115 - - 89 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 14 - - 8 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 194 - - 212 - - 191 - - 112 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 7 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - 3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 315 - - 484 - - 448 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1209 - - 1134 - - 1559 - - 1004 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 42 - - 152 - - -5 - - -355 ODpotential blCL - - - 1482 - - 1466 - - 2012 - - 1359 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.3 - - 51.4 - - 54.7 - - 49.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.5 - - 49.8 - - 51.2 - - 49.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.3 - - 51.2 - - 54.5 - - 49.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.4 - - 49.4 - - 50.7 - - 49.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - 31 - - 7 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 569 - - 663 - - 1052 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 99 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 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] 96034 5 312 13 345 19 011 7 280 96034 89129 12 033 11 028 10 014 7 004 89129 83713 14 039 5 059 4 335 8 001 83713 79171 15 023 5 109 5 291 9 344 79171 75237 7 342 3 016 1 251 7 355 75237 71720 4 266 10 293 7 321 6 356 71720 68514 9 270 16 259 20 282 16 301 68514 65565 19 279 15 254 25 254 21 275 65565 62820 24 286 23 272 26 259 24 276 62820 60145 34 270 32 271 33 263 32 272 60145 57340 41 261 40 261 35 266 39 266 57340 54421 46 265 43 254 40 267 45 262 54421 51634 48 254 43 253 44 258 45 261 51634 49130 46 250 45 251 42 253 43 262 49130 46886 47 244 44 244 42 251 42 260 46886 44845 44 240 40 241 45 247 39 256 44845 42971 46 238 40 246 45 245 32 262 42971 41242 49 240 47 247 41 245 35 272 41242 39638 69 233 55 242 40 247 33 273 39638 38140 83 228 59 237 36 246 30 261 38140 36735 91 224 63 233 37 240 29 257 36735 35389 96 220 71 230 39 236 30 257 35389 34038 100 219 79 226 42 235 30 247 34038 32657 102 220 83 224 46 235 31 230 32657 31248 94 221 74 224 46 233 22 220 31248 29787 73 216 57 226 40 236 20 232 29787 28257 47 197 40 228 38 240 23 235 28257 26651 43 200 32 221 40 240 24 239 26651 24966 34 199 33 218 38 239 25 240 24966 23206 30 206 34 216 30 238 28 237 23206 21372 27 220 30 215 27 228 30 233 21372 19460 24 231 25 217 26 222 27 233 19460 17464 22 233 20 220 10 245 21 237 17464 15425 15 222 16 230 14 256 17 245 15425 13458 8 182 14 243 13 272 17 246 13458 11666 9 235 12 242 10 310 14 244 11666 10070 14 246 11 221 3 304 14 223 10070 8660 13 244 9 207 7 212 14 235 8660 7411 13 251 5 191 9 205 11 256 7411 6302 13 245 4 144 10 206 10 259 6302 5320 17 234 5 144 13 204 9 248 5320 4454 20 233 8 185 15 200 7 236 4454 3692 20 236 14 204 15 199 5 231 3692 3010 21 225 20 210 12 198 4 207 3010 2408 26 206 23 212 10*197 4 187 2408 1906 24*201 21*213 9*192 4 178 1906 1521 20*196 17*213 9 192 4 164 1521 1257 16 194 15 212 8 190 4 149 1257 1096 14 193 13 212 8 189 3 129 1096 1004 11 192 10 212 6 187 2*112 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