DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/30 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 - - - 13.7 - - 19.3 - - 19.8 - - 16.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -25 - - 37 - - 8 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 46 - - 1140 - - 1374 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 985 - - 985 - - 985 - - 985 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1001 - - 2095 - - 2329 - - 1002 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1197 - - 624 - - 392 - - 1625 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 6 - - 143 - - 92 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 17 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 319 - - 335 - - 340 - - 288 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -706 - - 135 - - 404 - - -551 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1707 - - 1960 - - 1925 - - 1553 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7639 - - -3902 - - 156 - - -962 ODpotential blCL - - - 8640 - - 5997 - - 2173 - - 1964 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 97 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 13.7 - - 19.3 - - 19.8 - - 16.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 10.3 - - 14.8 - - 15.5 - - 13.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 15.0 - - 19.2 - - 19.7 - - 17.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 10.1 - - 14.1 - - 15.1 - - 14.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -25 - - 37 - - 8 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 46 - - 1140 - - 1374 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 67 - - 86 - - 101 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96482 56 052 45 050 47 032 42 050 96482 89369 52 047 41 053 40 040 40 044 89369 83817 49 041 42 048 40 043 41 039 83817 79149 41 038 40 045 38 047 41 048 79149 75064 25 030 31 040 32 040 39 042 75064 71413 12 010 17 011 19 014 27 022 71413 68100 10 332 12 330 19 317 26 343 68100 65061 21 313 13 303 20 291 26 294 65061 62246 32 289 22 300 22 292 25 290 62246 59510 35 272 33 282 30 286 29 282 59510 56636 34 270 36 275 34 285 32 280 56636 53641 43 277 46 277 44 283 43 281 53641 50792 54 279 55 275 52 277 53 280 50792 48244 58 278 57 274 58 275 58 277 48244 45976 60 277 61 273 62 277 63 277 45976 43936 65 274 65 273 68 277 69 274 43936 42085 68 273 70 276 70 275 67 276 42085 40382 71 277 74 277 71 274 71 278 40382 38803 76 281 77 279 71 278 76 275 38803 37344 82 281 80 280 76 282 81 274 37344 35994 84 280 82 281 83 281 85 274 35994 34704 84 278 84 282 86 284 88 277 34704 33403 78 279 86 283 92 288 94 279 33403 32060 75 281 86 284 98 288 96 281 32060 30672 76 282 85 286 101 284 90 280 30672 29224 78 284 85 289 101 283 86 275 29224 27702 81 285 87 291 95 286 80 276 27702 26106 83 286 88 291 86 291 69 281 26106 24432 84 286 84 291 76 294 61 285 24432 22680 82 287 80 292 65 297 62 287 22680 20851 76 287 74 293 61 299 52 293 20851 18942 67 290 67 294 56 302 39 295 18942 16952 56 292 56 297 47 308 31 305 16952 14923 47 297 43 302 38 317 26 314 14923 12970 38 306 34 308 33 322 21 326 12970 11200 33 318 28 319 27 319 19 333 11200 9640 31 328 26 327 21 326 17 325 9640 8269 26 336 21 329 16 339 14 330 8269 7062 27 350 14 356 10 338 10 346 7062 5999 35 353 22 004 11 353 7 013 5999 5063 39 351 28 359 16 010 10 031 5063 4241 34 351 27 002 19 020 10 039 4241 3516 34 000 25 007 17 021 8 039 3516 2871 37 355 25 001 16*007 8 008 2871 2308 37 341 23*346 14*343 10 342 2308 1842 31 330 20*337 13 341 9 337 1842 1483 26 326 19 336 12 339 9 334 1483 1237 21 323 17 335 11 338 7 327 1237 1087 18 321 15 334 10 337 6*314 1087 1002 12*319 12 333 8 336 4*288 1002 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