DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/05 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.5 - - 66.3 - - 70.7 - - 62.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 50 - - 117 - - 59 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 271 - - 1289 - - 2967 - - 50 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 988 - - 1873 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1226 - - 2244 - - 3922 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 245 - - 1858 - - 990 - - 253 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 100 - - 225 - - 239 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 7 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 127 - - 164 - - 186 - - 165 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - -1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -894 - - -1303 - - -1313 - - -1587 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2120 - - 3547 - - 5235 - - 2593 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7507 - - -5107 - - -4963 - - -6223 ODpotential blCL - - - 8733 - - 7351 - - 8885 - - 7228 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 79 - - 84 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.5 - - 66.3 - - 70.7 - - 62.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.1 - - 54.4 - - 51.5 - - 55.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.2 - - 65.4 - - 70.2 - - 65.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.5 - - 53.1 - - 50.3 - - 54.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 50 - - 117 - - 59 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 271 - - 1289 - - 2967 - - 50 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 27 - - 16 - - 37 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 9 - - 7 - - 9 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] 97996 22 273 19 246 27 239 27 260 97996 90644 12 252 23 251 21 254 18 258 90644 84963 11 228 19 253 16 275 13 302 84963 80254 7 310 11 251 13 259 16 294 80254 76209 14 298 7 276 11 268 16 273 76209 72632 12 290 13 298 13 302 14 301 72632 69389 17 316 13 305 15 300 15 312 69389 66407 21 305 17 303 19 294 18 309 66407 63648 24 300 20 297 23 294 21 307 63648 60982 25 298 24 295 25 297 24 308 60982 58208 32 297 29 294 30 295 31 303 58208 55337 41 293 37 289 36 289 37 288 55337 52601 44 291 41 284 39 282 40 283 52601 50137 45 294 43 279 43 278 42 281 50137 47932 50 292 49 279 47 277 45 276 47932 45945 53 288 55 277 51 276 48 275 45945 44138 53 289 55 275 54 274 51 275 44138 42474 49 290 53 282 53 277 52 274 42474 40922 46 291 51 283 54 280 51 274 40922 39459 42 292 49 282 51 279 49 278 39459 38075 39 295 46 283 47 279 46 281 38075 36735 39 299 41 284 44 281 41 283 36735 35374 39 302 38 285 42 279 39 284 35374 33960 37 302 36 282 40 275 38 285 33960 32494 35 302 34 278 38 273 38 284 32494 30963 32 299 35 279 37 274 37 282 30963 29356 29 292 35 282 37 275 34 283 29356 27674 28 296 34 280 37 275 31 286 27674 25915 31 299 35 276 34 279 30 284 25915 24077 33 294 34 278 30 282 29 282 24077 22165 30 284 31 285 26 286 28 281 22165 20173 28 284 29 294 24 289 26 283 20173 18097 25 296 27 296 23 294 24 288 18097 15975 25 305 24 294 22 302 22 288 15975 13926 24 302 22 294 23 305 19 286 13926 12062 22 300 20 302 21 295 17 287 12062 10407 17 317 18 311 16 293 17 282 10407 8941 22 338 13 331 9 298 11 262 8941 7641 21 340 12 345 4 314 6 217 7641 6488 14 314 10 351 3 298 7 178 6488 5469 11 296 7 311 4 244 8 193 5469 4574 7 275 7 231 8*215 12 216 4574 3788 5 253 10 189 10*190 13 207 3788 3084 3 240 11 179 10 187 14 197 3084 2461 3 169 10*171 9 187 15 191 2461 1941 6 155 8*164 9 185 15 187 1941 1541 6 142 7 164 8 185 15 183 1541 1267 5*132 7 164 8 185 13 177 1267 1100 3*127 7 163 7 184 11*171 1100 1005 3 127 6 162 7 184 6*165 1005 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