DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/11 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 - - - 11.2 - - 19.5 - - 23.4 - - 22.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 36 - - 10 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 46 - - 542 - - 267 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 984 - - 985 - - 985 - - 985 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1001 - - 1497 - - 1222 - - 1002 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 318 - - 458 - - 941 - - 1411 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 24 - - 110 - - 57 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 7 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 135 - - 128 - - 114 - - 081 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -501 - - -49 - - -100 - - -377 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1502 - - 1546 - - 1322 - - 1379 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -17992 - - -15370 - - -452 - - -705 ODpotential blCL - - - 18993 - - 16867 - - 1674 - - 1707 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 97 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 60 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 11.2 - - 19.5 - - 23.4 - - 22.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 8.6 - - 16.5 - - 21.4 - - 20.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 11.2 - - 19.3 - - 23.5 - - 22.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 8.6 - - 16.0 - - 21.1 - - 20.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 36 - - 10 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 46 - - 542 - - 267 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 86 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 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] 95090 50 306 59 304 58 322 48 295 95090 88230 50 318 53 316 58 324 50 313 88230 82888 61 324 50 314 53 315 51 315 82888 78413 50 313 45 309 47 301 52 300 78413 74497 36 300 41 310 44 303 50 308 74497 71005 33 316 41 308 55 307 63 315 71005 67857 48 321 46 300 66 304 70 304 67857 64965 58 310 50 295 67 292 65 297 64965 62259 59 305 50 299 57 300 63 303 62259 59612 58 312 48 312 60 313 62 308 59612 56831 64 318 60 321 65 310 72 310 56831 53932 74 316 73 313 70 308 81 310 53932 51145 81 307 73 309 71 311 84 307 51145 48628 79 301 68 312 77 310 85 304 48628 46382 73 306 77 315 80 310 89 303 46382 44361 86 314 92 309 94 309 94 304 44361 42523 103 311 101 307 103 306 99 306 42523 40835 107 310 108 307 115 305 111 304 40835 39278 111 314 119 312 126 306 120 302 39278 37833 131 321 138 311 132 304 129 303 37833 36479 132 319 141 310 132 302 137 301 36479 35171 128 315 142 310 130 300 138 297 35171 33841 127 309 141 308 130 300 137 296 33841 32459 129 308 139 307 129 301 137 297 32459 31028 128 308 140 309 128 302 135 300 31028 29533 126 311 137 310 127 304 133 304 29533 27964 122 316 132 310 125 304 134 307 27964 26319 113 317 116 314 124 306 131 309 26319 24601 99 317 95 309 123 311 121 308 24601 22823 88 314 86 302 99 311 107 305 22823 20989 86 313 77 306 83 302 95 301 20989 19085 87 311 78 305 79 298 85 300 19085 17100 81 311 71 298 70 298 73 304 17100 15075 64 314 64 295 57 298 63 303 15075 13115 48 306 51 292 52 305 58 297 13115 11330 37 297 34 289 52 294 45 311 11330 9753 35 297 20 296 42 279 33 312 9753 8363 25 295 17 293 16 245 18 292 8363 7136 22 296 16 265 9 230 3 353 7136 6058 25 296 20 247 9 249 3 333 6058 5110 22 283 18 233 17 227 7 230 5110 4277 18 291 11 214 20 203 15 183 4277 3544 10 313 6 167 16 179 10 169 3544 2890 1 270 12 171 17 159 12 151 2890 2320 8 199 15 170 18 144 12 122 2320 1849 9 177 13*161 16 130 12 097 1849 1487 8 151 9*133 13 119 11 091 1487 1239 6 143 7 127 11*116 10 086 1239 1088 4*144 7 125 10*114 8*084 1088 1002 2*135 6 123 8 114 6*081 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