DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/22 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 - - - 37.0 - - 50.3 - - 55.4 - - 46.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 1 - - 57 - - -15 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 48 - - 653 - - 49 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 987 - - 988 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1003 - - 1608 - - 1004 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 456 - - 529 - - 2816 - - 157 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 24 - - 141 - - 25 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 14 - - 11 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 214 - - 230 - - 256 - - 277 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1287 - - -821 - - -1290 - - -78 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2290 - - 2429 - - 2294 - - 1082 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11414 - - -6759 - - -2091 - - -4795 ODpotential blCL - - - 12417 - - 8367 - - 3095 - - 5799 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 79 - - 85 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.0 - - 50.3 - - 55.4 - - 46.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.9 - - 43.3 - - 48.9 - - 45.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.1 - - 50.1 - - 56.0 - - 48.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.0 - - 42.5 - - 48.3 - - 46.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 1 - - 57 - - -15 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 48 - - 653 - - 49 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 11 - - 17 - - 39 - - 37 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 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] 96148 23 014 21 019 19 000 15 002 96148 89238 25 029 19 033 19 021 17 019 89238 83843 26 044 18 050 19 034 19 031 83843 79305 24 049 16 058 16 040 18 035 79305 75348 20 042 12 060 9 035 16 024 75348 71823 11 359 4 004 7 337 12 345 71823 68631 16 307 12 301 14 310 16 311 68631 65694 21 294 22 295 23 296 21 293 65694 62956 26 276 28 290 28 283 29 288 62956 60292 28 269 35 278 36 278 34 284 60292 57500 32 271 38 267 39 271 36 278 57500 54591 37 253 44 265 42 276 39 279 54591 51818 38 256 43 264 43 276 41 281 51818 49332 40 262 38 266 39 278 43 284 49332 47106 37 264 30 277 35 279 44 279 47106 45081 34 269 27 288 31 278 46 281 45081 43223 31 269 32 295 36 286 51 287 43223 41513 30 268 38 291 43 288 56 293 41513 39942 33 262 37 286 50 291 66 299 39942 38494 24 274 37 282 48 287 64 291 38494 37138 16 304 27 282 42 292 58 286 37138 35831 16 348 27 318 46 305 54 306 35831 34508 20 355 31 322 55 309 64 313 34508 33135 15 328 28 311 55 302 67 312 33135 31713 15 291 32 307 51 291 68 315 31713 30225 16 269 32 299 50 288 68 318 30225 28660 19 273 32 291 50 291 60 314 28660 27018 23 281 33 297 52 295 56 304 27018 25296 27 285 35 301 54 298 51 297 25296 23494 27 291 37 298 56 299 52 292 23494 21612 25 296 37 291 50 297 57 297 21612 19652 27 299 37 286 46 296 59 309 19652 17619 31 296 39 290 45 294 51 316 17619 15551 29 297 38 297 43 290 34 305 15551 13556 30 299 38 303 43 289 39 293 13556 11742 29 300 36 295 42 289 43 295 11742 10138 30 298 34 291 41 284 38 298 10138 8718 34 292 36 286 41 281 35 303 8718 7457 32 289 37 277 37 281 32 301 7457 6339 27 284 40 272 37 277 28 302 6339 5349 26 276 40 265 40 271 25 312 5349 4478 26 268 40 261 40 268 24 321 4478 3710 26 262 39 259 37 266 24 319 3710 3024 27 260 36 255 33 265 26 309 3024 2418 29 259 31 249 28 263 27 298 2418 1912 28 252 22*239 25 261 25 295 1912 1524 22 233 16*231 22 259 23 293 1524 1257 15 218 15 230 19 258 18 287 1257 1096 14*216 14 229 16 257 15*285 1096 1004 9*214 11 228 11*256 6*277 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