DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/28 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 - - - 18.2 - - 24.9 - - 28.6 - - 28.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 88 - - 50 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 301 - - 1034 - - 1499 - - 2063 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 985 - - 985 - - 985 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1256 - - 1989 - - 2454 - - 3018 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 479 - - 868 - - 809 - - 651 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 84 - - 182 - - 171 - - 57 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 12 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 3 - - 6 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 297 - - 184 - - 157 - - 139 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - 2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -907 - - -1459 - - -1814 - - -1278 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2163 - - 3448 - - 4268 - - 4296 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13535 - - -13045 - - -12856 - - -13644 ODpotential blCL - - - 14791 - - 15034 - - 15310 - - 16662 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 95 - - 98 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 18.2 - - 24.9 - - 28.6 - - 28.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 12.9 - - 13.8 - - 13.9 - - 14.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 17.9 - - 24.3 - - 28.2 - - 28.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 12.6 - - 13.4 - - 13.3 - - 13.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 88 - - 50 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 301 - - 1034 - - 1499 - - 2063 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 43 - - 80 - - 94 - - 100 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] 96170 25 043 24 032 20 051 19 010 96170 89122 24 050 15 062 12 050 12 038 89122 83591 16 036 14 054 12 055 17 045 83591 78955 8 028 9 037 7 043 16 020 78955 74942 4 004 4 336 10 003 14 012 74942 71372 4 322 7 267 15 335 13 344 71372 68118 11 327 8 261 19 306 16 301 68118 65106 17 304 12 295 22 290 20 292 65106 62301 19 298 19 292 26 284 24 288 62301 59579 27 299 25 293 30 287 30 287 59579 56734 34 301 32 296 39 286 38 281 56734 53780 44 299 41 286 45 283 45 285 53780 50966 48 293 46 285 48 286 50 282 50966 48439 56 295 51 288 49 283 48 276 48439 46186 64 295 56 287 49 284 51 280 46186 44158 66 295 61 285 63 281 63 277 44158 42313 66 296 67 280 68 276 66 276 42313 40632 70 298 66 280 67 278 72 276 40632 39092 81 293 69 287 76 282 81 276 39092 37667 84 287 85 286 86 279 92 276 37667 36342 82 284 89 280 91 277 98 275 36342 35069 78 288 86 279 93 276 93 276 35069 33774 82 293 83 283 90 277 86 277 33774 32427 85 294 83 286 86 280 79 273 32427 31032 84 294 83 287 81 282 74 271 31032 29571 81 294 81 287 77 284 70 271 29571 28033 79 293 78 288 73 284 66 273 28033 26419 77 294 78 292 70 283 63 276 26419 24727 74 295 77 294 69 283 59 276 24727 22959 69 295 75 295 67 284 52 274 22959 21120 64 298 70 294 60 285 43 273 21120 19201 62 298 61 290 54 286 39 265 19201 17194 59 300 54 282 48 291 43 265 17194 15142 58 300 50 286 44 284 47 268 15142 13165 54 301 46 293 39 280 50 263 13165 11368 45 306 38 304 39 283 45 255 11368 9782 34 311 24 306 31 268 31 244 9782 8387 27 315 16 299 15 281 20 219 8387 7155 22 320 13 300 2 273 20 205 7155 6068 15 324 11 299 5 188 19 195 6068 5113 9 338 8 294 8 204 16 179 5113 4279 6 350 4 279 9 194 15 161 4279 3550 3 349 3 232 9 179 16*150 3550 2904 1 108 4 189 8*162 14*141 2904 2334 4 108 3*180 7*157 13 138 2334 1859 6 065 3*184 7 157 12 139 1859 1493 4*045 3 184 6 157 11 139 1493 1242 2*300 3 183 6 157 9 138 1242 1090 2 296 2 184 5 157 8 138 1090 1002 2 296 2 183 5 157 5 138 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