DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/18 Kendallville_IN 1004ft pt36929@-85.191,41.477,942ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.2 degF SPONSORED BY: Bryan Soaring Club 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 - - - 9.7 - - 11.4 - - 12.2 - - 13.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 37 - - 85 - - 32 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1339 - - 1863 - - 1520 - - 378 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 986 - - 987 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2343 - - 2867 - - 2524 - - 1382 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 547 - - 322 - - 716 - - 2432 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 151 - - 221 - - 149 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 15 - - 14 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 243 - - 236 - - 219 - - 215 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 7 - - 8 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 502 - - 1124 - - 943 - - -159 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1841 - - 1743 - - 1581 - - 1541 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 152 - - 807 - - 600 - - -684 ODpotential blCL - - - 2191 - - 2060 - - 1924 - - 2066 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 9.7 - - 11.4 - - 12.2 - - 13.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 5.6 - - 7.7 - - 9.1 - - 10.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 9.7 - - 11.1 - - 12.2 - - 13.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 5.0 - - 6.8 - - 8.6 - - 10.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 37 - - 85 - - 32 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1339 - - 1863 - - 1520 - - 378 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 94 - - 100 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 96031 23 003 25 357 16 347 12 314 96031 89100 18 009 13 008 18 325 14 297 89100 83644 12 345 7 024 10 312 11 280 83644 79001 12 303 10 305 10 285 20 280 79001 74965 19 289 21 273 16 258 29 277 74965 71393 23 280 25 266 21 273 35 265 71393 68142 31 275 33 265 33 272 39 260 68142 65133 40 272 40 259 42 266 39 259 65133 62325 45 267 40 263 43 259 39 257 62325 59587 46 263 42 260 42 258 38 252 59587 56710 46 256 40 254 47 260 38 256 56710 53698 42 250 40 256 52 261 40 257 53698 50807 40 261 50 265 52 269 50 266 50807 48212 54 268 61 261 62 266 59 257 48212 45890 61 261 59 248 68 251 66 252 45890 43781 59 252 54 238 63 240 68 247 43781 41848 52 248 47 242 56 244 62 247 41848 40066 43 252 48 251 55 251 55 253 40066 38414 43 259 50 255 55 255 51 257 38414 36874 46 256 50 254 52 254 52 256 36874 35435 46 250 49 251 48 253 52 252 35435 34059 43 247 46 249 47 254 54 252 34059 32678 37 256 46 247 45 253 54 251 32678 31265 37 266 46 244 45 250 52 247 31265 29828 38 265 44 245 47 245 48 244 29828 28363 34 268 44 250 43 240 44 248 28363 26852 29 278 42 243 37 243 45 250 26852 25288 28 278 41 232 37 242 45 250 25288 23659 27 279 40 237 39 243 42 250 23659 21958 26 283 34 243 41 249 40 255 21958 20192 25 289 30 248 37 257 41 262 20192 18359 23 275 29 254 36 261 39 262 18359 16446 22 255 30 263 36 259 35 254 16446 14492 24 252 30 253 35 258 37 248 14492 12614 26 262 30 244 33 256 38 248 12614 10917 23 269 28 249 31 251 35 247 10917 9419 21 277 25 253 32 247 30 241 9419 8097 20 278 22 257 31 246 28 239 8097 6923 19 272 19 260 30 246 28 243 6923 5885 16 268 18 258 28 246 28 245 5885 4971 18 268 19 251 23 245 30 242 4971 4174 19 259 20 240 20 242 29 230 4174 3474 15 254 20*241 21 230 26 221 3474 2848 18*251 17*238 18*221 23 223 2848 2295 18*245 16 237 17*220 19 222 2295 1833 17 243 16 236 16 219 15 220 1833 1479 16 242 15 235 15 219 12*218 1479 1236 15 241 14 235 13 219 10*217 1236 1088 13 241 13 235 12 218 8 215 1088 1003 10 240 10 234 9 219 5 214 1003 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