DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/21 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 44.5 - - 47.2 - - 47.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 18 - - 30 - - 9 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 211 - - 967 - - 1485 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 989 - - 989 - - 989 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 1215 - - 1971 - - 2489 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2100 - - 1755 - - 928 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 64 - - 126 - - 101 - - - W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 297 - - 277 - - 301 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 210 - - 542 - - 722 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1005 - - 1429 - - 1767 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 120 - - 316 - - 276 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 1095 - - 1655 - - 2213 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.5 - - 47.2 - - 47.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.1 - - 44.5 - - 43.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.5 - - 47.1 - - 47.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.0 - - 44.2 - - 43.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 18 - - 30 - - 9 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 211 - - 967 - - 1485 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - - 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] 95779 15 327 29 333 23 331 95779 88869 23 357 18 343 24 350 88869 83475 23 349 17 354 26 339 83475 78987 18 322 19 317 27 306 78987 75114 15 322 11 329 14 289 75114 71648 31 321 27 327 21 334 71648 68488 35 307 35 307 28 315 68488 65592 29 285 32 297 30 307 65592 62909 23 296 32 293 34 302 62909 60296 35 307 35 290 40 296 60296 57554 44 300 40 294 46 288 57554 54707 50 289 48 292 50 288 54707 51993 53 283 62 283 60 289 51993 49549 60 286 74 284 70 288 49549 47348 65 288 78 284 75 281 47348 45333 63 283 74 284 72 280 45333 43469 59 275 72 282 78 279 43469 41739 64 275 78 276 88 276 41739 40132 76 272 83 274 88 275 40132 38634 76 270 85 272 88 275 38634 37227 76 267 82 265 91 271 37227 35873 73 260 71 264 92 266 35873 34510 68 253 64 262 85 262 34510 33112 64 258 61 261 79 258 33112 31676 59 258 60 261 77 257 31676 30180 55 263 61 256 70 258 30180 28609 56 268 66 256 57 258 28609 26962 58 268 63 259 49 259 26962 25239 54 261 58 268 50 260 25239 23439 40 267 49 270 56 255 23439 21562 34 269 45 259 57 255 21562 19603 35 272 34 262 56 260 19603 17561 35 266 35 266 52 262 17561 15481 36 261 31 260 45 261 15481 13482 36 264 28 269 31 258 13482 11674 32 266 28 270 23 264 11674 10072 29 269 29 264 23 276 10072 8653 29 267 29 257 26 276 8653 7398 28 265 28 252 26 266 7398 6283 26 270 26 261 24 265 6283 5295 24 278 22 281 20 269 5295 4425 22 290 16 288 16 263 4425 3664 17 301 9 278 10 269 3664 2990 13 308 8 277 8*293 2990 2396 13 309 8*277 8*299 2396 1900 11 307 7*277 7 300 1900 1519 9 302 7 277 7 301 1519 1256 7*298 6 276 7 303 1256 1097 7*297 6 277 6 302 1097 1006 5 297 5 277 5 303 1006 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