DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/30 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 - - - 19.7 - - 22.2 - - 21.1 - - 20.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 31 - - 10 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 657 - - 1603 - - 2033 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 987 - - 987 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1661 - - 2607 - - 3037 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2344 - - 1995 - - 1056 - - 2750 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 84 - - 151 - - 119 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 21 - - 20 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 271 - - 281 - - 277 - - 260 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 11 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 3 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 52 - - 786 - - 939 - - -1401 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1609 - - 1821 - - 2098 - - 2405 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -513 - - 369 - - 475 - - -2501 ODpotential blCL - - - 2174 - - 2238 - - 2562 - - 3505 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 19.7 - - 22.2 - - 21.1 - - 20.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.6 - - 18.0 - - 15.8 - - 13.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 19.9 - - 22.2 - - 21.3 - - 21.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.3 - - 17.5 - - 15.2 - - 12.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 31 - - 10 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 657 - - 1603 - - 2033 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 99 - - 73 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] 94264 75 238 75 240 74 242 78 247 94264 87122 77 237 78 228 78 234 74 242 87122 81674 69 233 71 228 75 239 70 246 81674 77173 64 234 70 231 71 241 67 253 77173 73291 61 234 75 233 70 242 66 253 73291 69845 60 239 71 238 72 244 60 250 69845 66709 61 243 75 249 65 247 54 258 66709 63819 64 249 71 252 60 259 53 261 63819 61135 65 254 61 259 61 264 49 266 61135 58526 58 257 60 270 59 266 53 277 58526 55790 56 271 59 274 57 273 50 281 55790 52928 66 272 58 274 61 279 56 290 52928 50192 65 271 59 275 63 283 68 293 50192 47746 55 278 58 287 62 287 71 289 47746 45567 55 292 60 295 62 294 65 295 45567 43592 59 302 60 300 66 304 69 303 43592 41785 69 303 62 305 72 307 75 304 41785 40121 68 299 68 310 76 306 80 304 40121 38577 62 312 75 309 81 306 87 303 38577 37139 67 322 76 307 85 309 91 301 37139 35794 79 326 80 313 87 309 92 299 35794 34503 89 326 90 317 89 309 90 298 34503 33194 94 327 92 315 87 308 88 297 33194 31839 94 327 87 313 85 308 85 298 31839 30442 93 327 84 312 84 309 84 300 30442 28988 94 328 83 310 83 310 83 299 28988 27464 93 326 80 308 81 310 80 299 27464 25869 89 325 76 309 78 309 77 300 25869 24201 78 321 79 313 74 309 74 301 24201 22459 70 316 79 314 72 312 70 302 22459 20646 63 315 73 310 71 312 67 302 20646 18759 59 314 66 306 68 312 65 302 18759 16788 58 311 61 307 59 309 58 302 16788 14783 61 311 56 308 52 303 56 300 14783 12864 64 317 50 311 47 304 53 304 12864 11127 61 325 47 312 43 303 50 308 11127 9589 49 328 46 312 41 303 46 303 9589 8230 41 324 44 311 40 303 45 295 8230 7027 39 322 42 310 39 302 42 291 7027 5964 36 316 37 309 38 299 38 289 5964 5034 31 305 31 305 34 297 31 289 5034 4222 30 302 28 300 29 295 26 288 4222 3510 29 299 27 295 24*286 23 281 3510 2875 28 295 25*288 23*281 20 269 2875 2315 26 288 24*284 22 278 19 265 2315 1847 23*279 23 282 21 276 18 264 1847 1487 20*272 21 280 20 275 16 262 1487 1240 18 271 19 279 18 273 14 261 1240 1089 16 270 17 278 16 273 12*261 1089 1004 12 268 13 277 12 272 8*260 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