DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/21 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 = 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 - - - 24.3 - - 29.4 - - 35.3 - - 26.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -16 - - -4 - - 27 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 0 - - 280 - - 2803 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 988 - - 988 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1004 - - 1284 - - 3807 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 870 - - 1723 - - 1943 - - 1879 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 0 - - 42 - - 177 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 16 - - 24 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 211 - - 224 - - 256 - - 275 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 8 - - 16 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1967 - - -900 - - 504 - - -806 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2971 - - 2184 - - 3303 - - 1810 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9047 - - -5073 - - -158 - - -2455 ODpotential blCL - - - 10051 - - 6357 - - 3965 - - 3459 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 100 - - 93 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 24.3 - - 29.4 - - 35.3 - - 26.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.0 - - 23.5 - - 24.4 - - 22.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 25.3 - - 30.1 - - 35.4 - - 28.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.3 - - 22.6 - - 23.8 - - 22.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -16 - - -4 - - 27 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 0 - - 280 - - 2803 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 69 - - 99 - - 73 - - 3 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 95330 40 255 48 257 49 262 49 261 95330 88371 26 284 30 259 36 263 45 265 88371 82964 35 282 32 261 35 264 40 262 82964 78432 43 283 41 270 38 262 41 271 78432 74493 44 274 48 274 47 274 44 279 74493 70987 44 266 48 261 51 271 42 274 70987 67770 48 274 44 245 45 262 38 272 67770 64759 55 275 44 260 46 268 45 281 64759 61936 61 270 58 273 57 273 60 267 61936 59200 65 265 66 270 66 265 71 254 59200 56341 70 258 67 260 71 255 66 256 56341 53360 69 256 69 253 71 254 70 261 53360 50517 71 261 74 254 77 258 76 259 50517 47964 82 264 81 250 84 253 79 254 47964 45679 88 258 80 247 81 246 79 253 45679 43609 88 253 78 255 79 249 84 256 43609 41727 89 256 85 259 84 255 93 255 41727 40003 95 258 89 258 95 257 97 254 40003 38407 101 254 93 256 104 256 98 255 38407 36915 105 251 100 253 110 252 102 257 36915 35518 105 250 101 250 111 248 111 257 35518 34181 111 251 100 250 105 249 121 255 34181 32852 122 250 103 250 108 253 125 250 32852 31503 123 248 107 248 117 253 121 246 31503 30122 118 248 110 245 114 249 115 247 30122 28684 118 250 112 244 107 249 113 249 28684 27174 113 249 112 245 103 251 113 250 27174 25594 111 246 112 249 103 251 114 252 25594 23940 107 246 110 251 101 248 114 253 23940 22218 102 244 104 251 102 246 113 255 22218 20431 93 239 95 252 102 248 108 254 20431 18573 91 239 86 252 95 250 102 253 18573 16642 85 248 80 250 84 251 94 255 16642 14690 68 252 71 249 75 248 75 256 14690 12825 65 251 65 247 68 253 56 261 12825 11132 65 249 65 245 58 252 51 259 11132 9623 62 246 61 243 58 249 52 255 9623 8279 60 239 56 243 53 252 51 256 8279 7087 47 231 52 244 47 253 49 257 7087 6033 37 234 50 246 43 252 45 252 6033 5104 32 239 47 248 38 248 40 244 5104 4285 32 243 44 244 32*247 37 248 4285 3561 36 247 40 241 30*248 35 254 3561 2914 39 247 37 238 27 253 31 262 2914 2341 38 237 34 234 25 257 27 271 2341 1864 33 226 29 228 24 258 23 277 1864 1497 26 218 24*226 23 259 21 279 1497 1245 19 213 20*224 21 260 16 279 1245 1091 17*212 17 224 19 260 13*277 1091 1004 11*211 12 223 15 261 7*275 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