DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/28 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 - - - 3.1 - - 10.3 - - 12.8 - - 9.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 83 - - 30 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 271 - - 1654 - - 2383 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 987 - - 987 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1275 - - 2658 - - 3387 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 441 - - 1669 - - 1958 - - 3401 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 92 - - 210 - - 171 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 18 - - 20 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 254 - - 270 - - 281 - - 265 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 9 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -942 - - 843 - - 1218 - - -771 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2217 - - 1815 - - 2169 - - 1775 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8902 - - 489 - - 695 - - -1655 ODpotential blCL - - - 10177 - - 2169 - - 2692 - - 2659 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 3.1 - - 10.3 - - 12.8 - - 9.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -2.6 - - 6.3 - - 7.1 - - 5.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 3.1 - - 10.1 - - 12.8 - - 11.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -3.3 - - 5.6 - - 6.7 - - 5.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 83 - - 30 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 271 - - 1654 - - 2383 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 88 - - 103 - - 102 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 94748 148 221 147 226 138 229 139 227 94748 87550 120 231 127 232 118 237 124 239 87550 81979 110 239 114 234 114 241 117 246 81979 77371 113 246 101 238 108 244 102 249 77371 73401 105 249 88 249 93 251 94 255 73401 69883 98 258 90 258 90 260 90 261 69883 66700 99 261 90 259 89 265 85 267 66700 63784 92 258 84 262 86 268 80 272 63784 61080 82 259 76 266 82 270 80 276 61080 58445 75 266 72 274 76 272 84 280 58445 55682 74 272 73 281 73 278 89 281 55682 52816 73 275 74 283 73 282 93 285 52816 50079 70 275 74 282 74 285 97 289 50079 47607 69 272 74 283 78 289 96 292 47607 45380 66 271 74 285 84 292 97 297 45380 43349 63 277 76 287 88 291 103 298 43349 41490 65 282 76 289 88 290 108 296 41490 39783 68 284 78 293 89 291 112 297 39783 38210 73 289 81 295 91 294 115 300 38210 36745 80 290 86 297 94 298 121 302 36745 35373 84 289 91 298 101 301 131 304 35373 34055 84 289 95 299 111 304 142 304 34055 32722 83 288 98 301 120 303 149 304 32722 31341 81 288 104 303 125 304 152 305 31341 29915 81 288 109 303 131 305 151 304 29915 28428 82 286 111 303 134 304 144 303 28428 26872 81 282 108 302 133 304 135 303 26872 25252 79 278 101 300 128 304 131 304 25252 23567 79 279 95 295 115 303 132 304 23567 21819 80 280 89 292 95 300 121 303 21819 20024 78 284 82 293 79 295 100 300 20024 18182 73 285 72 294 71 296 82 301 18182 16287 70 284 61 293 59 299 67 303 16287 14368 58 285 51 290 50 296 55 302 14368 12523 43 284 45 292 42 296 45 302 12523 10849 36 282 39 293 37 302 39 305 10849 9366 34 287 34 291 36 303 35 308 9366 8052 30 294 31 291 35 303 34 310 8052 6884 26 296 29 293 34 304 36 312 6884 5852 23 296 29 295 28 304 34 314 5852 4949 22 291 27 297 26 299 30 309 4949 4160 20 290 26 298 25 296 28 303 4160 3464 20 294 25 295 24*289 27 297 3464 2840 19 292 22*284 23*286 25 291 2840 2289 19 284 21*274 23 283 24 284 2289 1830 19 271 20 270 21 280 21 276 1830 1477 18*267 19 269 20 279 18 272 1477 1234 12*255 17 268 18 278 15 268 1234 1087 11 253 15 267 16 277 13*266 1087 1003 9 252 12 266 12 276 8*265 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