DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/19 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1335z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 18.3 - - 20.9 - - 19.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 122 - - 57 - - 26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2656 - - 2250 - - 1873 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2252 - - 987 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3660 - - 3254 - - 2877 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1267 - - 984 - - 629 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 281 - - 205 - - 148 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 34 - - 23 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 286 - - 284 - - 265 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 19 - - 12 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -5 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1268 - - 870 - - 554 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2392 - - 2384 - - 2324 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 756 - - 659 - - 356 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2904 - - 2595 - - 2521 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 18.3 - - 20.9 - - 19.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 11.4 - - 14.2 - - 13.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 18.0 - - 20.7 - - 19.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 10.9 - - 13.7 - - 13.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 122 - - 57 - - 26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2656 - - 2250 - - 1873 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 102 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 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] 96182 31 238 35 249 32 261 96182 89151 12 220 22 212 19 239 89151 83696 15 258 24 242 19 232 83696 79131 23 243 27 245 23 247 79131 75172 16 232 24 218 33 245 75172 71640 13 252 20 221 33 234 71640 68409 21 260 17 234 24 242 68409 65426 21 246 25 262 22 261 65426 62658 17 249 30 248 25 256 62658 59966 23 248 28 250 30 249 59966 57125 34 264 40 247 32 250 57125 54162 44 251 41 257 58 272 54162 51357 45 242 63 267 59 264 51357 48831 52 262 72 262 51 267 48831 46556 61 269 63 265 56 293 46556 44498 58 267 48 269 82 287 44498 42617 46 273 46 297 88 286 42617 40880 53 287 83 300 94 290 40880 39278 66 293 104 295 101 290 39278 37802 76 297 112 290 106 287 37802 36429 87 299 107 288 102 284 36429 35112 95 297 95 294 101 282 35112 33778 95 298 92 301 99 281 33778 32396 88 301 93 305 97 286 32396 30971 92 308 94 306 100 290 30971 29494 105 311 95 306 95 289 29494 27947 106 310 94 306 92 282 27947 26319 101 310 95 306 95 278 26319 24612 104 309 96 311 85 282 24612 22829 106 310 95 311 76 289 22829 20972 107 307 94 305 74 288 20972 19041 105 306 91 301 72 289 19041 17030 102 313 87 302 64 288 17030 14984 89 312 79 305 53 288 14984 13026 71 308 73 308 47 294 13026 11264 64 309 64 313 46 301 11264 9709 64 311 54 315 41 299 9709 8327 64 313 49 314 37 296 8327 7099 61 317 46 311 37 297 7099 6012 52 312 44 312 37 297 6012 5055 40 301 37 309 34 299 5055 4222 38*295 30 301 26 299 4222 3502 38*292 26*290 20*291 3502 2868 38 289 25*287 17*271 2868 2310 36 286 25 285 17 266 2310 1844 35 284 24 283 16 264 1844 1485 33 283 23 282 15 263 1485 1239 30 282 21 282 14 262 1239 1089 26 282 18 281 12 261 1089 1003 20 281 14 280 10 261 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