DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0657z - - 0957z - - 1333z - - 1600z - - 1859z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m -5.0 - - -0.9 - - 5.7 - - 9.9 - - 6.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -13 - - 35 - - 111 - - 68 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 308 - - 943 - - 1246 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 980 - - 980 - - 981 - - 981 - - 981 Hcrit BL Top 998 - - 1312 - - 1947 - - 2250 - - 998 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 830 - - 427 - - 633 - - 708 - - 1201 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 89 - - 191 - - 178 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 11 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 325 - - 017 - - 098 - - 143 - - 116 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -1 - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1987 - - -1943 - - -1927 - - -1573 - - -1893 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2985 - - 3255 - - 3875 - - 3823 - - 2891 sfcLCL ODpotential -17959 - - -19199 - - -19114 - - -18113 - - -19039 ODpotential blCL 18957 - - 20511 - - 21061 - - 20363 - - 20037 blCL maxRH 55 - - 59 - - 56 - - 71 - - 61 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m -5.0 - - -0.9 - - 5.7 - - 9.9 - - 6.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -13.9 - - -11.0 - - -7.2 - - -2.8 - - -1.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot -4.1 - - -0.9 - - 5.9 - - 9.6 - - 7.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -14.0 - - -11.7 - - -7.1 - - -3.9 - - -1.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -13 - - 35 - - 111 - - 68 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 308 - - 943 - - 1246 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 0 - - 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] 95037 57 254 53 258 45 251 58 239 65 254 95037 87910 36 262 32 252 33 239 43 246 35 266 87910 82544 33 258 29 261 29 246 31 256 29 274 82544 78103 29 256 28 259 30 257 33 260 29 275 78103 74276 26 282 24 254 31 261 35 260 30 278 74276 70889 33 279 26 263 35 265 37 270 32 282 70889 67808 33 279 29 266 37 265 40 269 39 275 67808 64959 41 289 31 281 36 276 42 270 41 265 64959 62286 51 289 41 291 42 286 45 275 39 273 62286 59634 53 287 49 289 50 289 48 280 53 278 59634 56807 56 283 55 287 58 286 53 288 53 273 56807 53832 56 279 59 284 64 282 69 278 61 279 53832 50978 56 283 61 282 67 276 75 271 74 275 50978 48424 57 292 62 285 64 274 65 272 74 270 48424 46159 65 295 66 289 64 288 66 287 67 279 46159 44125 72 294 74 294 75 297 83 286 86 286 44125 42296 77 298 81 295 86 293 91 287 102 288 42296 40640 85 301 87 295 88 294 101 297 128 291 40640 39114 94 301 96 298 105 301 125 294 149 285 39114 37688 104 303 108 300 126 298 140 288 142 282 37688 36341 119 306 118 299 132 293 137 288 127 285 36341 35038 135 302 121 299 124 291 127 291 115 289 35038 33720 130 301 120 298 116 295 121 293 111 290 33720 32359 125 305 114 297 116 297 112 299 108 287 32359 30953 127 307 103 300 113 298 115 302 106 284 30953 29481 127 307 97 304 94 298 114 302 102 289 29481 27932 126 308 95 305 82 297 111 298 92 292 27932 26303 125 311 93 305 79 299 89 299 87 295 26303 24592 111 313 92 305 78 302 71 300 84 296 24592 22810 81 310 87 310 79 305 67 301 69 297 22810 20959 65 311 71 310 76 306 67 304 59 298 20959 19029 57 311 54 309 67 308 67 304 57 299 19029 17014 51 314 46 309 50 306 59 305 55 297 17014 14958 46 321 40 310 37 306 44 303 46 298 14958 12984 41 328 35 312 30 304 33 296 36 296 12984 11204 37 333 30 317 26 301 25 292 26 289 11204 9638 33 338 26 325 22 306 19 296 18 271 9638 8258 28 340 22 338 17 318 11 305 14 262 8258 7037 23 344 20 350 13 331 6 324 7 261 7037 5960 20 353 18 000 11 351 2 004 2 184 5960 5016 18 001 16 012 10 016 4 093 6 134 5016 4192 16 004 14 023 10 032 8 112 9 133 4192 3471 16 008 14 032 8 046 9 122 12 142 3471 2834 16 013 12 038 5 069 7 136 12 144 2834 2278 15 015 11 041 4*083 7*142 11 138 2278 1819 14 008 10 039 3*091 7*143 11 130 1819 1468 12 350 9*033 3 096 7 143 11 127 1468 1227 11 337 5*018 3 101 6 144 11 124 1227 1081 9*333 5 016 3 103 6 143 9*120 1081 997 4*325 4 016 3 103 6 144 5*116 997 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