DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/27 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 - - - 11.3 - - 15.7 - - 13.7 - - 10.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 19 - - 70 - - 24 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 599 - - 3600 - - 1963 - - 136 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 2470 - - 987 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1603 - - 4604 - - 2967 - - 1140 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1314 - - 1008 - - 3256 - - 4515 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 93 - - 260 - - 148 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 30 - - 25 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 260 - - 290 - - 293 - - 278 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 16 - - 16 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -2 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -473 - - 2289 - - 763 - - -613 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2076 - - 2315 - - 2205 - - 1753 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1696 - - 1559 - - 114 - - -1213 ODpotential blCL - - - 3299 - - 3045 - - 2853 - - 2353 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 11.3 - - 15.7 - - 13.7 - - 10.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 6.0 - - 9.3 - - 7.9 - - 6.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 11.5 - - 15.6 - - 14.0 - - 11.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 5.7 - - 8.4 - - 7.3 - - 6.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 19 - - 70 - - 24 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 599 - - 3600 - - 1963 - - 136 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 104 - - 98 - - 103 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] 95059 169 231 147 231 161 232 160 234 95059 87872 137 238 132 239 142 239 134 238 87872 82430 113 239 108 241 119 239 117 240 82430 77923 90 235 91 240 101 235 106 239 77923 73991 69 241 79 244 85 240 99 242 73991 70470 61 248 72 250 78 247 91 251 70470 67265 60 250 67 254 78 254 88 253 67265 64315 65 257 67 256 79 258 85 253 64315 61565 70 258 69 256 80 259 82 254 61565 58880 71 258 72 256 77 258 82 255 58880 56064 75 258 74 253 76 254 83 255 56064 53130 78 259 72 255 75 256 82 253 53130 50313 83 265 70 264 74 260 80 258 50313 47772 85 267 74 270 76 266 84 264 47772 45503 83 266 81 266 82 266 86 267 45503 43451 79 264 84 261 83 269 85 266 43451 41566 78 268 87 263 85 267 81 269 41566 39825 84 271 87 268 82 268 82 274 39825 38224 88 271 88 273 81 274 85 276 38224 36748 90 273 90 274 85 279 85 277 36748 35372 96 278 95 274 93 280 87 280 35372 34050 105 280 99 274 100 277 93 284 34050 32722 112 277 106 276 106 278 105 286 32722 31364 117 274 114 276 110 278 115 286 31364 29970 120 271 119 276 113 277 119 285 29970 28518 122 272 118 276 114 277 121 285 28518 26991 120 272 114 277 114 277 121 285 26991 25389 118 272 111 277 113 277 120 287 25389 23715 117 274 107 275 113 276 116 290 23715 21981 114 274 104 276 111 280 96 293 21981 20198 109 271 94 278 87 282 74 292 20198 18355 102 272 84 280 62 282 61 293 18355 16440 89 272 77 284 56 285 54 299 16440 14490 76 273 70 286 54 288 49 306 14490 12610 71 274 65 285 51 289 45 313 12610 10900 68 274 60 283 48 290 44 317 10900 9385 65 274 57 282 47 290 42 316 9385 8043 60 275 54 280 45 295 41 318 8043 6862 52 274 49 280 35 301 36 309 6862 5838 45 272 37 286 33 302 30 301 5838 4946 41 273 33*291 32 301 29 301 4946 4160 39 278 33*292 32 300 28 301 4160 3464 38 278 33 291 31*299 27 300 3464 2841 38 276 32 291 30*297 26 299 2841 2290 37 273 31 290 28 294 24 293 2290 1830 31*264 30 290 25 292 21 287 1830 1478 27*261 28 289 24 291 18 283 1478 1234 24 260 26 289 21 290 15*280 1234 1087 20 259 23 289 18 289 13*279 1087 1003 15 258 17 288 14 289 9 277 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