DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/26 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 44.4 - - 47.3 - - 39.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -11 - - 10 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1 - - 474 - - 353 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 989 - - 989 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1005 - - 1478 - - 1357 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 286 - - 893 - - 1100 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 0 - - 72 - - 62 W* B/S - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 16 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 225 - - 303 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 7 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 0 - - 472 - - 352 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1005 - - 1006 - - 1005 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6244 - - 241 - - 156 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7249 - - 1237 - - 1201 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 180 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 44.4 - - 47.3 - - 39.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 44.4 - - 46.4 - - 39.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 45.4 - - 47.4 - - 40.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 45.2 - - 46.2 - - 39.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -11 - - 10 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1 - - 474 - - 353 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 5 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] 95063 86 256 72 258 82 261 95063 88247 64 259 60 264 61 267 88247 82938 46 267 51 266 48 274 82938 78484 39 276 43 270 41 277 78484 74639 38 281 41 283 34 281 74639 71237 41 281 43 284 31 289 71237 68129 37 274 39 276 30 290 68129 65233 31 262 35 273 33 285 65233 62528 31 266 36 285 42 286 62528 59908 45 278 51 283 50 283 59908 57153 70 274 59 271 51 286 57153 54261 70 276 67 281 70 285 54261 51500 82 274 84 279 83 279 51500 49039 90 269 90 272 88 275 49039 46854 85 267 86 275 90 279 46854 44877 83 273 95 282 91 285 44877 43070 88 278 108 286 100 291 43070 41408 98 281 112 286 117 293 41408 39866 106 281 115 287 125 292 39866 38426 110 278 114 285 128 289 38426 37073 111 276 113 284 125 288 37073 35766 110 275 112 284 120 289 35766 34436 111 276 112 286 116 292 34436 33054 113 276 112 287 114 294 33054 31622 114 277 111 288 111 296 31622 30122 112 277 111 289 105 296 30122 28547 107 276 113 293 100 295 28547 26895 100 275 104 294 98 297 26895 25166 91 273 91 290 92 298 25166 23362 84 267 81 286 84 293 23362 21491 81 262 70 288 75 289 21491 19552 75 264 61 288 64 290 19552 17541 64 265 56 285 57 288 17541 15492 55 270 54 286 53 293 15492 13510 49 269 50 289 47 299 13510 11703 49 269 46 289 41 304 11703 10098 43 276 45 287 39 304 10098 8673 40 278 44 293 39 304 8673 7406 38 265 42 304 37 304 7406 6281 36 261 39 308 35 306 6281 5285 35 262 37 303 35 313 5285 4409 36 261 35 296 32 321 4409 3644 38 260 35 295 29 320 3644 2968 40 255 29 303 29 313 2968 2376 39 249 25 305 27 310 2376 1886 34 242 23 305 24 308 1886 1510 27 236 22*304 22*308 1510 1252 15 226 19*303 19*307 1252 1095 13 225 17 303 16 306 1095 1005 6*225 12 302 12 306 1005 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