DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 12/06 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 - - - 30.9 - - 31.2 - - 30.3 - - 28.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 7 - - 11 - - 3 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 519 - - 1552 - - 1388 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 988 - - 988 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1523 - - 2556 - - 2392 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2911 - - 1813 - - 1893 - - 3299 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 65 - - 109 - - 70 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 13 - - 10 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 276 - - 277 - - 274 - - 218 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 116 - - 855 - - 710 - - -102 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1407 - - 1701 - - 1682 - - 1106 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -623 - - 385 - - 235 - - -601 ODpotential blCL - - - 2146 - - 2171 - - 2157 - - 1605 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.9 - - 31.2 - - 30.3 - - 28.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.4 - - 27.4 - - 26.6 - - 27.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.2 - - 31.4 - - 30.5 - - 28.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.1 - - 26.9 - - 26.1 - - 27.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 7 - - 11 - - 3 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 519 - - 1552 - - 1388 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 102 - - 100 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96205 15 071 23 120 11 091 15 107 96205 88964 4 133 4 211 7 098 8 168 88964 83390 6 317 7 277 9 237 15 268 83390 78775 9 277 12 284 13 249 16 257 78775 74784 24 287 21 275 19 272 17 256 74784 71236 29 269 29 256 28 263 33 272 71236 68017 33 276 35 263 41 262 41 265 68017 65047 46 258 44 264 47 264 47 270 65047 62289 47 257 49 258 50 259 52 267 62289 59608 53 269 49 251 52 255 55 263 59608 56788 66 274 52 260 60 261 59 262 56788 53848 78 266 68 262 70 259 70 264 53848 51044 84 259 77 255 73 256 81 258 51044 48513 87 259 82 255 86 260 82 256 48513 46228 90 259 89 255 92 252 88 258 46228 44142 90 259 94 252 84 248 92 258 44142 42224 91 258 91 251 89 258 91 260 42224 40457 92 256 88 253 91 258 91 261 40457 38823 90 255 86 255 86 258 94 260 38823 37305 87 257 82 255 82 258 98 260 37305 35890 86 258 78 258 77 258 100 261 35890 34539 87 256 77 259 75 260 99 262 34539 33187 86 255 73 259 80 264 96 261 33187 31807 80 257 70 262 79 266 92 260 31807 30403 64 255 65 264 76 268 87 259 30403 28956 55 260 59 267 72 267 84 260 28956 27445 53 266 54 270 71 265 81 262 27445 25866 53 268 52 276 67 263 75 263 25866 24212 52 268 52 281 63 264 67 261 24212 22482 49 270 53 283 55 267 61 259 22482 20679 43 269 52 281 50 268 58 260 20679 18807 39 268 49 276 44 269 52 266 18807 16866 39 270 46 273 40 271 49 261 16866 14895 38 272 40 275 37 275 39 262 14895 13000 35 277 34 280 32 278 33 264 13000 11276 32 286 31 287 25 281 27 264 11276 9739 32 291 29 293 21 284 23 259 9739 8371 32 290 27 298 19 282 20 253 8371 7151 30 289 24 302 17 279 19 244 7151 6068 28 288 22 306 13 277 19 233 6068 5111 24 287 17 289 13 264 16 237 5111 4281 22 290 14 275 13 269 9 238 4281 3559 21 292 14 275 13 276 8 241 3559 2912 21 292 14*276 12*276 8 245 2912 2341 21 291 14*276 12*275 8 248 2341 1864 19*288 14 277 11 274 7 251 1864 1497 15*278 13 277 10 273 7 250 1497 1245 12 275 12 277 10 273 5 241 1245 1092 11 274 11 277 8 272 4 233 1092 1004 8 273 8 277 6 272 2*218 1004 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