DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/08 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 - - - 9.9 - - 23.3 - - 24.0 - - 14.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - 62 - - 4 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1009 - - 1126 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 987 - - 987 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1004 - - 2013 - - 2130 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 198 - - 2509 - - 2220 - - 237 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 5 - - 163 - - 75 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 7 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 032 - - 103 - - 113 - - 108 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1286 - - -582 - - -485 - - -1239 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2290 - - 2595 - - 2615 - - 2243 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11972 - - -1576 - - -1083 - - -8489 ODpotential blCL - - - 12976 - - 3589 - - 3213 - - 9493 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 95 - - 85 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 9.9 - - 23.3 - - 24.0 - - 14.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 4.1 - - 15.9 - - 16.5 - - 8.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 10.6 - - 22.9 - - 24.2 - - 19.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 3.5 - - 14.8 - - 15.7 - - 14.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - 62 - - 4 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1009 - - 1126 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 44 - - 82 - - 42 - - 54 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - 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] 95769 8 287 10 249 22 269 23 253 95769 88611 9 259 16 262 21 277 17 284 88611 83072 14 285 20 272 24 281 25 290 83072 78431 26 273 25 263 30 266 31 288 78431 74394 23 272 32 266 37 261 37 281 74394 70808 38 285 40 263 45 260 43 275 70808 67560 51 271 45 264 54 266 48 272 67560 64566 51 271 50 262 53 264 50 271 64566 61779 53 270 53 264 49 269 54 270 61779 59071 55 269 55 273 59 274 59 269 59071 56243 68 266 65 275 67 272 64 269 56243 53307 71 264 77 270 73 269 68 271 53307 50506 74 265 81 263 77 267 70 272 50506 47992 72 264 78 262 76 267 67 276 47992 45745 70 264 76 268 72 269 69 278 45745 43707 70 266 76 268 71 269 70 274 43707 41838 70 268 73 267 71 268 65 273 41838 40112 69 266 69 270 72 272 66 278 40112 38511 66 265 65 272 72 276 68 276 38511 37021 60 266 61 272 66 275 66 276 37021 35630 55 267 57 272 61 274 64 282 35630 34300 53 268 55 277 59 275 64 287 34300 32963 51 264 54 280 55 279 61 289 32963 31593 47 260 49 283 49 287 55 292 31593 30198 45 257 46 286 47 297 50 295 30198 28756 42 253 42 282 47 303 49 304 28756 27250 33 254 34 273 44 305 52 311 27250 25677 27 250 29 259 41 302 52 315 25677 24032 23 254 29 248 37 298 48 318 24032 22317 19 271 25 261 34 287 45 316 22317 20534 17 280 23 274 30 272 39 312 20534 18682 16 286 22 276 24 270 32 305 18682 16755 15 276 19 270 23 281 26 295 16755 14788 14 254 18 253 24 281 25 288 14788 12887 11 269 13 248 20 271 22 284 12887 11159 12 287 8 270 17 273 19 275 11159 9628 12 300 6 281 11 280 15 273 9628 8269 9 312 4 292 10 275 12 268 8269 7066 7 338 4 019 7 246 9 256 7066 6004 6 005 8 049 3 143 8 209 6004 5068 6 111 10 095 8 115 9 181 5068 4248 17 120 14 118 13 116 10 154 4248 3529 17 107 14 120 13 116 13 133 3529 2889 16 093 14 119 13 117 13 130 2889 2323 19 083 12*109 11*117 12 133 2323 1851 20 074 8*103 8*113 9 128 1851 1489 17 069 8 103 7 113 7 117 1489 1240 10 059 7 104 7 113 6 113 1240 1089 7*054 7 104 6 114 5*111 1089 1004 3*032 6 104 5 114 4*108 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