DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/24 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 6.8 - - 9.4 - - 8.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 218 - - 104 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2003 - - 2176 - - 1752 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2053 - - 1762 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3007 - - 3180 - - 2756 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 700 - - 632 - - 947 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 306 - - 246 - - 19 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 079 - - 071 - - 090 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3130 - - -3772 - - -3296 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6137 - - 6952 - - 6053 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -22370 - - -22575 - - -22958 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 25377 - - 25755 - - 25714 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 88 - - 87 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 6.8 - - 9.4 - - 8.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - -16.3 - - -17.3 - - -14.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 5.8 - - 8.8 - - 8.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - -16.7 - - -17.7 - - -14.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 218 - - 104 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2003 - - 2176 - - 1752 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 52 - - 47 - - 60 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 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] 94510 116 250 121 248 122 248 94510 87684 95 251 97 252 95 250 87684 82458 74 248 82 250 84 254 82458 78081 62 254 69 257 74 258 78081 74268 61 261 64 265 67 259 74268 70852 61 259 63 261 62 258 70852 67720 62 253 63 259 62 263 67720 64821 65 259 68 263 70 266 64821 62126 73 261 73 264 75 263 62126 59506 76 259 76 261 79 261 59506 56761 80 259 79 259 85 259 56761 53900 88 261 85 258 89 256 53900 51147 95 261 92 259 92 258 51147 48644 100 259 98 261 99 260 48644 46381 104 259 103 259 106 260 46381 44315 107 260 106 257 109 259 44315 42418 112 260 107 256 111 259 42418 40675 117 258 110 257 120 260 40675 39078 120 257 119 260 133 257 39078 37616 125 257 136 259 141 250 37616 36268 135 259 151 253 131 246 36268 34977 148 254 158 260 129 263 34977 33666 147 257 157 259 130 261 33666 32305 147 258 158 255 129 255 32305 30887 143 254 157 258 129 253 30887 29399 139 253 149 259 128 252 29399 27833 134 253 140 252 125 253 27833 26186 129 256 136 253 124 256 26186 24457 115 259 124 254 122 251 24457 22651 107 257 107 257 120 253 22651 20782 101 257 98 255 100 258 20782 18847 90 257 87 253 83 255 18847 16833 77 257 76 256 73 255 16833 14782 65 257 68 256 60 253 14782 12816 49 256 56 256 51 259 12816 11045 37 260 46 254 42 259 11045 9493 27 265 32 258 32 262 9493 8127 18 268 17 264 23 265 8127 6922 9 256 11 256 11 260 6922 5864 5 213 7 238 5 214 5864 4944 3 173 2 195 7 170 4944 4144 4 093 6 088 14 134 4144 3446 8*075 8*073 16 113 3446 2826 8*077 9*071 15*101 2826 2280 7 078 9 070 14*095 2280 1823 7 079 9 070 13 091 1823 1473 7 080 8 071 12 089 1473 1233 6 080 8 071 11 087 1233 1086 6 080 8 071 9 085 1086 1003 6 081 7 071 7 085 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