DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/26 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 34.4 - - 33.7 - - 31.8 - - 30.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 71 - - 2 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1574 - - 1875 - - 1240 - - 649 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 988 - - 988 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2578 - - 2879 - - 2244 - - 1653 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2452 - - 2868 - - 2865 - - 3163 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 145 - - 211 - - 76 - - 45 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 30 - - 35 - - 35 - - 31 BL Wind Direction - - - 240 - - 248 - - 255 - - 258 Direction Wind Shear - - - 20 - - 22 - - 21 - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 0 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 611 - - 860 - - 90 - - -249 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1967 - - 2020 - - 2154 - - 1902 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 80 - - 262 - - -396 - - -786 ODpotential blCL - - - 2498 - - 2617 - - 2640 - - 2439 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.4 - - 33.7 - - 31.8 - - 30.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.2 - - 28.4 - - 25.9 - - 25.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.4 - - 33.7 - - 32.1 - - 30.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.8 - - 27.9 - - 25.6 - - 25.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 71 - - 2 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1574 - - 1875 - - 1240 - - 649 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - 102 - - 99 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] 95892 16 063 13 016 19 025 15 020 95892 88946 19 050 8 052 9 359 16 027 88946 83529 6 053 10 036 4 326 11 339 83529 78988 6 027 9 351 7 290 8 319 78988 75034 3 263 9 260 10 262 9 279 75034 71508 10 240 15 229 14 276 16 267 71508 68281 12 221 17 228 17 236 16 258 68281 65278 14 243 16 245 17 242 20 254 65278 62473 23 228 31 249 27 247 26 240 62473 59745 29 235 32 236 26 240 25 235 59745 56880 35 252 30 240 33 254 31 255 56880 53893 52 241 50 247 50 251 38 255 53893 51036 59 235 63 244 59 249 50 253 51036 48465 64 237 70 242 65 244 57 249 48465 46165 70 237 76 232 65 239 62 251 46165 44090 72 233 73 224 61 240 62 253 44090 42197 69 226 63 234 64 249 63 261 42197 40452 59 219 62 248 70 256 72 262 40452 38830 50 231 77 254 82 256 75 258 38830 37310 60 246 85 251 87 251 73 259 37310 35882 75 245 82 246 79 249 75 261 35882 34512 80 238 76 244 74 255 78 263 34512 33138 76 231 75 246 79 258 81 264 33138 31734 73 230 79 247 82 258 84 265 31734 30298 76 230 83 245 84 258 85 267 30298 28813 83 228 87 242 86 260 85 270 28813 27264 86 227 88 242 87 262 84 272 27264 25657 87 227 88 242 86 265 82 277 25657 23996 88 226 86 241 84 265 74 273 23996 22278 89 224 77 240 77 268 55 277 22278 20498 85 222 67 243 69 272 50 288 20498 18645 72 222 66 248 63 271 58 292 18645 16711 55 223 67 251 60 273 63 288 16711 14738 47 230 64 256 64 273 64 279 14738 12842 51 237 54 261 62 270 61 272 12842 11122 52 239 55 265 57 270 59 273 11122 9597 49 242 57 260 55 274 60 283 9597 8254 50 242 47 264 55 278 56 285 8254 7072 48 245 49 270 54 275 56 282 7072 6027 46 255 51 265 55 272 57 280 6027 5101 45 254 51 261 54 269 57 279 5101 4284 45 252 50 259 53 267 56 276 4284 3561 43 249 47 255 51 262 54 272 3561 2914 39*245 45*252 49 260 50 267 2914 2342 37*243 42*250 46*258 46 264 2342 1865 34 241 38 249 43*257 42*261 1865 1498 31 240 35 248 39 255 38*259 1498 1246 27 239 31 247 34 255 33 258 1246 1092 23 238 27 246 29 254 28 258 1092 1004 17 238 20 245 21 253 21 257 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