DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/13 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 - - - 37.1 - - 43.0 - - 45.2 - - 39.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -22 - - 44 - - -3 - - -48 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1 - - 966 - - 1210 - - 1 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 989 - - 989 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1005 - - 1970 - - 2214 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 679 - - 660 - - 649 - - 516 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 7 - - 150 - - 71 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 27 - - 22 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 203 - - 235 - - 249 - - 235 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 16 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -5 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1207 - - -669 - - -215 - - -128 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2213 - - 2639 - - 2430 - - 1133 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8475 - - -5971 - - -3759 - - -4843 ODpotential blCL - - - 9480 - - 7941 - - 5973 - - 5848 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 96 - - 85 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.1 - - 43.0 - - 45.2 - - 39.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.9 - - 34.8 - - 37.9 - - 37.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.9 - - 43.1 - - 45.7 - - 41.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.2 - - 33.9 - - 37.4 - - 37.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -22 - - 44 - - -3 - - -48 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1 - - 966 - - 1210 - - 1 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 51 - - 83 - - 38 - - 65 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 94966 43 343 52 329 44 322 41 327 94966 88198 48 339 58 327 51 326 43 328 88198 82905 52 338 52 320 58 327 44 327 82905 78463 50 333 46 313 55 325 44 327 78463 74596 47 327 39 309 48 322 44 325 74596 71134 41 317 36 310 42 313 40 317 71134 67952 43 306 39 303 41 303 38 302 67952 64992 45 297 41 299 41 297 40 300 64992 62227 44 293 40 290 41 298 41 304 62227 59530 42 287 39 283 40 298 43 301 59530 56702 38 282 39 283 43 287 45 294 56702 53751 39 283 42 283 51 279 48 285 53751 50928 46 280 52 275 53 272 50 276 50928 48392 46 273 55 266 51 269 49 274 48392 46128 45 281 47 264 50 276 49 278 46128 44080 51 286 50 272 54 282 52 281 44080 42203 63 285 58 267 57 280 56 281 42203 40470 67 271 65 266 64 276 61 277 40470 38865 67 262 67 263 72 266 67 271 38865 37375 70 265 70 261 76 260 71 266 37375 35987 80 265 69 260 76 261 75 265 35987 34661 89 260 77 266 81 264 85 265 34661 33328 100 262 105 267 95 262 95 264 33328 31956 95 262 117 262 108 262 110 260 31956 30547 86 260 113 258 124 257 122 257 30547 29084 80 262 107 255 127 254 128 256 29084 27550 80 262 104 255 123 254 131 258 27550 25942 80 266 103 255 116 256 133 259 25942 24265 77 271 102 257 112 258 113 263 24265 22533 73 275 99 259 103 264 89 265 22533 20755 64 273 93 260 91 267 65 271 20755 18918 64 267 84 259 86 266 61 274 18918 17005 66 271 74 262 74 269 60 273 17005 15048 49 267 61 263 63 269 58 273 15048 13159 49 256 58 256 61 269 56 272 13159 11440 47 253 57 260 63 271 52 272 11440 9909 47 243 51 274 59 275 47 275 9909 8544 48 239 49 273 49 276 41 270 8544 7326 47 239 50 269 45 275 41 267 7326 6240 49 237 49 263 41 270 41 269 6240 5274 51 236 47 259 43 265 42 269 5274 4420 50 233 43 258 44 265 44 267 4420 3663 46 229 40 257 42 265 45 267 3663 2986 43 225 41 252 37 260 43 265 2986 2388 44 220 39*244 30*252 38 256 2388 1893 40 213 33*237 27*250 34 242 1893 1514 31 207 29 235 25 249 29 240 1514 1253 24 205 26 234 22 249 21 236 1253 1095 21*204 23 233 18 249 17 236 1095 1005 14*203 17 232 13 248 9*235 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