DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/15 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 - - - - - - 21.2 - - 20.1 - - 16.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 107 - - 40 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2178 - - 1584 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1823 - - 987 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3182 - - 2588 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2632 - - 1704 - - 1675 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 252 - - 164 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 13 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 325 - - 269 - - 252 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 39 - - 591 - - -927 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3143 - - 1997 - - 1931 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1075 - - 179 - - -2758 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4257 - - 2409 - - 3762 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 100 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 21.2 - - 20.1 - - 16.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 11.0 - - 15.0 - - 11.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 20.9 - - 20.0 - - 17.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 10.2 - - 14.4 - - 11.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 107 - - 40 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2178 - - 1584 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 65 - - 99 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 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] 95691 26 327 33 326 21 322 95691 88921 22 353 23 335 27 322 88921 83577 20 358 16 343 19 331 83577 79039 18 336 18 323 22 331 79039 75062 17 318 20 306 26 317 75062 71517 16 291 17 292 22 299 71517 68276 22 287 23 295 21 286 68276 65264 27 290 28 284 20 273 65264 62447 24 283 27 278 11 261 62447 59697 21 291 24 285 24 312 59697 56817 25 297 26 295 30 295 56817 53816 27 308 31 300 34 293 53816 50944 35 318 32 310 45 296 50944 48364 42 323 40 322 45 302 48364 46052 47 325 48 321 43 307 46052 43945 48 325 47 315 45 306 43945 42012 49 324 46 318 48 305 42012 40234 48 324 48 323 49 309 40234 38587 46 327 52 323 51 312 38587 37052 48 332 54 319 49 311 37052 35616 51 332 52 316 47 311 35616 34247 51 335 47 325 49 311 34247 32883 56 342 52 332 52 318 32883 31491 69 344 59 328 60 319 31491 30078 79 343 60 325 68 314 30078 28631 85 343 59 328 68 314 28631 27126 89 343 66 333 69 318 27126 25556 91 347 75 338 71 319 25556 23915 91 349 80 337 66 321 23915 22202 91 348 83 337 61 329 22202 20420 85 352 79 339 66 334 20420 18563 74 354 73 344 68 332 18563 16626 63 352 64 349 54 341 16626 14657 50 350 56 349 42 329 14657 12768 36 345 50 348 39 325 12768 11049 22 337 41 345 36 329 11049 9521 16 331 31 340 31 331 9521 8172 16 317 20 334 25 326 8172 6980 24 311 23 309 26 309 6980 5932 32 312 25 301 26 295 5932 5013 32 315 23 298 21 284 5013 4210 28 323 20 289 16 279 4210 3503 24*328 18 283 14 279 3503 2870 19*328 16*274 14 272 2870 2310 16 326 14*270 18 263 2310 1843 16 324 14 269 19 259 1843 1485 15 324 13 269 18 257 1485 1238 14 323 12 269 16 255 1238 1089 13 323 11 269 13*254 1089 1004 11 323 9 269 7*252 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