DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/10 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 - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 39.0 - - 40.0 - - 36.4 - - 32.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 19 - - 21 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 595 - - 1077 - - 1245 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 989 - - 989 - - 988 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1599 - - 2081 - - 2249 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1295 - - 1338 - - 2149 - - 3792 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 81 - - 115 - - 126 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 11 - - 24 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 143 - - 237 - - 283 - - 280 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 0 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 328 - - 630 - - 872 - - -726 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1271 - - 1451 - - 1377 - - 1731 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -53 - - 309 - - 527 - - -1250 ODpotential blCL - - - 1652 - - 1772 - - 1722 - - 2254 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 70 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.0 - - 40.0 - - 36.4 - - 32.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.1 - - 37.2 - - 34.0 - - 28.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.1 - - 40.0 - - 36.5 - - 33.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.7 - - 36.7 - - 33.5 - - 28.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 19 - - 21 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 595 - - 1077 - - 1245 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 - - 76 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 95641 72 246 79 253 88 260 85 258 95641 88620 47 253 56 252 64 267 53 266 88620 83255 38 259 41 261 42 260 40 268 83255 78778 32 257 32 262 29 263 35 270 78778 74877 25 266 25 258 27 257 35 270 74877 71404 23 273 22 253 28 248 39 260 71404 68245 22 276 25 258 29 254 36 251 68245 65321 30 268 30 243 28 254 40 253 65321 62586 38 241 35 249 37 255 48 243 62586 59902 34 234 46 251 47 248 49 242 59902 57058 48 240 51 245 50 241 54 241 57058 54085 64 239 60 240 58 239 64 244 54085 51249 69 235 69 235 69 238 73 241 51249 48706 70 247 73 237 83 237 78 241 48706 46430 88 247 86 238 92 234 84 241 46430 44361 104 238 102 235 99 232 89 239 44361 42465 114 232 113 234 105 231 95 236 42465 40717 122 232 126 232 112 232 98 232 40717 39097 139 234 137 230 122 232 103 230 39097 37587 153 234 149 228 133 230 112 231 37587 36171 161 233 158 227 142 229 124 231 36171 34808 160 230 162 227 151 228 131 231 34808 33430 156 228 163 226 157 228 133 231 33430 32009 152 226 162 225 158 227 136 231 32009 30548 146 226 160 225 159 227 143 231 30548 29030 140 224 156 225 160 225 148 231 29030 27445 135 224 150 225 160 224 146 229 27445 25800 129 224 146 225 158 223 134 229 25800 24105 125 223 141 225 152 223 117 228 24105 22364 121 223 131 224 127 223 102 228 22364 20569 118 225 116 222 102 222 95 230 20569 18702 110 230 102 219 83 221 92 232 18702 16754 76 236 87 222 72 225 86 231 16754 14771 47 223 65 227 70 225 75 235 14771 12872 50 212 56 215 68 226 62 241 12872 11158 51 211 54 214 58 233 52 249 11158 9647 45 222 51 225 41 235 45 267 9647 8310 40 227 32 239 26 216 43 279 8310 7121 33 226 27 230 28 244 38 285 7121 6064 21 222 24 226 29 259 35 287 6064 5127 15 229 19 244 29 268 34 293 5127 4304 16 222 20 255 32 285 32 292 4304 3578 17 207 21 254 32 287 30 289 3578 2928 15 184 20 248 32 287 29 288 2928 2353 13 165 16*237 31*286 28 286 2353 1872 13*159 13*237 29*285 25 285 1872 1502 10*147 12 237 26 284 22 283 1502 1248 8 143 11 237 23 283 19 281 1248 1093 7 142 10 238 20 282 16 280 1093 1004 6 141 8 237 15 282 11*280 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