DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/23 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 - - - - - - 49.2 - - 50.4 - - 41.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 103 - - 10 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1004 - - 1472 - - 1 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 989 - - 989 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2008 - - 2476 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 456 - - 578 - - 959 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 193 - - 105 - - 4 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 15 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 274 - - 289 - - 295 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1489 - - -929 - - -653 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3498 - - 3405 - - 1658 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9534 - - -9291 - - -10641 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11542 - - 11767 - - 11646 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 73 - - 77 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 49.2 - - 50.4 - - 41.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 37.6 - - 39.2 - - 37.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 48.7 - - 50.5 - - 42.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 36.8 - - 38.9 - - 37.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 103 - - 10 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1004 - - 1472 - - 1 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 9 - - 23 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 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] 95393 68 275 71 279 64 273 95393 88457 52 267 52 275 53 270 88457 83047 46 269 46 273 44 274 83047 78537 42 270 41 265 41 274 78537 74656 31 264 38 264 37 265 74656 71220 32 281 36 279 34 264 71220 68098 40 281 38 290 35 291 68098 65224 46 284 43 288 45 295 65224 62562 54 284 48 280 50 282 62562 59969 57 273 56 290 59 282 59969 57247 70 285 76 285 79 290 57247 54421 89 283 93 281 94 287 54421 51722 91 282 94 278 96 284 51722 49282 92 286 95 285 102 290 49282 47081 106 292 112 291 121 293 47081 45076 125 294 128 291 133 292 45076 43243 133 292 133 290 132 291 43243 41567 128 290 126 291 126 295 41567 40022 113 292 115 296 126 301 40022 38584 117 304 122 305 132 304 38584 37231 132 306 130 303 137 302 37231 35917 133 300 126 298 134 300 35917 34579 127 297 121 297 120 297 34579 33196 121 295 117 296 108 295 33196 31766 114 294 113 294 100 295 31766 30271 99 291 107 291 97 296 30271 28699 87 291 98 292 91 295 28699 27053 87 296 94 295 85 294 27053 25328 85 298 90 297 84 292 25328 23527 84 296 82 295 83 292 23527 21654 78 291 77 294 81 296 21654 19704 73 285 73 293 77 297 19704 17670 69 286 69 288 70 296 17670 15597 64 289 66 287 61 294 15597 13598 57 289 63 290 55 292 13598 11778 47 287 57 290 55 295 11778 10159 42 284 49 288 53 298 10159 8722 38 287 42 299 47 299 8722 7450 34 288 35 300 39 301 7450 6324 30 295 29 297 32 296 6324 5329 30 299 26 304 29 296 5329 4452 27 300 25 311 31 306 4452 3679 27 295 23 308 31 314 3679 2991 24 289 22*299 28 314 2991 2389 17*285 17*291 26 309 2389 1892 11*274 16 289 24 302 1892 1513 11 274 15 289 20 298 1513 1253 10 274 14 288 16 297 1253 1096 9 274 12 288 14 296 1096 1005 8 274 9 288 8*295 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