DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 12/27 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 - - - - - - 37.1 - - 37.2 - - 37.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 52 - - 24 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 869 - - 617 - - 324 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 988 - - 988 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1873 - - 1621 - - 1328 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1102 - - 980 - - 1075 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 146 - - 101 - - 22 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 13 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 132 - - 122 - - 125 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 584 - - 447 - - 269 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1289 - - 1174 - - 1059 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 443 - - 214 - - -51 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1430 - - 1407 - - 1379 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 37.1 - - 37.2 - - 37.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.2 - - 35.8 - - 36.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 36.9 - - 37.2 - - 37.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 34.7 - - 35.6 - - 36.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 52 - - 24 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 869 - - 617 - - 324 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 95320 66 259 65 263 61 265 95320 88499 40 266 46 268 45 278 88499 83159 31 278 28 278 36 283 83159 78700 25 279 24 282 27 285 78700 74845 18 283 21 275 22 286 74845 71426 18 296 17 277 18 292 71426 68306 16 291 17 267 19 275 68306 65403 18 262 20 257 15 254 65403 62669 20 250 22 259 22 278 62669 60003 26 254 32 270 41 281 60003 57238 40 267 54 273 52 276 57238 54376 60 272 66 272 64 276 54376 51654 76 275 73 271 69 267 51654 49217 78 275 70 274 63 276 49217 47028 76 279 77 285 76 291 47028 45045 89 280 101 283 103 281 45045 43255 101 273 110 274 110 276 43255 41627 102 273 112 276 112 273 41627 40116 101 274 116 281 113 272 40116 38690 100 274 117 282 111 273 38690 37338 100 275 115 280 106 275 37338 36025 102 279 114 277 102 276 36025 34684 103 282 114 276 100 279 34684 33288 102 281 109 276 97 282 33288 31840 98 280 103 275 93 279 31840 30327 96 280 100 276 91 272 30327 28737 94 280 95 279 89 274 28737 27076 91 282 88 279 81 277 27076 25341 80 282 82 281 74 278 25341 23532 70 278 72 280 70 275 23532 21649 66 277 63 276 70 275 21649 19686 61 279 59 276 60 276 19686 17649 54 279 50 277 45 275 17649 15576 43 284 40 272 36 276 15576 13580 31 287 31 270 29 276 13580 11766 25 283 26 271 25 269 11766 10153 22 283 23 275 22 258 10153 8716 20 284 20 286 20 254 8716 7439 17 286 14 285 12 238 7439 6305 15 285 10 262 14 214 6305 5303 14 279 11 243 18 218 5303 4421 13 264 13 231 18 221 4421 3644 8 233 14 215 19 209 3644 2960 9 158 13 167 24 176 2960 2370 10 138 16 131 24 148 2370 1881 10*136 16*126 22 133 1881 1507 10*133 15*123 19*128 1507 1250 9 132 13 122 16*126 1250 1094 8 132 12 121 14 124 1094 1005 7 132 9 120 10 124 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