DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/18 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0942z - - 1027z - - 1338z - - 1618z - - 1907z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 24.3 - - 22.7 - - 28.5 - - 29.9 - - 27.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -10 - - 37 - - 112 - - 24 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 76 - - 185 - - 2371 - - 2464 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 952 - - 952 - - 1994 - - 952 - - 952 Hcrit BL Top 1080 - - 1189 - - 3375 - - 3468 - - 970 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1227 - - 251 - - 1570 - - 1817 - - 2596 Hgt.Variab. W* 8 - - 77 - - 263 - - 163 - - 8 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 8 - - 15 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 316 - - 318 - - 346 - - 323 - - 282 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 3 - - 13 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -2 - - -3 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -321 - - -669 - - -1191 - - -1684 - - -1566 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1401 - - 1858 - - 4566 - - 5152 - - 2536 sfcLCL ODpotential -1491 - - -3029 - - -4567 - - -11550 - - -2720 ODpotential blCL 2571 - - 4218 - - 7942 - - 15018 - - 3690 blCL maxRH 91 - - 87 - - 57 - - 66 - - 70 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 24.3 - - 22.7 - - 28.5 - - 29.9 - - 27.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 22.1 - - 18.6 - - 12.2 - - 11.1 - - 20.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 24.6 - - 22.6 - - 28.0 - - 30.0 - - 27.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 22.1 - - 18.6 - - 12.2 - - 11.1 - - 20.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -10 - - 37 - - 112 - - 24 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 76 - - 185 - - 2371 - - 2464 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 66 - - 48 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 69240 24 314 25 313 21 313 27 309 31 318 69240 59087 42 304 44 310 41 320 33 318 32 323 59087 54291 43 315 42 327 46 325 53 330 49 329 54291 49899 57 319 65 327 63 323 68 327 66 329 49899 46812 63 320 71 320 74 323 82 328 78 326 46812 43779 68 323 75 323 82 323 90 327 80 330 43779 42575 70 324 80 332 75 326 89 327 82 332 42575 41658 72 326 88 337 77 332 88 329 87 335 41658 40865 74 328 94 339 81 335 89 331 90 336 40865 40326 74 328 97 339 85 336 91 333 94 337 40326 39792 74 329 98 338 88 337 93 335 98 336 39792 39264 74 331 100 338 92 339 96 338 102 336 39264 38703 74 334 101 337 96 340 101 339 107 335 38703 38089 74 335 102 338 103 340 107 340 114 335 38089 37486 77 337 104 338 111 340 112 340 119 334 37486 36789 82 340 107 339 118 339 116 339 121 334 36789 36103 89 341 112 339 119 338 119 340 123 335 36103 34934 94 341 117 339 119 338 123 341 126 339 34934 34754 95 341 120 339 124 339 131 342 135 339 34754 30514 92 340 120 340 128 340 139 341 132 335 30514 28415 89 340 118 340 128 341 136 341 121 335 28415 26905 89 339 116 340 125 341 124 342 112 337 26905 25627 89 339 113 340 120 340 114 341 104 337 25627 23815 88 339 110 340 114 339 107 338 100 332 23815 22632 86 339 107 341 108 339 103 335 97 333 22632 20553 84 338 103 341 102 339 97 334 94 335 20553 19368 82 338 98 341 97 337 89 334 84 336 19368 18370 79 338 92 340 93 333 86 333 76 332 18370 17719 71 337 85 340 85 334 79 336 72 333 17719 16969 61 336 78 339 79 335 71 340 65 334 16969 15864 56 338 73 339 76 337 67 339 59 332 15864 14566 54 340 64 339 69 340 62 340 54 335 14566 13173 54 340 61 336 62 342 56 340 49 337 13173 12143 53 342 56 337 55 342 51 339 43 339 12143 11048 50 341 46 339 46 340 44 338 37 342 11048 10206 46 341 42 340 38 338 38 337 31 349 10206 8897 41 341 39 341 35 342 33 339 27 348 8897 7751 38 334 37 340 30 342 27 339 21 344 7751 6692 38 332 32 342 30 344 23 338 15 354 6692 5706 34 347 27 352 35 333 26 329 18 338 5706 3666 28 358 22 359 25*341 16*336 13 327 3666 3247 25 358 21 001 21*349 11*324 13 318 3247 2834 24 358 20 001 16 346 10 323 13 308 2834 2426 21 354 20 359 15 345 10 323 13 298 2426 2022 21 354 21 350 15 345 9 323 13 293 2022 1623 17 345 22 346 13 344 9 324 13 290 1623 1360 13 325 15*332 12 344 8 323 12 288 1360 1163 10*319 10*319 11 344 7 323 9 286 1163 1034 9*316 8 318 10 344 7 323 7*284 1034 969 7 315 7 316 8 344 6 323 4*282 969 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