DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/15 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 10.4 - - 16.2 - - 19.7 - - 16.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 64 - - 91 - - 25 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 822 - - 1133 - - 1363 - - 130 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 986 - - 987 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1826 - - 2137 - - 2367 - - 1134 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 272 - - 420 - - 549 - - 1525 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 153 - - 192 - - 136 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 22 - - 23 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 209 - - 218 - - 231 - - 232 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 10 - - 13 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1985 - - -1483 - - -1358 - - -1633 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3811 - - 3620 - - 3725 - - 2767 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -22190 - - -19701 - - -18486 - - -18728 ODpotential blCL - - - 24016 - - 21838 - - 20853 - - 19862 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 93 - - 80 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 10.4 - - 16.2 - - 19.7 - - 16.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -2.2 - - 4.3 - - 7.2 - - 8.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 10.3 - - 16.1 - - 19.9 - - 17.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -3.1 - - 3.3 - - 6.2 - - 8.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 64 - - 91 - - 25 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 822 - - 1133 - - 1363 - - 130 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 64 - - 71 - - 19 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 95169 50 307 57 314 69 311 70 319 95169 88402 51 319 63 309 66 306 62 307 88402 83157 55 322 59 307 53 305 55 302 83157 78713 48 308 49 300 46 299 51 300 78713 74833 41 299 46 291 54 295 53 298 74833 71381 40 302 45 288 58 288 53 291 71381 68225 45 302 46 285 50 281 48 293 68225 65300 45 296 46 282 44 289 51 302 65300 62585 40 293 40 284 47 291 57 297 62585 59948 44 307 37 300 47 298 56 288 59948 57169 51 307 50 306 54 307 57 292 57169 54256 53 302 53 301 65 303 58 294 54256 51460 56 299 52 303 60 297 56 301 51460 48938 55 305 58 307 59 298 60 304 48938 46676 62 308 68 303 67 295 69 301 46676 44629 69 300 73 299 71 294 73 301 44629 42772 67 294 77 303 69 304 72 307 42772 41074 70 305 87 302 79 310 77 311 41074 39510 79 312 86 301 84 306 82 309 39510 38057 97 319 86 307 85 301 83 306 38057 36702 111 317 92 313 86 301 84 303 36702 35401 112 314 100 314 91 302 86 299 35401 34083 110 313 101 313 95 302 89 295 34083 32719 108 314 98 314 96 303 89 295 32719 31307 107 315 99 315 93 302 86 296 31307 29832 104 315 97 312 90 301 81 298 29832 28280 99 313 93 308 89 301 77 301 28280 26652 97 314 89 308 87 300 72 302 26652 24946 94 315 88 308 84 300 65 303 24946 23166 91 304 86 307 80 301 58 312 23166 21316 92 303 88 304 76 302 57 315 21316 19381 87 305 89 305 73 307 59 314 19381 17351 73 303 77 307 73 315 62 315 17351 15276 68 298 60 292 63 317 59 323 15276 13280 62 296 61 291 52 293 49 321 13280 11471 52 287 56 294 57 292 43 312 11471 9867 48 272 54 287 52 302 44 307 9867 8444 42 264 51 278 38 302 40 310 8444 7180 40 258 43 267 39 290 33 310 7180 6058 41 255 37 263 38 274 33 308 6058 5075 44 244 41 261 34 262 29 301 5075 4231 41 235 43 251 39 261 26 283 4231 3507 39 229 43 241 39 251 31 271 3507 2869 37 222 38 231 35*242 30 259 2869 2307 33*217 32*226 27*233 27 246 2307 1841 27*213 25*219 25 232 22 239 1841 1484 21 209 23 218 23 231 18 236 1484 1238 20 208 22 217 21 231 15*234 1238 1089 17 208 19 217 18 230 13*233 1089 1003 14 207 15 216 14 230 8 232 1003 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