DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/25 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 - - - 10.0 - - 12.5 - - 13.6 - - 12.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 79 - - 27 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 774 - - 1328 - - 1303 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 986 - - 986 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1778 - - 2332 - - 2307 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 728 - - 415 - - 786 - - 2622 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 116 - - 193 - - 134 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 17 - - 18 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 042 - - 017 - - 006 - - 336 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 8 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -2 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2 - - 525 - - 502 - - -518 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1780 - - 1807 - - 1805 - - 1522 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -20825 - - -19053 - - -166 - - -1278 ODpotential blCL - - - 22603 - - 21385 - - 2473 - - 2282 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 91 - - 96 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 10.0 - - 12.5 - - 13.6 - - 12.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 6.1 - - 8.5 - - 9.5 - - 9.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 10.1 - - 12.3 - - 13.7 - - 13.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 5.7 - - 7.8 - - 9.1 - - 9.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 79 - - 27 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 774 - - 1328 - - 1303 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 86 - - 66 - - 82 - - 71 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] 94839 139 242 139 248 133 246 145 239 94839 87844 109 244 114 247 111 251 113 249 87844 82564 84 250 90 244 93 253 93 256 82564 78178 67 252 67 244 74 251 78 256 78178 74351 58 254 58 249 61 245 69 256 74351 70942 52 256 55 253 60 253 63 259 70942 67845 54 257 55 252 65 258 62 259 67845 64978 59 256 56 253 63 252 64 255 64978 62305 63 253 57 254 60 248 64 249 62305 59696 67 256 62 256 63 249 65 248 59696 56953 76 252 69 253 70 250 71 248 56953 54085 82 249 75 248 82 249 77 247 54085 51326 85 251 82 247 92 244 91 244 51326 48822 90 255 89 249 95 241 98 238 48822 46547 100 251 96 248 95 242 92 236 46547 44455 107 250 101 248 98 241 96 238 44455 42527 107 248 107 245 100 240 106 239 42527 40743 109 248 114 242 107 240 113 236 40743 39091 122 245 123 237 121 237 116 233 39091 37555 133 242 132 232 133 230 112 232 37555 36123 142 237 136 227 138 225 108 234 36123 34749 149 233 138 225 128 223 110 236 34749 33364 142 231 142 223 119 222 116 235 33364 31945 122 226 141 221 117 221 117 234 31945 30501 109 223 137 218 121 220 112 235 30501 29016 103 223 134 215 125 218 104 236 29016 27471 102 225 137 216 125 216 94 233 27471 25860 105 229 135 219 119 218 87 234 25860 24177 108 232 120 222 104 223 80 235 24177 22422 107 234 107 228 82 228 73 235 22422 20600 98 236 96 231 72 229 64 234 20600 18700 83 238 82 232 62 229 56 236 18700 16721 70 234 60 232 43 229 43 241 16721 14709 60 235 37 231 27 234 34 249 14709 12778 36 237 24 239 19 242 27 254 12778 11028 24 227 19 236 15 260 22 273 11028 9489 11 206 13 221 13 269 17 282 9489 8137 9 170 12 200 9 285 15 289 8137 6947 9 126 5 174 8 349 10 326 6947 5899 10 090 7 056 12 014 11 358 5899 4977 13 069 14 041 15 025 12 008 4977 4173 15 077 15 042 18 029 20 017 4173 3471 24 093 18 046 23 028 27 009 3471 2846 26 079 22*039 23*018 26 001 2846 2293 24 067 19*020 21*010 25 355 2293 1833 19*051 19 018 20 007 23 348 1833 1479 16*045 18 017 18 005 20 343 1479 1235 15 042 16 016 16 003 17 339 1235 1087 13 041 15 015 14 003 14*338 1087 1003 10 040 11 014 10 002 9*336 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