DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/22 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 - - - - - - 41.7 - - 42.9 - - 38.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 50 - - -8 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 592 - - 555 - - 1 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 988 - - 989 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1596 - - 1559 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 473 - - 792 - - 1048 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 128 - - 42 - - 4 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 16 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 165 - - 153 - - 154 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3981 - - -4560 - - -3377 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5577 - - 6119 - - 4382 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -15500 - - -15759 - - -15388 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17096 - - 17318 - - 16393 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 96 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 41.7 - - 42.9 - - 38.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 21.4 - - 20.2 - - 23.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 41.6 - - 43.4 - - 39.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 20.4 - - 19.6 - - 22.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 50 - - -8 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 592 - - 555 - - 1 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 58 - - 84 - - 97 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 95520 69 269 60 277 58 273 95520 88611 42 260 50 262 56 271 88611 83208 30 256 39 253 47 263 83208 78703 32 272 32 275 37 266 78703 74830 31 267 37 278 39 261 74830 71386 35 277 44 286 38 278 71386 68277 40 279 52 279 54 295 68277 65447 43 284 49 283 57 293 65447 62783 56 299 54 303 58 294 62783 60145 72 299 72 300 64 296 60145 57357 79 292 85 292 84 291 57357 54458 80 291 79 285 93 280 54458 51697 84 294 78 287 88 286 51697 49219 87 293 85 290 92 290 49219 46999 87 292 91 291 94 290 46999 44982 88 292 92 289 97 291 44982 43142 90 292 95 292 100 291 43142 41459 100 292 105 292 102 290 41459 39911 107 290 109 292 102 288 39911 38473 105 290 104 294 102 288 38473 37128 100 291 97 295 102 289 37128 35835 93 289 94 293 101 288 35835 34519 88 288 89 290 98 288 34519 33146 85 287 83 288 94 288 33146 31721 81 291 76 288 90 289 31721 30228 80 294 75 292 89 288 30228 28655 82 295 74 295 87 287 28655 27004 81 297 74 292 80 289 27004 25276 75 296 70 292 72 289 25276 23475 72 291 65 292 67 283 23475 21600 74 292 63 292 67 280 21600 19642 77 287 62 285 60 281 19642 17597 77 279 60 281 54 283 17597 15513 74 274 61 274 47 282 15513 13503 66 268 59 267 43 279 13503 11667 55 255 57 258 43 270 11667 10041 42 248 56 244 43 260 10041 8614 37 240 45 240 41 249 8614 7355 34 233 38 231 35 238 7355 6244 31 220 36 220 31 239 6244 5263 30 212 35 215 31 230 5263 4400 30 207 35 207 31 221 4400 3641 28 205 34 193 33 213 3641 2966 28 200 32 182 35 197 2966 2375 26 188 27 169 35 182 2375 1884 23*181 23*160 29 171 1884 1508 16*167 19*154 24 164 1508 1250 14 165 17 153 19 158 1250 1094 13 164 14 152 16*156 1094 1005 10 163 10 151 10*154 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