DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/11 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 - - - 25.5 - - 26.9 - - 26.9 - - 23.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 29 - - 21 - - -1 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 603 - - 2869 - - 1395 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 988 - - 988 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1607 - - 3873 - - 2399 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2985 - - 1390 - - 2674 - - 3310 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 107 - - 167 - - 54 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 13 - - 10 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 275 - - 283 - - 275 - - 275 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -6 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -459 - - 1315 - - 456 - - -248 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2066 - - 2558 - - 1943 - - 1252 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1268 - - 565 - - -263 - - -775 ODpotential blCL - - - 2875 - - 3308 - - 2662 - - 1779 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 25.5 - - 26.9 - - 26.9 - - 23.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.2 - - 19.4 - - 22.2 - - 22.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 25.5 - - 27.0 - - 27.2 - - 24.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.3 - - 18.4 - - 21.5 - - 22.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 29 - - 21 - - -1 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 603 - - 2869 - - 1395 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 94710 49 262 45 269 44 258 46 266 94710 87826 41 277 47 269 52 274 56 271 87826 82499 41 285 48 274 55 278 47 279 82499 78051 41 291 46 273 46 285 43 287 78051 74174 44 291 37 270 46 282 46 281 74174 70721 43 288 35 285 46 274 47 289 70721 67565 47 279 47 287 43 290 55 290 67565 64623 52 277 54 294 57 298 59 291 64623 61873 55 289 62 290 68 285 69 288 61873 59206 58 291 61 283 65 279 69 280 59206 56408 59 286 56 282 57 284 60 281 56408 53478 61 288 53 286 58 296 57 297 53478 50664 61 294 62 294 65 300 67 303 50664 48125 65 296 67 292 73 298 74 301 48125 45850 71 294 68 294 78 293 78 297 45850 43788 74 294 71 297 78 292 78 294 43788 41901 74 297 75 298 79 295 78 296 41901 40167 74 300 78 297 83 297 83 300 40167 38567 75 302 80 299 88 300 88 300 38567 37079 75 304 84 302 93 302 96 297 37079 35687 76 307 87 304 96 303 104 294 35687 34354 78 311 88 305 98 303 108 292 34354 33012 83 314 92 309 103 304 108 291 33012 31634 93 317 102 312 110 304 111 292 31634 30223 104 318 119 313 117 306 114 291 30223 28764 109 316 129 313 121 304 117 289 28764 27241 101 314 134 309 120 301 118 286 27241 25650 90 310 126 313 121 301 118 286 25650 23988 81 308 94 308 117 306 109 292 23988 22262 76 307 77 299 92 305 90 293 22262 20472 65 308 70 303 74 294 78 294 20472 18611 49 308 68 307 67 296 70 296 18611 16680 43 303 55 306 56 304 59 305 16680 14718 41 299 42 302 44 305 42 307 14718 12831 36 300 35 303 34 303 31 303 12831 11119 32 302 30 304 29 303 24 303 11119 9601 30 302 28 304 26 302 20 304 9601 8255 29 304 26 305 24 302 17 307 8255 7059 28 309 23 304 23 308 16 311 7059 6000 26 317 19 297 21 312 14 303 6000 5065 22 316 17 292 19 313 13 296 5065 4248 17 308 16*290 17 309 10 303 4248 3534 16 305 15*286 15 301 9 308 3534 2894 15 303 14 284 13*290 9 307 2894 2328 15 301 14 283 12*279 9 305 2328 1855 13*294 13 282 11 276 9 301 1855 1492 10*281 13 281 11 274 8 297 1492 1242 8 273 12 281 10 273 6 289 1242 1091 7 272 11 280 8 271 5*285 1091 1004 6 271 8 280 6 271 2*275 1004 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