DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/09 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 - - - - - - 40.8 - - 40.6 - - 39.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 70 - - 26 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1534 - - 1720 - - 1258 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 989 - - 989 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2538 - - 2724 - - 2262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1083 - - 992 - - 919 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 199 - - 151 - - 44 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 27 - - 19 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 299 - - 319 - - 321 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 15 - - 11 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -8 - - -5 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 850 - - 889 - - 822 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1688 - - 1835 - - 1440 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 356 - - 459 - - 313 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2182 - - 2265 - - 1949 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 40.8 - - 40.6 - - 39.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 37.0 - - 36.3 - - 37.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 40.7 - - 40.6 - - 40.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 36.3 - - 35.7 - - 36.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 70 - - 26 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1534 - - 1720 - - 1258 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 96161 63 257 60 258 59 259 96161 89020 39 249 42 263 40 258 89020 83569 28 244 31 269 36 261 83569 79040 25 240 27 255 30 246 79040 75145 18 233 22 242 20 225 75145 71697 13 248 16 254 17 252 71697 68528 27 234 25 237 27 246 68528 65586 31 224 30 230 31 231 65586 62852 29 232 36 235 35 250 62852 60186 43 232 50 226 55 236 60186 57379 47 222 53 226 61 227 57379 54445 49 239 53 235 56 232 54445 51637 66 248 69 250 63 248 51637 49105 80 236 85 246 82 251 49105 46841 83 230 93 241 92 245 46841 44801 90 234 101 244 97 246 44801 42944 99 237 115 242 111 247 42944 41245 109 240 125 240 131 247 41245 39696 125 242 138 240 155 242 39696 38263 139 241 148 238 156 240 38263 36913 146 240 151 238 157 239 36913 35603 148 240 152 239 159 238 35603 34264 148 240 152 240 158 238 34264 32868 145 240 149 241 155 239 32868 31422 141 238 145 241 151 241 31422 29912 137 237 140 240 146 243 29912 28332 132 238 136 241 139 244 28332 26682 130 240 128 243 128 245 26682 24962 126 240 120 245 116 247 24962 23178 120 241 108 247 98 250 23178 21327 113 244 99 250 89 252 21327 19399 104 246 89 251 81 255 19399 17392 92 247 73 252 61 254 17392 15352 78 252 58 255 42 256 15352 13385 69 258 51 266 34 269 13385 11594 62 262 45 275 26 280 11594 10003 56 268 30 294 16 288 10003 8592 53 275 25 328 11 317 8592 7340 47 280 27 340 13 343 7340 6230 41 297 27 342 15 355 6230 5248 42 318 24 346 14 006 5248 4385 43 323 25 336 16 348 4385 3629 42 320 25 326 18 332 3629 2960 35*308 24*323 16 329 2960 2375 31*302 22*321 13*325 2375 1886 30 300 21 319 13*323 1886 1510 28 299 19 318 12 322 1510 1252 25 298 17 318 10 320 1252 1095 22 297 15 317 9 319 1095 1005 17 297 11 316 5 317 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