DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/06 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 - - - - - - 43.9 - - 43.3 - - 39.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -10 - - 3 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 218 - - 565 - - 525 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 989 - - 989 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1222 - - 1569 - - 1529 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1314 - - 1678 - - 1071 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 14 - - 55 - - 38 W* B/S - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 22 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 236 - - 275 - - 289 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 12 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 217 - - 564 - - 483 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1005 - - 1005 - - 1046 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -28 - - 152 - - 44 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1250 - - 1417 - - 1485 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 43.9 - - 43.3 - - 39.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 43.5 - - 42.2 - - 38.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 44.4 - - 43.6 - - 39.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.5 - - 42.0 - - 37.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -10 - - 3 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 218 - - 565 - - 525 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 96198 49 254 53 267 55 272 96198 88962 25 262 31 260 30 263 88962 83458 16 276 18 273 21 266 83458 78919 15 282 19 286 25 292 78919 74998 19 277 25 298 23 277 74998 71504 23 279 30 296 26 292 71504 68330 28 276 35 288 24 299 68330 65387 32 283 39 290 28 304 65387 62625 39 284 51 289 46 293 62625 59944 52 275 57 272 50 273 59944 57135 51 270 48 264 45 272 57135 54179 40 268 39 269 51 283 54179 51326 41 277 54 277 61 271 51326 48755 59 279 66 272 64 265 48755 46465 76 273 70 271 65 266 46465 44400 86 268 74 268 66 265 44400 42513 86 264 73 265 68 267 42513 40772 82 263 73 265 73 270 40772 39153 81 263 77 266 76 273 39153 37641 84 264 82 267 78 272 37641 36224 89 265 82 264 77 270 36224 34867 98 265 79 262 75 267 34867 33503 106 263 80 262 72 266 33503 32103 111 261 87 262 69 269 32103 30673 114 260 94 262 68 278 30673 29202 117 259 97 262 69 278 29202 27679 119 258 92 263 67 274 27679 26097 114 259 71 264 59 273 26097 24453 85 259 48 264 46 276 24453 22739 64 257 43 267 39 279 22739 20954 59 255 44 264 41 280 20954 19092 56 260 46 264 47 282 19092 17148 50 262 46 266 50 280 17148 15162 45 260 48 266 50 278 15162 13243 47 259 50 272 51 279 13243 11490 44 258 48 274 50 281 11490 9928 38 261 39 267 52 283 9928 8536 34 262 31 264 51 284 8536 7294 31 259 34 269 47 282 7294 6192 31 260 38 275 41 287 6192 5223 33 261 39 280 39 292 5223 4373 34 259 41 281 38 293 4373 3626 33 256 38 276 35 294 3626 2960 28 249 35 274 30 298 2960 2372 26 244 33 274 28 296 2372 1884 23 241 30*275 25*292 1884 1509 20 239 27*275 22*290 1509 1251 16*237 24 275 19 289 1251 1095 13*237 20 275 17 288 1095 1005 9 235 15 274 12 288 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