DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/07 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 - - - 27.5 - - 29.8 - - 30.1 - - 25.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - 18 - - 16 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 260 - - 909 - - 1699 - - 1260 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 988 - - 988 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1264 - - 1913 - - 2703 - - 2264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 806 - - 1100 - - 1204 - - 2069 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 55 - - 104 - - 126 - - 43 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 8 - - 15 - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - 074 - - 358 - - 005 - - 020 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - 6 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 93 - - 606 - - 746 - - 482 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1172 - - 1307 - - 1957 - - 1782 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2437 - - 356 - - 423 - - 53 ODpotential blCL - - - 3701 - - 1557 - - 2280 - - 2211 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 27.5 - - 29.8 - - 30.1 - - 25.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.2 - - 27.9 - - 25.4 - - 21.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 27.7 - - 29.9 - - 30.2 - - 25.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.0 - - 27.6 - - 24.8 - - 21.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - 18 - - 16 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 260 - - 909 - - 1699 - - 1260 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 93 - - 103 - - 99 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 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] 96092 9 126 6 180 4 048 9 240 96092 88870 4 164 10 203 14 280 9 283 88870 83284 8 267 5 255 16 245 18 269 83284 78635 21 274 14 261 21 270 21 271 78635 74628 21 285 17 259 30 246 31 264 74628 71086 39 259 38 272 37 262 41 266 71086 67878 49 270 44 266 50 269 43 264 67878 64918 64 276 53 266 59 270 49 273 64918 62159 67 269 64 268 65 266 62 274 62159 59471 70 267 70 266 66 263 69 268 59471 56641 76 263 73 261 70 261 72 265 56641 53686 79 257 74 256 77 260 76 263 53686 50862 82 257 77 258 82 262 77 260 50862 48324 87 263 85 263 88 264 83 264 48324 46058 94 265 92 263 97 261 93 265 46058 44014 97 261 98 259 101 258 98 261 44014 42146 97 258 99 258 101 256 98 257 42146 40423 97 259 99 258 97 256 94 255 40423 38823 99 259 98 258 93 256 90 255 38823 37331 102 261 97 259 93 257 88 256 37331 35936 104 262 97 259 99 255 91 257 35936 34602 106 260 98 258 98 253 97 257 34602 33264 102 258 96 256 95 253 97 254 33264 31890 93 258 89 257 91 255 90 252 31890 30487 77 260 79 262 82 257 77 254 30487 29044 67 262 71 268 65 262 66 257 29044 27540 62 265 67 269 59 268 62 262 27540 25965 59 265 62 268 58 273 61 263 25965 24312 58 265 57 271 56 276 60 264 24312 22583 58 265 54 277 53 278 56 267 22583 20781 61 263 51 284 49 280 52 269 20781 18900 57 263 49 285 45 284 47 268 18900 16936 49 261 46 286 42 283 42 268 16936 14930 42 256 39 286 38 280 38 273 14930 12998 44 254 34 268 31 276 31 278 12998 11247 44 256 39 261 27 277 23 282 11247 9698 41 257 33 266 25 279 18 290 9698 8325 39 254 26 261 22 288 17 304 8325 7109 31 251 22 271 18 309 18 318 7109 6032 25 259 17 269 15 314 17 331 6032 5084 17 260 9 285 11 320 10 333 5084 4261 12 275 8 314 12 343 11 016 4261 3542 9 289 9 343 16 000 15 025 3542 2898 6 315 11 353 16*005 19 026 2898 2331 3 348 11*357 16*005 20*023 2331 1857 3 049 10*359 16 005 20*021 1857 1494 5*067 8 358 15 005 19 020 1494 1243 4*072 8 358 14 005 17 019 1243 1091 3 075 7 358 13 005 14 018 1091 1004 3 077 5 359 10 005 10 017 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