DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/31 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 - - - 11.5 - - 14.6 - - 15.3 - - 14.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 83 - - 22 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 937 - - 2145 - - 2356 - - 156 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 1487 - - 987 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1941 - - 3149 - - 3360 - - 1160 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1187 - - 1457 - - 1647 - - 3099 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 130 - - 229 - - 153 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 8 - - 12 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 030 - - 013 - - 351 - - 350 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 111 - - 1177 - - 1001 - - -660 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1830 - - 1973 - - 2359 - - 1820 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -577 - - 923 - - 629 - - -1123 ODpotential blCL - - - 2518 - - 2226 - - 2731 - - 2283 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 100 - - 101 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 11.5 - - 14.6 - - 15.3 - - 14.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 7.5 - - 10.0 - - 9.0 - - 10.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 11.3 - - 14.2 - - 15.3 - - 15.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 7.0 - - 8.9 - - 8.2 - - 10.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 83 - - 22 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 937 - - 2145 - - 2356 - - 156 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 74 - - 99 - - 102 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 95352 89 227 92 229 94 229 104 239 95352 88045 82 241 86 237 83 238 88 248 88045 82513 77 247 78 237 75 239 71 244 82513 77919 66 262 64 248 68 250 65 251 77919 73920 60 264 59 252 61 257 56 260 73920 70354 56 260 55 255 59 267 53 273 70354 67115 49 257 52 257 61 268 49 277 67115 64133 46 270 45 267 58 265 48 282 64133 61362 49 276 48 272 46 269 49 284 61362 58668 50 277 45 267 44 286 44 287 58668 55853 44 283 36 277 45 282 41 290 55853 52930 41 292 35 285 36 288 38 294 52930 50129 37 301 32 287 33 293 34 301 50129 47595 33 303 29 298 32 297 33 306 47595 45323 31 307 28 306 30 305 32 314 45323 43275 26 301 29 312 29 312 34 317 43275 41413 21 298 27 311 24 317 31 314 41413 39702 18 311 22 319 17 340 19 316 39702 38118 19 325 22 337 22 359 21 343 38118 36648 21 330 29 346 35 357 28 356 36648 35279 21 339 33 342 44 351 34 003 35279 33973 20 339 30 345 43 350 41 007 33973 32662 21 352 31 011 42 359 51 006 32662 31319 29 017 37 023 45 008 60 006 31319 29944 36 029 44 023 50 012 64 006 29944 28519 41 032 49 023 56 015 62 007 28519 27031 44 032 53 024 56 017 54 009 27031 25478 45 031 54 025 53 019 49 011 25478 23853 45 031 53 026 52 022 45 014 23853 22158 43 031 48 029 51 025 43 013 22158 20392 43 032 44 027 45 025 43 011 20392 18550 45 034 43 023 41 022 42 013 18550 16628 40 034 41 026 38 023 38 018 16628 14671 38 034 38 030 35 026 33 020 14671 12785 39 034 36 033 33 028 30 021 12785 11068 38 030 35 033 32 031 29 021 11068 9543 35 027 34 031 32 033 29 020 9543 8191 32 028 31 029 31 033 30 019 8191 6992 32 028 31 030 30 033 29 020 6992 5933 30 030 31 031 26 031 30 023 5933 4999 22 032 21 033 17 024 27 025 4999 4190 16 029 13 023 13 356 19 017 4190 3486 17 029 10*018 13*354 14 006 3486 2857 17 038 9*015 13*353 14 002 2857 2301 16*037 9 014 13 352 14 359 2301 1838 14*033 9 013 13 351 13 356 1838 1482 13 030 8 011 12 351 11 354 1482 1237 12 029 8 011 11 350 9*352 1237 1088 10 028 7 010 10 349 7*352 1088 1003 8 028 6 010 8 349 4 349 1003 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