DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/25 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 - - - 46.4 - - 51.7 - - 51.4 - - 49.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -7 - - 19 - - -5 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2 - - 344 - - 612 - - 1 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 989 - - 989 - - 989 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1006 - - 1348 - - 1616 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 594 - - 1347 - - 1625 - - 2230 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 0 - - 78 - - 36 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 9 - - 12 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 190 - - 220 - - 252 - - 237 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1 - - 342 - - 498 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1006 - - 1006 - - 1118 - - 1005 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3288 - - 158 - - -8 - - -413 ODpotential blCL - - - 4294 - - 1190 - - 1624 - - 1418 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.4 - - 51.7 - - 51.4 - - 49.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.2 - - 50.9 - - 49.7 - - 48.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.1 - - 51.7 - - 51.7 - - 50.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.6 - - 50.7 - - 49.5 - - 48.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -7 - - 19 - - -5 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2 - - 344 - - 612 - - 1 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 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] 95904 8 032 13 346 17 004 6 359 95904 88987 13 042 6 012 16 333 14 021 88987 83616 8 022 4 085 12 327 10 340 83616 79122 7 320 5 314 8 311 9 323 79122 75203 11 295 10 293 8 273 10 298 75203 71697 9 254 12 294 9 265 9 256 71697 68509 9 264 16 258 15 274 7 252 68509 65570 18 270 24 243 23 258 17 256 65570 62836 21 258 25 242 29 246 25 247 62836 60171 31 264 31 251 30 238 28 230 60171 57372 40 262 37 254 42 244 35 237 57372 54460 54 256 49 253 52 247 50 246 54460 51685 57 250 55 246 62 242 68 244 51685 49201 51 247 52 238 61 235 69 233 49201 46974 47 250 49 239 57 235 63 232 46974 44940 49 254 53 244 61 242 68 239 44940 43065 54 256 61 245 69 243 78 240 43065 41330 60 257 68 244 75 240 81 238 41330 39723 67 252 72 244 80 241 78 234 39723 38235 75 246 76 246 85 243 74 235 38235 36852 78 239 73 244 82 243 76 238 36852 35538 78 236 59 239 75 243 79 238 35538 34216 79 235 51 240 71 245 77 236 34216 32845 82 231 47 241 70 245 74 236 32845 31427 77 229 42 240 69 244 74 236 31427 29947 73 228 39 242 67 242 72 234 29947 28394 75 225 40 242 65 242 69 232 28394 26767 76 220 41 242 63 243 66 232 26767 25064 77 217 44 243 58 243 62 232 25064 23284 75 219 46 242 52 242 58 232 23284 21432 64 224 48 243 50 242 52 232 21432 19500 55 229 49 244 44 243 45 232 19500 17487 56 232 44 247 41 244 42 235 17487 15433 51 232 35 250 39 252 37 243 15433 13455 45 235 32 247 30 256 30 251 13455 11660 36 242 30 244 25 251 27 250 11660 10066 25 235 30 240 26 240 26 249 10066 8651 20 220 31 236 27 238 23 250 8651 7397 23 212 30 235 27 234 23 247 7397 6285 26 215 28 234 27 232 25 243 6285 5305 27 220 24 230 24 238 24 240 5305 4447 29 227 22 224 24 252 22 243 4447 3688 32 227 23 223 24 251 20 245 3688 3008 34 224 20 220 21 250 20 246 3008 2408 31 220 17 224 19 251 19 246 2408 1907 26 214 16 224 18*251 17 246 1907 1523 18 204 13*222 15*252 15 244 1523 1258 11 194 11*221 13 252 12 241 1258 1098 9*192 9 220 11 252 10 240 1098 1005 5*190 7 220 8 252 6*237 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