DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/05 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0653z - - 0955z - - 1327z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 25.3 - - 32.9 - - 41.2 - - 42.7 - - 39.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -18 - - 46 - - 110 - - 2 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 0 - - 469 - - 1173 - - 894 - - 1 BL Depth Hcrit 987 - - 988 - - 988 - - 988 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top 1004 - - 1473 - - 2177 - - 1898 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 366 - - 304 - - 596 - - 911 - - 1525 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 114 - - 206 - - 54 - - 3 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 12 - - 13 - - 10 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 195 - - 210 - - 197 - - 200 - - 204 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1915 - - -2881 - - -4184 - - -4262 - - -1955 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2919 - - 4354 - - 6362 - - 6160 - - 2960 sfcLCL ODpotential -15080 - - -13754 - - -13698 - - -12862 - - -11025 ODpotential blCL 16084 - - 15227 - - 15875 - - 14760 - - 12030 blCL maxRH 62 - - 66 - - 96 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 25.3 - - 32.9 - - 41.2 - - 42.7 - - 39.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 16.4 - - 17.8 - - 17.1 - - 19.5 - - 30.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 26.6 - - 32.8 - - 40.6 - - 43.0 - - 40.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 16.2 - - 17.3 - - 16.6 - - 19.2 - - 29.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -18 - - 46 - - 110 - - 2 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 0 - - 469 - - 1173 - - 894 - - 1 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 86 - - 99 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 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] 95300 61 253 67 264 61 257 56 251 68 252 95300 88269 46 259 48 268 47 260 42 264 45 270 88269 82802 38 280 39 262 45 259 43 262 41 272 82802 78249 37 275 32 266 39 262 42 258 43 263 78249 74321 41 269 32 277 32 279 31 265 38 257 74321 70845 44 271 39 275 33 279 32 270 32 252 70845 67682 45 275 40 271 34 279 32 262 33 258 67682 64756 52 277 47 270 43 274 38 260 41 269 64756 62040 54 271 52 268 47 263 48 269 47 273 62040 59398 51 270 53 270 47 266 55 271 52 278 59398 56624 55 275 61 272 57 268 57 268 62 272 56624 53749 66 279 67 274 66 268 69 266 73 268 53749 51021 77 277 79 278 71 269 75 266 83 268 51021 48580 82 279 86 277 75 275 82 272 94 271 48580 46397 95 280 94 275 89 277 99 272 100 271 46397 44421 106 276 101 273 104 272 103 269 99 272 44421 42611 109 273 104 271 108 268 101 270 100 275 42611 40944 106 275 104 274 107 269 103 273 110 276 40944 39407 110 279 114 277 108 272 107 275 114 274 39407 37984 119 278 118 274 108 274 107 275 112 273 37984 36657 118 276 111 271 104 272 103 274 109 271 36657 35380 107 274 103 273 97 270 100 273 104 268 35380 34078 97 273 100 280 94 273 100 271 99 264 34078 32720 89 274 101 279 94 275 97 269 96 262 32720 31310 85 275 99 276 93 273 92 267 94 261 31310 29833 84 274 95 274 91 270 87 266 92 261 29833 28278 84 272 89 272 88 271 84 265 89 262 28278 26649 82 272 83 271 85 272 83 262 86 261 26649 24943 74 270 80 269 82 270 83 261 82 258 24943 23162 66 265 74 268 79 268 75 262 80 257 23162 21308 61 260 63 267 71 267 65 261 74 260 21308 19383 55 259 52 264 61 263 60 264 63 259 19383 17384 49 261 46 258 48 259 52 265 50 261 17384 15355 40 262 44 251 39 262 45 258 44 259 15355 13398 41 257 43 252 41 266 42 259 39 250 13398 11609 41 258 39 257 39 259 40 262 33 253 11609 10014 35 258 32 256 31 254 33 257 30 253 10014 8596 30 255 27 245 26 250 29 243 30 237 8596 7338 28 247 26 233 28 241 29 234 31 229 7338 6227 31 244 27 226 30 226 32 234 27 235 6227 5250 31 244 28 223 31 219 34 237 24 234 5250 4391 27 235 28 222 28 221 30 224 26 222 4391 3634 26 228 28 223 27 221 25 219 26 217 3634 2964 26 229 27 226 25 217 20 218 24 213 2964 2375 25 231 26 225 21*210 18*214 20 197 2375 1886 25 226 23 220 15*198 12*203 17 193 1886 1510 23 218 20*216 14 197 11 200 13 196 1510 1251 15 203 14*211 13 197 10 200 8 199 1251 1095 12*200 13 210 12 196 8 199 6*201 1095 1005 6*195 10 209 10 196 6 199 3*204 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