DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/22 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 - - - 18.6 - - 21.2 - - 23.0 - - 21.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 130 - - 235 - - 78 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2238 - - 3298 - - 4070 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1982 - - 3030 - - 2875 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3242 - - 4302 - - 5074 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 999 - - 974 - - 1117 - - 5015 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 269 - - 372 - - 277 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 28 - - 26 - - 27 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 272 - - 271 - - 259 - - 272 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 11 - - 18 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -3 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -185 - - -101 - - 842 - - -3150 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3428 - - 4403 - - 4233 - - 4155 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3874 - - -8115 - - 429 - - -4030 ODpotential blCL - - - 7116 - - 12417 - - 4645 - - 5034 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 78 - - 96 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 18.6 - - 21.2 - - 23.0 - - 21.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 7.4 - - 5.5 - - 8.2 - - 7.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 18.4 - - 20.4 - - 22.8 - - 22.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 6.9 - - 4.9 - - 7.9 - - 6.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 130 - - 235 - - 78 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2238 - - 3298 - - 4070 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 31 - - 13 - - 85 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 94936 52 232 58 245 64 250 79 251 94936 88002 43 251 54 251 61 250 66 255 88002 82642 45 266 48 258 56 254 62 260 82642 78177 43 263 38 252 47 249 58 253 78177 74259 41 262 35 250 38 260 50 271 74259 70742 46 274 48 265 52 273 64 276 70742 67542 56 277 60 262 63 264 62 267 67542 64580 62 272 62 256 61 258 62 264 64580 61802 62 261 63 260 62 264 63 266 61802 59075 63 261 66 265 65 268 64 265 59075 56200 67 264 69 265 70 267 67 265 56200 53222 74 262 76 263 78 263 82 266 53222 50403 82 260 85 260 90 263 93 262 50403 47879 89 259 92 258 97 262 96 259 47879 45622 89 259 95 257 98 260 94 259 45622 43571 91 260 97 256 99 258 95 260 43571 41692 95 261 98 256 100 258 97 263 41692 39958 98 260 99 258 101 260 101 264 39958 38352 100 261 101 258 103 262 106 265 38352 36860 101 261 103 257 104 263 110 266 36860 35469 101 260 106 258 107 264 117 267 35469 34140 107 262 112 258 111 264 124 267 34140 32806 120 262 116 258 112 262 127 267 32806 31435 129 260 116 257 111 260 129 268 31435 30032 131 257 115 256 109 260 127 267 30032 28580 132 257 115 256 109 260 122 264 28580 27065 132 258 115 257 109 259 117 262 27065 25486 126 262 115 258 108 258 113 261 25486 23839 120 267 110 259 104 259 111 260 23839 22127 117 270 105 263 101 261 108 259 22127 20351 115 270 104 266 100 262 106 258 20351 18505 112 270 104 268 102 263 103 258 18505 16577 106 270 103 269 103 264 100 260 16577 14611 99 271 101 272 98 265 97 261 14611 12719 90 274 93 273 97 269 94 267 12719 11000 77 275 84 270 90 272 88 272 11000 9481 61 273 73 269 77 274 71 275 9481 8149 51 270 60 269 61 273 56 273 8149 6982 45 270 49 267 50 270 47 266 6982 5951 42 270 44 267 41*263 42 259 5951 5039 38 270 35*270 33*259 40 263 5039 4234 34 273 28*270 33 258 38 269 4234 3523 32*274 28 271 30 258 37 272 3523 2886 31*274 27 271 27 259 36 274 2886 2322 30 272 26 272 25 260 33 275 2322 1851 29 271 26 272 24 260 30 274 1851 1490 28 271 25 272 23 260 26 274 1490 1241 26 270 23 272 21 260 21 273 1241 1090 23 270 21 272 19 261 18*273 1090 1003 18 269 17 272 15 261 12*272 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