DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/10 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 - - - 35.0 - - 32.7 - - 29.3 - - 27.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -27 - - -2 - - -16 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1 - - 711 - - 313 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 988 - - 988 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1005 - - 1715 - - 1317 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1950 - - 1938 - - 3002 - - 2905 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 0 - - 38 - - 37 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 20 - - 18 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 258 - - 323 - - 326 - - 306 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 11 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - 637 - - -102 - - -220 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1005 - - 1078 - - 1420 - - 1224 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -631 - - 123 - - -642 - - -1203 ODpotential blCL - - - 1636 - - 1592 - - 1959 - - 2207 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.0 - - 32.7 - - 29.3 - - 27.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.3 - - 31.2 - - 26.5 - - 25.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.5 - - 33.0 - - 29.9 - - 29.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.7 - - 30.9 - - 26.1 - - 25.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -27 - - -2 - - -16 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1 - - 711 - - 313 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - 100 - - 93 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 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] 94819 57 264 58 261 44 245 67 259 94819 87876 47 271 64 269 69 274 50 271 87876 82526 44 279 54 265 52 268 55 283 82526 78065 43 280 30 252 44 274 47 284 78065 74182 37 287 36 285 43 271 42 280 74182 70709 45 296 44 289 43 271 47 280 70709 67545 55 292 46 284 47 283 46 277 67545 64608 54 279 46 285 50 288 44 290 64608 61852 48 274 50 287 57 290 57 296 61852 59174 48 284 58 288 64 290 67 290 59174 56377 53 291 62 285 65 285 69 283 56377 53454 57 288 62 280 65 282 67 280 53454 50634 60 283 62 274 64 280 66 281 50634 48081 64 279 60 270 61 278 66 283 48081 45792 66 276 58 268 61 278 67 282 45792 43716 68 273 56 269 63 276 65 280 43716 41815 67 271 55 271 65 274 62 279 41815 40058 66 271 57 274 65 272 60 279 40058 38424 65 270 61 275 63 270 59 280 38424 36896 65 269 64 273 62 270 59 283 36896 35467 64 266 65 270 61 271 60 286 35467 34099 65 263 64 266 60 272 61 286 34099 32728 70 261 64 263 55 271 60 286 32728 31330 75 256 63 260 48 276 57 284 31330 29908 75 252 60 257 46 282 51 283 29908 28451 74 249 54 255 47 291 47 287 28451 26940 72 249 50 259 41 289 46 288 26940 25377 69 247 43 272 34 306 41 285 25377 23757 66 247 27 283 33 314 39 285 23757 22075 61 248 21 310 30 308 37 289 22075 20327 49 256 23 313 30 303 36 296 20327 18507 43 262 26 299 35 319 37 302 18507 16607 41 267 28 281 36 321 39 306 16607 14665 45 266 36 282 31 324 39 308 14665 12789 46 268 39 281 31 326 37 308 12789 11082 42 275 34 288 32 326 37 309 11082 9569 39 277 31 295 30 326 39 314 9569 8235 37 278 27 302 30 326 37 313 8235 7060 36 279 25 303 30 327 36 312 7060 6020 35 276 25 299 29 330 36 317 6020 5096 36 275 25 304 31 336 37 324 5096 4280 37 275 24 315 33 337 36 333 4280 3559 36 275 24 333 33 336 35 336 3559 2913 36 274 27 333 32 334 34 335 2913 2342 34 269 27 330 31 332 33 332 2342 1864 31 264 26*328 28 330 28 325 1864 1497 28 261 24*325 26*328 23 318 1497 1245 24 260 21 323 22*327 17 310 1245 1092 20*259 18 322 19 326 14*309 1092 1004 14*258 13 321 13 325 9*306 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