DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/07 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 41.2 - - 41.2 - - 39.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 46 - - 24 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1040 - - 1146 - - 393 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 988 - - 989 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2044 - - 2150 - - 1397 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1246 - - 969 - - 1070 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 150 - - 125 - - 22 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 238 - - 246 - - 228 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 697 - - 675 - - 392 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1347 - - 1475 - - 1005 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 452 - - 360 - - 148 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1592 - - 1790 - - 1249 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 41.2 - - 41.2 - - 39.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 38.9 - - 38.3 - - 38.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 41.1 - - 41.3 - - 39.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 38.5 - - 37.9 - - 38.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 46 - - 24 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1040 - - 1146 - - 393 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96230 45 255 51 270 44 269 96230 89093 27 274 26 270 25 263 89093 83612 17 274 20 257 16 278 83612 79041 12 269 18 256 17 276 79041 75095 12 279 19 268 23 267 75095 71620 17 272 20 284 18 260 71620 68458 27 286 27 295 23 287 68458 65509 40 283 37 282 30 260 65509 62744 45 281 42 281 36 275 62744 60048 48 278 47 279 41 276 60048 57217 48 278 49 270 43 278 57217 54265 49 276 47 268 51 275 54265 51452 53 277 48 279 54 276 51452 48935 57 279 60 283 57 276 48935 46693 62 277 68 277 57 277 46693 44667 62 273 67 280 61 282 44667 42820 60 277 66 285 68 283 42820 41124 60 283 68 281 71 279 41124 39561 63 288 65 275 67 276 39561 38115 71 288 62 280 63 274 38115 36766 73 285 64 290 59 273 36766 35467 68 284 67 292 48 271 35467 34150 65 288 67 287 44 273 34150 32785 65 290 71 280 42 271 32785 31373 66 292 68 278 39 273 31373 29894 66 293 66 277 37 274 29894 28335 63 290 66 279 38 263 28335 26697 63 284 68 281 46 260 26697 24983 67 283 71 283 45 267 24983 23195 65 284 69 285 45 275 23195 21335 60 282 67 285 47 276 21335 19398 55 282 64 284 49 276 19398 17377 49 285 57 285 44 275 17377 15323 41 289 46 285 42 280 15323 13355 38 285 36 285 36 283 13355 11577 35 281 36 287 37 290 11577 10001 31 273 37 290 40 292 10001 8602 29 268 35 293 38 293 8602 7357 26 265 32 287 32 294 7357 6251 25 265 29 278 27 308 6251 5272 26 267 27 272 21 314 5272 4410 23 265 25 270 17 294 4410 3649 17 250 22 269 18 276 3649 2969 14 239 15 255 17 262 2969 2375 13*239 13*250 13 242 2375 1885 13*238 11*247 10 233 1885 1510 12 238 10 246 10*232 1510 1251 11 238 9 246 8*229 1251 1095 10 238 8 245 7 229 1095 1005 8 237 6 245 5 227 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