DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/04 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 - - - 16.4 - - 20.0 - - 19.8 - - 15.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 80 - - 27 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 246 - - 2004 - - 2100 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 987 - - 987 - - 987 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1250 - - 3008 - - 3104 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2036 - - 681 - - 723 - - 2527 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 61 - - 223 - - 158 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 4 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 10 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 359 - - 356 - - 005 - - 061 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -3 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1151 - - 140 - - 235 - - -1285 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2401 - - 2868 - - 2869 - - 2289 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12133 - - -10868 - - -10457 - - -12192 ODpotential blCL - - - 13383 - - 13876 - - 13561 - - 13196 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 82 - - 93 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 16.4 - - 20.0 - - 19.8 - - 15.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 9.9 - - 11.3 - - 11.1 - - 9.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 16.6 - - 19.6 - - 19.7 - - 18.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 9.3 - - 10.3 - - 10.3 - - 10.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 80 - - 27 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 246 - - 2004 - - 2100 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 19 - - 26 - - 74 - - 45 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 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] 96292 15 307 18 324 5 029 12 268 96292 89133 7 286 12 311 9 317 12 329 89133 83568 7 309 7 304 10 296 19 325 83568 78935 13 303 9 259 14 302 16 308 78935 74926 19 307 11 260 17 293 12 299 74926 71357 25 293 19 279 24 292 21 296 71357 68121 30 287 25 277 28 283 28 289 68121 65136 36 282 29 276 31 275 33 283 65136 62351 43 280 37 275 37 275 39 280 62351 59646 47 269 45 270 48 274 44 273 59646 56814 49 266 51 264 55 266 47 269 56814 53863 56 266 57 263 60 264 55 272 53863 51050 64 267 65 267 67 267 65 276 51050 48530 71 269 76 268 74 267 71 274 48530 46281 81 268 83 264 78 267 74 268 46281 44248 89 265 86 261 82 265 75 264 44248 42385 90 264 88 260 84 263 77 262 42385 40662 95 265 92 261 87 262 81 259 40662 39061 102 264 95 260 92 260 83 257 39061 37567 110 262 102 260 99 259 82 258 37567 36167 111 260 109 260 106 259 85 260 36167 34823 114 258 112 260 112 257 91 259 34823 33468 114 259 110 259 112 256 93 257 33468 32074 115 261 105 258 107 256 90 255 32074 30642 111 261 100 258 100 256 84 254 30642 29157 103 259 95 259 88 258 71 255 29157 27606 91 261 87 261 71 260 55 256 27606 25988 95 264 80 261 62 263 48 261 25988 24303 98 266 78 263 63 263 48 262 24303 22552 89 265 79 262 65 264 51 260 22552 20736 80 266 72 263 63 264 52 260 20736 18846 69 270 64 267 54 266 49 263 18846 16878 55 278 51 270 47 266 44 265 16878 14874 51 283 46 275 40 262 39 264 14874 12944 48 283 44 277 36 266 34 260 12944 11191 44 286 40 281 33 275 28 261 11191 9637 39 292 34 290 27 279 24 260 9637 8263 34 297 29 299 21 282 22 252 8263 7049 28 300 23 305 16 284 18 249 7049 5979 25 307 18 313 12 284 13 252 5979 5038 22 311 15 321 7 293 9 248 5038 4217 20 316 15 328 4 343 5 177 4217 3502 19 326 14*337 3*005 5 137 3502 2868 19 336 11*354 4*006 4 130 2868 2309 19 345 11 356 4 006 3 117 2309 1843 19 355 11 357 4 005 3 098 1843 1485 18*356 10 357 4 004 3 080 1485 1239 13*359 10 357 4 006 2 069 1239 1089 12 360 9 358 3 006 2*063 1089 1003 8 360 8 357 3 005 2*061 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