DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/20 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 - - - - - - 43.8 - - 45.7 - - 43.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 27 - - 4 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 818 - - 1087 - - 227 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 989 - - 989 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1822 - - 2091 - - 1231 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1217 - - 1364 - - 2090 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 115 - - 72 - - 19 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 215 - - 228 - - 262 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 491 - - 476 - - -220 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1331 - - 1615 - - 1451 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 340 - - 202 - - -683 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1482 - - 1889 - - 1914 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 43.8 - - 45.7 - - 43.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 41.7 - - 42.3 - - 40.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 43.8 - - 45.9 - - 44.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 41.4 - - 42.1 - - 40.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 27 - - 4 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 818 - - 1087 - - 227 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 95640 31 312 30 299 38 297 95640 88730 25 319 28 317 24 313 88730 83377 23 322 33 326 22 326 83377 78907 22 318 30 317 23 322 78907 75027 23 307 24 306 23 319 75027 71568 25 306 26 308 23 315 71568 68410 30 308 30 303 23 306 68410 65481 29 294 30 291 25 294 65481 62748 30 278 32 286 32 298 62748 60107 31 274 40 279 46 294 60107 57359 36 277 48 272 55 280 57359 54500 44 277 50 267 51 263 54500 51757 54 277 51 269 48 269 51757 49279 65 278 56 269 59 273 49279 47059 79 275 66 272 69 270 47059 45054 85 268 83 277 75 273 45054 43221 83 268 92 280 87 276 43221 41532 86 274 113 274 109 278 41532 39974 111 274 133 271 135 270 39974 38534 131 270 142 266 154 263 38534 37185 136 266 145 261 147 260 37185 35875 131 263 140 262 147 261 35875 34538 129 262 135 261 140 262 34538 33148 130 262 132 262 129 267 33148 31712 129 263 126 269 118 272 31712 30218 115 271 96 276 93 277 30218 28655 83 276 82 277 76 275 28655 27016 59 274 80 285 69 269 27016 25297 57 270 68 282 67 265 25297 23501 51 273 65 278 63 268 23501 21630 35 271 55 274 58 271 21630 19676 31 266 46 269 56 271 19676 17642 30 267 43 273 43 269 17642 15568 30 274 36 276 36 260 15568 13563 34 271 30 266 35 258 13563 11736 33 266 29 263 39 263 11736 10115 31 260 31 256 40 268 10115 8678 28 262 35 254 37 266 8678 7406 25 268 36 257 35 263 7406 6279 28 281 30 268 35 264 6279 5283 24 282 30 275 29 267 5283 4411 13 250 24 267 25 268 4411 3651 13 227 17 250 23 266 3651 2980 14 225 13 232 19 260 2980 2387 13 222 12*230 15 255 2387 1894 11*218 11*229 13 258 1894 1515 9*215 10 228 11 261 1515 1254 8 215 9 227 9*261 1254 1096 7 214 8 228 7*262 1096 1005 6 215 6 226 4 261 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