DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/24 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 - - - - - - 39.6 - - 43.1 - - 35.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 129 - - 13 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 971 - - 913 - - 1 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 988 - - 989 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1975 - - 1917 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 355 - - 489 - - 393 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 203 - - 95 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 12 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 127 - - 143 - - 129 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1836 - - -2853 - - -668 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3811 - - 4770 - - 1673 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -13023 - - -13229 - - -12741 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14998 - - 15146 - - 13746 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 70 - - 61 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 39.6 - - 43.1 - - 35.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 26.9 - - 26.4 - - 32.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 39.0 - - 43.2 - - 37.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 26.6 - - 26.2 - - 32.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 129 - - 13 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 971 - - 913 - - 1 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 21 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 95275 63 262 70 263 69 264 95275 88300 48 265 52 264 57 268 88300 82888 44 268 49 265 49 274 82888 78411 43 270 45 274 44 279 78411 74558 36 277 38 285 39 280 74558 71135 32 289 36 285 43 293 71135 68033 37 288 47 285 52 296 68033 65177 45 287 53 285 54 296 65177 62520 52 291 56 294 63 293 62520 59940 61 298 65 299 63 288 59940 57230 70 291 72 290 71 296 57230 54419 75 287 80 288 85 298 54419 51732 88 290 92 293 104 300 51732 49303 105 292 112 296 125 291 49303 47121 117 290 116 288 125 283 47121 45133 118 288 109 285 117 284 45133 43311 114 289 108 286 116 289 43311 41633 117 292 113 287 121 293 41633 40072 122 291 116 285 124 294 40072 38613 125 286 119 281 118 292 38613 37247 125 285 121 279 104 289 37247 35937 122 287 120 281 100 285 35937 34613 116 289 117 283 93 285 34613 33242 108 291 107 285 84 287 33242 31818 99 290 96 288 86 291 31818 30324 98 293 90 290 87 292 30324 28750 92 289 90 290 83 292 28750 27100 88 290 92 289 80 293 27100 25375 87 289 91 286 85 294 25375 23575 87 284 80 284 80 295 23575 21705 78 283 69 289 74 295 21705 19756 70 292 61 293 69 289 19756 17727 61 294 52 295 44 283 17727 15656 54 295 44 285 36 280 15656 13654 48 296 40 281 37 275 13654 11824 38 290 38 277 35 270 11824 10194 29 284 33 265 34 260 10194 8747 25 286 24 259 32 244 8747 7467 18 287 18 254 29 233 7467 6334 11 274 17 244 29 226 6334 5333 8 256 16 240 27 225 5333 4452 7 223 13 226 24 221 4452 3677 9 189 18 205 22 216 3677 2986 15 156 21 178 26 204 2986 2383 18*137 20*164 26 182 2383 1887 15*128 14*147 24 164 1887 1509 15 127 13 144 21 146 1509 1250 14 127 12 142 17 131 1250 1094 13 126 11 141 14*129 1094 1005 10 126 8 140 8*129 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