DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/23 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 - - - 4.5 - - 5.9 - - 4.5 - - -3.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 47 - - 120 - - 39 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3565 - - 4526 - - 3925 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 986 - - 3559 - - 986 - - 986 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4569 - - 5530 - - 4929 - - 1003 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 998 - - 680 - - 1165 - - 3413 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 225 - - 331 - - 218 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 21 - - 21 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 306 - - 308 - - 315 - - 335 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 10 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2101 - - 2991 - - 2465 - - -1035 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2469 - - 2539 - - 2464 - - 2038 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1292 - - 1628 - - 965 - - -2152 ODpotential blCL - - - 3277 - - 3902 - - 3964 - - 3155 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 101 - - 95 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 4.5 - - 5.9 - - 4.5 - - -3.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -2.2 - - -1.1 - - -2.1 - - -7.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 4.6 - - 5.5 - - 4.6 - - -0.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -3.1 - - -2.3 - - -3.0 - - -5.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 47 - - 120 - - 39 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3565 - - 4526 - - 3925 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 98 - - 103 - - 80 - - 35 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 94462 99 242 114 248 117 251 113 250 94462 87721 67 249 82 257 86 258 86 253 87721 82479 46 263 54 259 63 258 69 257 82479 78053 44 272 43 252 49 254 56 258 78053 74180 48 270 50 268 53 271 56 272 74180 70730 62 268 66 265 64 272 58 274 70730 67582 70 264 69 262 67 274 60 273 67582 64653 67 268 71 271 70 276 64 272 64653 61911 71 273 78 274 75 275 70 274 61911 59242 77 273 81 271 81 273 78 275 59242 56447 81 269 83 268 88 273 86 274 56447 53532 84 267 88 269 96 273 95 272 53532 50736 90 268 95 270 102 272 104 270 50736 48214 98 268 102 269 107 269 109 270 48214 45942 105 266 108 268 109 270 113 269 45942 43874 110 264 111 267 110 270 116 269 43874 41981 110 262 113 266 113 270 119 269 41981 40238 109 263 113 265 118 270 122 270 40238 38628 113 266 114 266 123 268 126 270 38628 37133 122 265 118 267 126 266 130 270 37133 35741 127 263 124 267 126 266 130 269 35741 34413 126 263 128 265 128 266 129 270 34413 33081 127 266 130 265 130 267 133 272 33081 31717 131 268 132 266 131 269 142 272 31717 30319 133 267 135 266 132 271 141 270 30319 28859 133 266 136 265 134 272 136 270 28859 27321 132 265 134 265 134 271 133 269 27321 25703 131 263 133 265 133 269 129 269 25703 24005 129 264 132 266 131 268 122 269 24005 22233 128 266 130 266 125 269 117 268 22233 20391 124 266 127 267 119 269 111 267 20391 18479 116 266 120 266 115 269 103 269 18479 16495 108 266 112 266 109 270 97 272 16495 14477 99 263 105 268 98 272 88 275 14477 12543 94 265 98 269 88 274 75 280 12543 10801 92 267 86 271 78 276 63 285 10801 9271 81 271 68 276 64 280 48 291 9271 7934 63 276 53 284 49 286 35 303 7934 6769 44 286 34 291 32 293 27 308 6769 5759 27 299 23*303 23*308 23 312 5759 4877 26*307 23*304 23*311 21 314 4877 4101 26*307 23 305 22 313 19 319 4101 3416 25 307 23 307 22 314 17 326 3416 2804 25 307 22 309 22 316 16 331 2804 2263 23 306 21 310 21 316 15 336 2263 1812 22 305 21 311 20 317 14 339 1812 1467 20 304 20 311 19 317 12 341 1467 1229 19 303 19 312 17 317 10 341 1229 1084 16 303 17 312 15 317 7*339 1084 1002 13 302 13 312 12 317 5*335 1002 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