DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/27 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 - - - - - - 34.3 - - 32.6 - - 27.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 88 - - 26 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3457 - - 2840 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2555 - - 988 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4461 - - 3844 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3850 - - 4624 - - 3285 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 273 - - 172 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 29 - - 28 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 290 - - 288 - - 272 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 17 - - 16 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 963 - - 540 - - -701 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3498 - - 3304 - - 1705 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 448 - - 165 - - -1407 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4013 - - 3679 - - 2411 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 40 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 34.3 - - 32.6 - - 27.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 22.7 - - 21.9 - - 23.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 34.2 - - 32.7 - - 28.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 22.3 - - 21.7 - - 23.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 88 - - 26 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3457 - - 2840 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 102 - - 82 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 95774 22 056 20 034 21 032 95774 88803 19 049 20 031 19 044 88803 83358 10 057 11 012 15 046 83358 78788 1 086 5 335 7 342 78788 74829 2 341 3 233 9 266 74829 71304 10 305 6 293 4 264 71304 68067 12 261 13 263 16 267 68067 65063 10 238 12 250 20 248 65063 62263 17 269 10 287 19 264 62263 59528 28 261 24 270 18 271 59528 56652 31 252 32 250 27 277 56652 53649 34 253 32 247 33 273 53649 50779 38 251 39 265 40 276 50779 48204 40 255 45 262 43 272 48204 45902 41 257 43 259 44 269 45902 43816 43 259 40 265 43 272 43816 41910 49 260 42 270 45 278 41910 40157 54 257 47 273 49 283 40157 38533 57 253 52 272 52 286 38533 37017 55 253 54 272 56 287 37017 35598 52 255 55 273 60 288 35598 34238 51 258 57 274 62 287 34238 32865 49 262 59 272 62 286 32865 31453 50 267 61 270 63 286 31453 30005 54 270 62 270 64 286 30005 28511 58 270 63 270 65 285 28511 26961 60 268 64 271 63 286 26961 25360 60 268 64 272 58 287 25360 23710 60 268 64 273 52 289 23710 22012 59 268 63 274 44 290 22012 20262 58 269 61 277 38 295 20262 18446 58 273 57 282 38 298 18446 16553 57 281 50 287 38 298 16553 14621 50 288 43 291 38 300 14621 12755 44 293 42 294 40 302 12755 11068 41 298 42 295 33 309 11068 9581 40 302 38 299 31 316 9581 8259 35 301 35 300 33 310 8259 7081 34 300 35 298 34 305 7081 6032 34 299 34 296 36 300 6032 5102 34*295 34 294 38 296 5102 4283 34*294 33*292 39 293 4283 3559 33 292 32*290 39 289 3559 2912 30 289 31 289 38 286 2912 2340 30 288 30 288 35 282 2340 1862 29 288 28 287 31 278 1862 1496 27 288 27 287 27 276 1496 1245 25 287 24 286 22 274 1245 1091 22 287 21 286 19*273 1091 1004 17 286 16 285 12*272 1004 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