DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/02 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 28.2 - - 29.0 - - 23.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 25 - - 3 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 938 - - 1240 - - 0 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 988 - - 988 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1942 - - 2244 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2448 - - 2725 - - 1784 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 118 - - 69 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 274 - - 265 - - 247 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 559 - - 567 - - -302 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1383 - - 1677 - - 1306 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 321 - - 229 - - -829 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1621 - - 2015 - - 1833 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 28.2 - - 29.0 - - 23.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 25.9 - - 25.4 - - 21.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 28.1 - - 29.2 - - 24.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 25.3 - - 25.0 - - 21.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 25 - - 3 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 938 - - 1240 - - 0 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 101 - - 87 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96277 14 036 18 040 9 020 96277 89117 7 016 12 030 8 058 89117 83554 9 004 9 334 7 329 83554 78944 11 308 5 283 5 267 78944 74953 14 271 15 264 19 285 74953 71392 15 246 26 252 29 268 71392 68142 18 253 23 244 27 256 68142 65129 26 272 21 253 25 271 65129 62329 32 274 28 272 35 280 62329 59631 34 271 37 263 39 267 59631 56814 34 272 36 259 36 256 56814 53874 46 275 41 269 38 274 53874 51075 51 269 49 271 47 280 51075 48567 52 266 54 269 57 276 48567 46322 55 262 56 266 63 266 46322 44286 54 254 59 259 65 259 44286 42415 49 254 60 247 62 256 42415 40679 47 264 52 241 59 262 40679 39065 50 272 44 265 67 268 39065 37565 56 280 58 274 72 270 37565 36173 62 281 65 274 73 273 36173 34847 61 276 67 273 71 279 34847 33515 59 271 61 272 71 285 33515 32144 55 269 59 277 79 287 32144 30734 51 272 59 281 87 288 30734 29269 47 271 59 284 84 285 29269 27738 45 267 59 292 78 284 27738 26135 44 266 63 296 69 288 26135 24457 44 264 63 296 65 291 24457 22704 44 265 57 294 61 295 22704 20879 45 270 53 294 56 304 20879 18975 45 276 53 294 49 307 18975 16987 41 279 47 296 44 304 16987 14960 32 280 39 289 41 302 14960 13006 23 290 31 279 35 297 13006 11236 19 296 25 281 29 288 11236 9677 15 288 22 289 24 285 9677 8305 14 293 20 291 21 287 8305 7093 14 280 19 292 20 287 7093 6024 9 264 16 285 16 288 6024 5084 5 317 8 292 13 274 5084 4262 11 320 8 298 5 278 4262 3541 12 317 8 296 1 343 3541 2896 11 314 8 287 4 227 2896 2328 8*300 8*273 11 235 2328 1854 5*278 8*267 14 244 1854 1492 4 274 8 265 13 246 1492 1242 4 273 7 264 11 247 1242 1091 4 272 7 263 9*247 1091 1004 3 271 5 262 5*247 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