DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/05 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 56.1 - - 60.6 - - 61.1 - - 54.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 79 - - 123 - - 17 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1029 - - 4274 - - 4525 - - 2 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 990 - - 3487 - - 990 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2033 - - 5278 - - 5529 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2310 - - 997 - - 1032 - - 3252 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 182 - - 343 - - 208 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 11 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 008 - - 335 - - 328 - - 327 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -4 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1482 - - -572 - - 45 - - -1926 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3515 - - 5850 - - 5484 - - 2932 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3396 - - -10260 - - -9427 - - -3921 ODpotential blCL - - - 5429 - - 15538 - - 14956 - - 4927 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 72 - - 75 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.1 - - 60.6 - - 61.1 - - 54.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.5 - - 38.7 - - 40.9 - - 45.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.7 - - 60.0 - - 61.3 - - 56.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.3 - - 37.4 - - 39.7 - - 44.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 79 - - 123 - - 17 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1029 - - 4274 - - 4525 - - 2 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 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] 98012 16 261 19 226 30 235 38 253 98012 90657 22 247 23 251 22 249 25 251 90657 84943 22 255 27 244 23 271 15 256 84943 80187 15 257 22 244 22 263 19 283 80187 76120 6 305 16 234 20 247 20 287 76120 72542 17 304 13 288 11 250 16 285 72542 69300 19 287 18 281 18 283 19 294 69300 66323 24 291 21 282 22 284 21 295 66323 63561 32 288 29 292 29 293 26 298 63561 60881 36 281 36 288 37 287 34 294 60881 58095 38 280 42 281 41 283 39 289 58095 55216 47 284 46 283 47 283 46 286 55216 52482 59 290 55 284 55 279 55 282 52482 50031 72 289 62 282 62 282 62 279 50031 47834 78 285 70 282 68 283 65 276 47834 45838 80 283 78 282 71 282 69 275 45838 44012 80 283 80 280 72 282 73 275 44012 42328 78 288 76 281 72 281 73 276 42328 40763 77 296 75 285 72 282 71 279 40763 39297 80 306 74 290 70 284 71 280 39297 37918 82 311 72 296 67 287 68 280 37918 36586 78 312 69 300 65 292 66 281 36586 35231 71 313 64 300 63 296 63 284 35231 33823 67 312 61 300 62 298 62 286 33823 32362 64 311 60 302 62 298 61 286 32362 30834 64 309 61 304 60 298 59 288 30834 29227 62 308 59 303 60 297 56 290 29227 27542 58 305 56 300 57 295 52 291 27542 25780 57 301 53 296 55 293 49 290 25780 23936 58 296 51 294 51 295 46 292 23936 22014 56 293 49 292 48 296 44 295 22014 20009 53 292 47 292 46 296 40 299 20009 17917 50 295 43 292 41 296 38 300 17917 15788 46 297 39 294 37 293 36 299 15788 13739 42 297 35 297 31 290 33 297 13739 11879 38 301 32 301 27 291 29 293 11879 10233 35 308 30 306 25 296 25 298 10233 8776 32 314 27 312 24 304 24 308 8776 7491 30 322 27 321 22 318 20 314 7491 6363 28 329 26 327 16*326 16 318 6363 5373 26 333 19*331 14*328 10 317 5373 4502 20 343 15*334 13 328 8 321 4502 3732 16 351 12 335 13 328 9 328 3732 3042 13 358 11 335 12 328 11 334 3042 2432 12*008 11 336 12 328 12 337 2432 1923 11*009 10 336 11 328 12 338 1923 1532 9 008 10 336 11 328 12 338 1532 1263 9 008 9 336 10 328 10 337 1263 1099 8 007 9 336 9 328 8 334 1099 1006 7 007 7 336 7 328 4*327 1006 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