DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/24 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 50.0 - - 56.5 - - 59.1 - - 50.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 76 - - 139 - - 56 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 554 - - 1012 - - 1049 - - 2 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 989 - - 990 - - 990 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1558 - - 2016 - - 2053 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 461 - - 374 - - 1077 - - 497 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 142 - - 213 - - 160 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 121 - - 151 - - 124 - - 116 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 289 - - -456 - - -1335 - - -124 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1269 - - 2472 - - 3388 - - 1130 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 210 - - -6523 - - -6884 - - -7955 ODpotential blCL - - - 1348 - - 8539 - - 8937 - - 8961 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 91 - - 76 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.0 - - 56.5 - - 59.1 - - 50.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.4 - - 49.6 - - 48.2 - - 49.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.5 - - 55.6 - - 58.7 - - 52.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.0 - - 49.0 - - 47.8 - - 49.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 76 - - 139 - - 56 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 554 - - 1012 - - 1049 - - 2 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 65 - - 4 - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 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] 97370 11 215 17 244 7 273 12 258 97370 90141 3 307 3 057 4 130 2 284 90141 84575 8 073 8 065 4 123 7 032 84575 79966 12 082 6 067 4 090 8 048 79966 76006 10 076 10 084 3 101 7 057 76006 72504 9 095 9 082 3 149 5 048 72504 69323 9 094 7 100 3 142 1 322 69323 66389 6 047 8 057 2 076 2 082 66389 63664 7 334 9 030 4 318 4 010 63664 61030 6 321 6 008 5 255 3 306 61030 58291 11 334 10 345 4 326 7 323 58291 55463 19 321 17 317 14 319 16 315 55463 52774 19 336 16 320 17 336 20 320 52774 50348 30 334 27 324 32 332 28 314 50348 48164 38 322 36 316 37 325 29 314 48164 46178 38 319 36 313 37 326 29 315 46178 44357 34 327 33 316 38 324 28 322 44357 42672 39 333 34 328 39 322 31 325 42672 41104 48 333 39 333 40 317 36 325 41104 39633 54 333 43 333 38 316 33 323 39633 38249 59 327 49 324 34 320 29 324 38249 36915 60 325 50 317 34 326 28 325 36915 35560 49 333 46 328 37 321 28 320 35560 34150 42 348 35 333 32 322 26 321 34150 32685 40 357 26 341 28 321 26 323 32685 31148 39 357 25 350 26 323 28 321 31148 29527 38 353 27 348 25 330 26 325 29527 27825 38 356 32 343 25 334 26 329 27825 26040 35 344 34 343 29 334 26 331 26040 24173 36 337 33 338 30 338 27 332 24173 22227 34 339 33 337 29 343 24 341 22227 20199 30 346 30 342 25 349 21 351 20199 18088 23 350 20 355 19 356 16 352 18088 15940 16 351 15 359 14 358 13 355 15940 13874 12 355 10 000 8 355 8 356 13874 12001 6 356 4 003 4 311 4 340 12001 10347 4 344 3 010 2 283 2 353 10347 8884 1 286 0 021 1 216 1 158 8884 7585 1 165 1 155 2 163 3 178 7585 6435 2 128 4 117 4 161 5 182 6435 5419 5 127 7 131 5 190 7 185 5419 4527 4 132 5 149 5 225 7 201 4527 3744 2 228 4 221 4 247 6 206 3744 3047 3 208 5 211 3 242 5 186 3047 2432 3 197 4*176 2*159 6 163 2432 1920 4*125 4*157 4*128 6 143 1920 1529 4*121 4 153 5 125 8 130 1529 1261 4 121 4 150 5 123 8 122 1261 1099 4 120 4 147 5 123 8*119 1099 1006 4 121 4 147 4 122 4*116 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