DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/05 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.1 - - 76.1 - - 70.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 29 - - 42 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 554 - - 2320 - - 995 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 991 - - 991 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1558 - - 3324 - - 1999 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1196 - - 1992 - - 1803 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 105 - - 199 - - 53 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 058 - - 060 - - 068 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 12 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 550 - - 873 - - 719 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1008 - - 2451 - - 1280 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 142 - - 390 - - 156 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1416 - - 2934 - - 1843 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1560 - - 1000 - - 420 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.1 - - 76.1 - - 70.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.6 - - 68.4 - - 68.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.0 - - 75.9 - - 71.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.4 - - 67.9 - - 68.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 29 - - 42 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 554 - - 2320 - - 995 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 15 - - 15 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] 98990 11 121 5 174 2 048 98990 91492 7 109 7 227 4 359 91492 85706 4 159 5 304 1 351 85706 80920 3 179 4 317 1 053 80920 76808 3 251 5 343 7 038 76808 73199 3 360 4 014 10 025 73199 69945 9 025 3 040 6 019 69945 66952 12 038 7 056 8 005 66952 64181 13 020 10 038 7 347 64181 61503 17 017 12 016 12 349 61503 58712 19 338 17 334 14 331 58712 55832 24 329 21 320 21 326 55832 53106 30 314 25 307 29 318 53106 50656 25 301 27 296 32 322 50656 48453 27 308 37 320 44 326 48453 46458 39 315 47 319 53 319 46458 44630 43 312 49 312 55 311 44630 42936 42 308 44 308 49 304 42936 41352 41 308 39 312 39 310 41352 39869 39 307 38 316 34 324 39869 38477 37 308 35 315 33 328 38477 37133 35 310 31 324 31 318 37133 35766 35 309 29 329 29 314 35766 34343 36 307 26 331 23 316 34343 32865 38 303 25 331 20 318 32865 31320 37 300 24 331 19 317 31320 29691 38 300 23 329 20 318 29691 27980 37 302 22 327 22 318 27980 26185 29 306 27 325 20 321 26185 24309 26 312 33 317 21 330 24309 22368 29 317 28 315 23 329 22368 20361 28 317 24 322 23 321 20361 18268 23 316 21 321 24 315 18268 16127 23 318 21 318 26 311 16127 14058 27 302 24 317 26 317 14058 12178 31 290 24 315 23 329 12178 10514 29 286 16 326 20 338 10514 9040 24 286 12 337 13 337 9040 7730 18 284 9 350 10 339 7730 6565 14 285 10 012 9 002 6565 5534 11 290 10 033 10 025 5534 4626 9 299 10 050 11 044 4626 3826 6 315 10*056 13 066 3826 3112 5 002 10*058 15 070 3112 2481 9 058 10 060 15*069 2481 1955 10*059 9 061 15*069 1955 1552 10*059 9 061 14 068 1552 1273 10 058 8 062 13 068 1273 1104 9 058 8 062 11 067 1104 1007 7 057 6 061 7 067 1007 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