DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/17 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 48.2 - - 50.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 178 - - 51 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2408 - - 2551 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2287 - - 989 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3412 - - 3555 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 880 - - 798 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 311 - - 214 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 16 - - 9 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 001 - - 279 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2499 - - -2609 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5911 - - 6165 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -13935 - - -14710 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17347 - - 18265 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 52 - - 60 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 48.2 - - 50.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 26.3 - - 27.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 47.2 - - 50.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 25.2 - - 26.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 178 - - 51 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2408 - - 2551 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 97539 12 271 14 245 97539 90246 5 245 12 285 90246 84651 6 271 13 277 84651 79989 8 255 13 262 79989 75955 1 246 9 276 75955 72398 8 267 9 269 72398 69173 12 289 8 264 69173 66192 19 294 14 272 66192 63425 20 286 21 282 63425 60754 23 286 24 282 60754 57973 26 288 25 299 57973 55085 35 305 40 295 55085 52330 40 302 42 292 52330 49848 39 306 39 301 49848 47613 43 318 42 316 47613 45575 53 320 54 320 45575 43707 58 320 63 319 43707 41991 60 322 61 318 41991 40410 63 324 58 323 40410 38949 67 325 60 330 38949 37586 67 329 59 336 37586 36273 65 333 57 339 36273 34940 59 335 54 340 34940 33552 54 341 53 344 33552 32111 52 345 52 344 32111 30601 50 348 50 340 30601 29009 49 349 47 337 29009 27337 47 347 44 336 27337 25582 48 344 42 338 25582 23744 52 348 41 342 23744 21828 51 354 39 347 21828 19828 45 349 35 351 19828 17741 36 340 31 346 17741 15620 30 340 27 336 15620 13586 31 344 25 339 13586 11745 31 347 25 347 11745 10114 27 352 24 348 10114 8674 22 001 21 345 8674 7400 19 017 14 345 7400 6278 14 023 8 358 6278 5291 12 015 5 001 5291 4427 9 025 4 313 4427 3670 5*021 4*291 3670 2995 4*006 4*284 2995 2399 4 002 4 282 2399 1902 4 001 4 279 1902 1520 3 359 4 276 1520 1256 3 357 4 275 1256 1097 3 356 4 275 1097 1005 3 356 3 273 1005 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