DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/13 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 36.4 - - 39.2 - - 38.6 - - 35.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 78 - - 120 - - 12 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1640 - - 3278 - - 3486 - - 1 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 988 - - 2709 - - 988 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2644 - - 4282 - - 4490 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1058 - - 2431 - - 1753 - - 4688 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 208 - - 304 - - 156 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 14 - - 14 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 346 - - 340 - - 349 - - 334 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -5 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 662 - - 1129 - - 1504 - - -982 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1982 - - 3153 - - 2986 - - 1987 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 366 - - 498 - - 669 - - -1743 ODpotential blCL - - - 2278 - - 3784 - - 3821 - - 2748 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 96 - - 99 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.4 - - 39.2 - - 38.6 - - 35.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.5 - - 29.0 - - 29.2 - - 30.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.2 - - 38.7 - - 38.8 - - 36.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.7 - - 27.8 - - 28.2 - - 29.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 78 - - 120 - - 12 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1640 - - 3278 - - 3486 - - 1 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 98 - - 85 - - 96 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 96026 36 255 44 251 50 252 47 265 96026 88877 16 263 16 256 22 250 22 263 88877 83389 11 266 14 252 10 292 8 268 83389 78818 4 304 10 256 9 285 9 290 78818 74874 7 332 5 322 9 253 8 292 74874 71375 10 309 11 320 8 270 11 275 71375 68177 14 313 16 313 9 325 9 259 68177 65205 18 311 17 314 16 328 8 322 65205 62431 14 310 16 297 22 310 20 322 62431 59742 16 326 13 285 23 301 24 306 59742 56920 26 316 14 298 22 295 25 299 56920 53961 31 307 17 309 23 295 25 305 53961 51115 31 312 25 315 26 304 26 320 51115 48549 30 316 30 317 27 316 32 330 48549 46248 28 322 31 318 29 321 38 324 46248 44160 31 328 29 322 28 321 36 315 44160 42244 34 329 28 328 28 328 33 319 42244 40476 35 329 29 330 30 334 35 326 40476 38838 34 326 30 328 33 336 36 331 38838 37312 32 325 29 324 33 336 36 334 37312 35886 30 327 28 321 32 337 32 334 35886 34522 30 330 27 320 30 337 27 339 34522 33152 31 331 26 319 29 335 27 352 33152 31747 31 331 22 318 23 332 28 356 31747 30315 29 335 18 316 17 325 21 359 30315 28848 29 337 16 310 12 310 15 025 28848 27329 24 334 15 307 10 292 17 055 27329 25748 18 336 14 306 9 284 18 055 25748 24100 14 335 13 304 7 290 15 044 24100 22383 15 339 12 313 5 298 13 039 22383 20599 17 341 11 324 5 318 12 041 20599 18741 21 343 13 325 9 328 12 040 18741 16805 21 329 16 318 12 338 18 026 16805 14839 18 316 16 314 16 343 23 012 14839 12954 18 318 15 303 20 347 24 003 12954 11242 22 314 17 323 17 360 23 359 11242 9717 24 315 24 331 15 009 21 349 9717 8362 23 329 19 346 14 356 22 351 8362 7159 25 343 19 354 15 352 18 359 7159 6094 23 349 17 355 16 347 15 357 6094 5155 20 355 16 353 16*346 16 350 5155 4330 17 358 16*349 15*348 17 348 4330 3599 16 354 15*344 15 348 17 348 3599 2943 15*349 15 342 15 349 17 348 2943 2363 15*347 15 340 14 349 17 347 2363 1878 15 346 15 339 14 349 16 346 1878 1506 14 346 14 339 13 350 14 344 1506 1249 13 345 13 338 12 350 11 341 1249 1094 12 345 12 338 11 350 9*338 1094 1005 10 344 10 337 8 350 4*334 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