DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/03 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 - - - - - - 60.7 - - 61.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 134 - - 29 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3547 - - 2946 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2996 - - 990 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4551 - - 3950 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 520 - - 811 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 329 - - 201 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 090 - - 101 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 528 - - -413 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4023 - - 4363 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8242 - - -9697 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12793 - - 13647 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 77 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 60.7 - - 61.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 46.8 - - 45.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 60.0 - - 61.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 45.5 - - 44.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 134 - - 29 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3547 - - 2946 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 28 - - 8 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 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] 97889 22 228 27 243 97889 90559 15 208 22 227 90559 84908 13 213 18 220 84908 80204 17 211 15 232 80204 76157 6 220 11 274 76157 72592 5 262 13 278 72592 69372 12 280 13 262 69372 66407 16 277 14 252 66407 63658 21 274 19 258 63658 61002 27 262 26 261 61002 58231 31 263 35 256 58231 55364 43 260 45 256 55364 52646 55 258 57 260 52646 50215 63 259 68 259 50215 48033 67 261 73 256 48033 46040 68 261 73 256 46040 44206 70 261 72 257 44206 42515 72 260 72 260 42515 40950 72 258 72 259 40950 39484 71 258 74 260 39484 38101 71 258 74 262 38101 36760 72 257 74 261 36760 35393 72 255 74 261 35393 33970 71 259 67 262 33970 32499 64 261 56 262 32499 30962 54 262 53 263 30962 29346 48 266 50 264 29346 27649 45 269 46 264 27649 25875 41 269 43 264 25875 24024 39 268 40 267 24024 22098 37 272 37 271 22098 20093 34 278 32 271 20093 18003 27 285 27 271 18003 15870 18 300 20 274 15870 13815 14 311 12 275 13815 11950 13 323 10 293 11950 10297 14 337 12 325 10297 8832 9 340 12 343 8832 7536 4 348 7 348 7536 6392 5 052 2 348 6392 5387 7*066 6 110 5387 4508 8*086 10*104 4508 3737 8 088 11*103 3737 3046 9 090 11 102 3046 2436 9 091 10 101 2436 1926 9 091 10 101 1926 1534 8 092 10 101 1534 1264 8 093 9 101 1264 1100 8 092 8 101 1100 1006 7 093 7 100 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