DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/11 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 45.9 - - 55.3 - - 55.0 - - 49.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 87 - - -6 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 116 - - 1006 - - 843 - - 2 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 989 - - 990 - - 990 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1120 - - 2010 - - 1847 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 193 - - 1193 - - 2291 - - 509 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 57 - - 185 - - 46 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 7 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 147 - - 151 - - 089 - - 017 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1192 - - -1365 - - -1585 - - -1497 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2312 - - 3375 - - 3432 - - 2503 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7919 - - -3992 - - -4078 - - -3916 ODpotential blCL - - - 9039 - - 6002 - - 5925 - - 4922 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 94 - - 100 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.9 - - 55.3 - - 55.0 - - 49.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.4 - - 44.0 - - 43.3 - - 42.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.9 - - 54.8 - - 55.6 - - 51.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.8 - - 43.0 - - 42.5 - - 41.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 87 - - -6 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 116 - - 1006 - - 843 - - 2 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 3 - - 76 - - 101 - - 95 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 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] 95977 64 259 61 250 64 261 65 264 95977 88889 34 274 42 261 41 267 36 272 88889 83430 22 280 27 272 23 279 21 265 83430 78886 23 294 17 277 21 290 19 275 78886 74946 25 291 15 291 20 293 18 297 74946 71435 20 269 17 298 16 297 19 305 71435 68231 13 281 21 293 16 306 19 297 68231 65270 17 303 22 289 20 304 21 307 65270 62511 24 299 22 286 22 290 28 306 62511 59820 30 278 26 279 29 282 29 298 59820 56997 31 279 30 276 33 280 34 288 56997 54061 41 280 40 271 40 280 40 275 54061 51256 45 269 45 266 47 266 40 275 51256 48731 48 264 46 266 47 263 43 279 48731 46475 48 264 47 261 49 263 44 275 46475 44437 50 269 48 257 54 260 43 271 44437 42574 60 260 53 250 56 254 45 271 42574 40855 64 254 48 252 49 245 46 271 40855 39258 71 255 57 266 47 255 47 268 39258 37771 88 244 78 247 64 256 45 261 37771 36383 72 243 79 233 77 241 43 258 36383 35053 74 251 73 237 75 229 43 255 35053 33714 82 247 79 249 61 234 42 258 33714 32342 83 241 89 247 67 238 41 255 32342 30944 84 238 92 243 65 242 40 245 30944 29499 86 235 89 242 54 244 34 234 29499 27988 79 236 77 241 48 248 22 237 27988 26405 68 240 64 241 45 262 17 271 26405 24742 59 244 55 241 41 264 17 286 24742 23000 52 249 51 242 35 263 18 270 23000 21185 46 253 40 247 33 264 25 266 21185 19291 45 253 39 247 32 265 31 269 19291 17312 44 247 42 247 31 262 30 264 17312 15291 38 240 40 238 32 254 25 252 15291 13344 28 240 38 225 34 242 25 242 13344 11572 24 241 32 223 33 235 23 237 11572 9997 20 247 24 220 26 233 17 222 9997 8606 14 255 13 219 19 216 8 178 8606 7379 7 270 4 199 14 183 7 126 7379 6288 5 304 3 166 9 166 5 109 6288 5317 3 286 3 169 7 154 6 102 5317 4459 5 246 3 174 6 151 6 093 4459 3699 5 226 5 164 5 145 7 085 3699 3018 3 187 7 159 5 124 8 072 3018 2415 4 167 7*157 6 100 10 059 2415 1912 6 169 5*153 6*092 12 050 1912 1525 8 158 5 151 6*091 13 043 1525 1259 7*152 5 151 6 090 12 036 1259 1098 6*149 4 148 5 088 10*031 1098 1006 4 146 4 149 4 087 4*017 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