DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/07 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 - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 43.4 - - 44.9 - - 45.6 - - 41.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 15 - - 44 - - 4 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1541 - - 2118 - - 2678 - - 1 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 989 - - 989 - - 989 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2545 - - 3122 - - 3682 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1979 - - 1432 - - 805 - - 2438 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 122 - - 189 - - 112 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 13 - - 13 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 306 - - 303 - - 289 - - 258 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 0 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 688 - - 905 - - 1161 - - -522 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1858 - - 2217 - - 2521 - - 1527 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 251 - - 501 - - 370 - - -1418 ODpotential blCL - - - 2294 - - 2621 - - 3312 - - 2423 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.4 - - 44.9 - - 45.6 - - 41.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.1 - - 39.0 - - 38.3 - - 38.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.5 - - 44.9 - - 45.8 - - 42.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.6 - - 38.3 - - 37.5 - - 38.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 15 - - 44 - - 4 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1541 - - 2118 - - 2678 - - 1 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 97 - - 57 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 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] 95849 75 257 84 256 75 263 70 250 95849 88877 45 264 48 260 49 257 52 263 88877 83511 31 265 33 260 35 258 38 275 83511 79033 22 260 27 252 26 268 25 280 79033 75142 15 263 20 253 23 273 17 278 75142 71671 15 262 18 261 21 273 16 282 71671 68506 17 259 17 258 19 264 19 287 68506 65582 17 268 16 263 18 262 23 281 65582 62857 18 270 18 266 18 256 23 266 62857 60198 24 269 20 272 16 266 22 255 60198 57410 29 263 26 272 23 272 24 265 57410 54514 31 263 33 268 30 272 28 269 54514 51743 34 268 36 266 34 272 30 269 51743 49241 36 272 37 269 36 274 30 269 49241 46995 37 274 37 272 37 277 29 275 46995 44960 34 274 38 273 38 279 32 281 44960 43103 34 279 36 276 36 283 34 282 43103 41394 37 285 34 280 35 288 36 283 41394 39811 39 288 33 281 37 291 34 287 39811 38335 40 294 32 282 39 291 34 296 38335 36949 42 302 35 290 38 290 38 301 36949 35615 46 304 43 295 38 291 40 302 35615 34269 50 299 48 295 40 289 40 302 34269 32883 51 299 48 292 42 286 41 303 32883 31463 54 301 51 288 47 285 43 302 31463 29989 56 302 56 286 54 285 43 303 29989 28444 53 303 54 290 55 285 41 308 28444 26827 50 309 51 295 50 288 40 319 26827 25133 52 314 49 299 49 287 42 327 25133 23361 53 316 49 301 50 287 41 318 23361 21516 52 320 47 308 48 290 41 305 21516 19594 50 326 44 315 42 297 42 299 19594 17585 49 330 42 321 36 307 38 302 17585 15528 44 339 40 330 32 314 32 308 15528 13541 37 336 37 343 28 326 28 314 13541 11729 33 333 34 341 29 333 29 324 11729 10114 29 335 31 334 33 335 33 331 10114 8676 22 333 26 332 33 336 31 332 8676 7398 20 323 23 325 29 336 26 330 7398 6265 16 330 17 325 22 332 23 327 6265 5269 18 321 17 317 19 319 19 321 5269 4400 19 311 16 306 15*300 18 300 4400 3643 18 309 16*304 14*294 15 281 3643 2975 16*307 15*302 14 292 13 275 2975 2385 14*306 14 303 13 289 13 275 2385 1893 11 305 13 303 13 288 13 275 1893 1514 10 306 12 304 12 287 12 274 1514 1254 9 307 12 305 11 286 10 270 1254 1095 8 306 11 305 10 285 8 266 1095 1005 7 306 8 304 7 284 4*258 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