DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/18 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 - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.4 - - 81.9 - - 84.0 - - 76.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 151 - - 295 - - 145 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 624 - - 4160 - - 5289 - - 4 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 991 - - 3781 - - 4264 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1628 - - 5164 - - 6293 - - 1008 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 303 - - 1354 - - 1296 - - 5795 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 185 - - 436 - - 374 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 17 - - 24 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 064 - - 107 - - 113 - - 144 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -2 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -732 - - -2127 - - -1145 - - -4398 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2360 - - 7291 - - 7438 - - 5406 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5509 - - -6731 - - -4543 - - -8277 ODpotential blCL - - - 7137 - - 11895 - - 10836 - - 9285 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 64 - - 65 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.4 - - 81.9 - - 84.0 - - 76.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 61.4 - - 53.4 - - 54.9 - - 56.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.4 - - 80.2 - - 83.1 - - 79.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 61.2 - - 53.1 - - 54.5 - - 55.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 151 - - 295 - - 145 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 624 - - 4160 - - 5289 - - 4 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 60 - - 0 - - 0 - - 15 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 9 - - 9 - - 10 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] 98535 10 215 12 232 16 271 6 288 98535 91213 11 359 10 350 6 337 14 317 91213 85516 13 013 10 024 7 035 9 335 85516 80790 12 016 10 035 8 006 8 064 80790 76732 15 020 9 029 6 345 12 045 76732 73157 11 010 7 038 3 027 9 033 73157 69923 6 015 7 052 6 052 7 047 69923 66932 6 349 8 039 6 039 8 043 66932 64149 5 340 8 004 5 025 6 350 64149 61457 2 099 7 285 3 339 3 331 61457 58650 2 062 8 253 8 275 4 295 58650 55741 4 281 8 220 11 255 8 288 55741 52979 9 269 7 245 11 248 13 279 52979 50511 13 258 13 281 11 290 13 286 50511 48305 15 248 20 284 21 303 15 303 48305 46305 12 263 20 272 26 301 18 323 46305 44477 13 317 13 295 25 308 32 315 44477 42796 22 331 19 327 26 310 36 314 42796 41239 31 331 28 335 30 326 48 332 41239 39775 37 328 33 336 39 340 53 335 39775 38386 39 325 35 334 48 343 52 328 38386 37034 34 321 33 328 45 338 53 330 37034 35655 28 317 30 317 41 332 53 333 35655 34218 23 316 25 312 35 326 50 337 34218 32729 20 322 22 316 33 319 40 329 32729 31179 19 324 21 319 31 320 40 324 31179 29554 15 324 21 323 25 321 42 333 29554 27853 12 331 18 328 23 319 35 345 27853 26076 11 344 13 325 19 321 24 342 26076 24227 12 352 11 338 15 322 16 329 24227 22305 12 008 10 006 12 344 13 335 22305 20305 9 012 7 007 10 004 10 332 20305 18222 4 050 3 002 6 000 5 321 18222 16097 4 030 5 003 5 010 4 333 16097 14043 3 000 4 357 3 011 6 336 14043 12172 2 229 4 281 4 294 9 306 12172 10515 3 220 6 266 7 285 8 292 10515 9047 2 165 1 242 3 281 3 245 9047 7744 3 126 2 122 0 122 3 116 7744 6588 6 141 3 152 2*123 7 080 6588 5563 7 143 4*134 2*117 7 073 5563 4657 6 132 4*115 3 115 6 076 4657 3854 4 112 4 111 3 116 5 086 3854 3135 4 092 5 107 3 113 5 098 3135 2498 5 068 5 107 3 112 5 113 2498 1966 5*064 5 104 3 111 4 124 1966 1558 5*065 5 103 3 111 5 132 1558 1276 4 063 5 103 3 112 5 138 1276 1105 4 065 4 103 3 112 4*141 1105 1008 4 064 4 103 3 110 4*144 1008 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