DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/20 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.7 - - 61.6 - - 60.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 18 - - 18 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 771 - - 905 - - 624 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 991 - - 990 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1775 - - 1909 - - 1628 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1025 - - 709 - - 1381 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 103 - - 111 - - 65 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 16 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 062 - - 058 - - 066 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 8 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 642 - - 684 - - 409 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1133 - - 1225 - - 1219 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 239 - - 277 - - -44 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1536 - - 1632 - - 1672 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 310 - - 250 - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.7 - - 61.6 - - 60.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.9 - - 59.5 - - 58.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 64.8 - - 61.7 - - 60.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.6 - - 59.1 - - 58.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 18 - - 18 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 771 - - 905 - - 624 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - 11 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] 98199 3 168 3 234 3 327 98199 90881 3 262 3 294 6 310 90881 85201 7 250 12 276 10 289 85201 80464 8 262 18 277 13 283 80464 76392 5 294 6 254 12 272 76392 72815 11 322 3 325 7 289 72815 69584 13 305 11 320 9 316 69584 66614 11 286 12 301 14 300 66614 63859 10 289 11 294 12 285 63859 61178 13 299 15 300 14 310 61178 58394 17 285 21 281 19 293 58394 55546 17 273 20 267 20 281 55546 52845 25 293 21 278 23 265 52845 50418 32 285 28 282 26 272 50418 48250 43 274 40 277 32 274 48250 46283 43 250 41 247 37 267 46283 44479 39 246 41 245 43 267 44479 42811 36 260 47 270 54 265 42811 41255 43 276 51 266 57 260 41255 39788 51 278 47 266 58 264 39788 38398 51 270 44 261 58 271 38398 37048 44 265 43 262 59 277 37048 35670 44 265 46 268 56 281 35670 34234 44 262 49 271 50 285 34234 32744 40 253 46 271 45 287 32744 31185 34 241 34 272 36 273 31185 29547 32 241 33 272 36 265 29547 27834 29 243 36 268 38 265 27834 26046 25 246 39 268 31 268 26046 24183 25 252 37 268 23 272 24183 22244 24 250 31 267 23 262 22244 20226 28 255 28 266 20 256 20226 18127 33 257 29 262 21 268 18127 15989 39 247 32 254 19 289 15989 13933 33 257 27 243 15 295 13933 12066 29 262 9 256 11 303 12066 10408 23 269 6 281 8 306 10408 8936 15 287 7 265 5 283 8936 7629 11 292 7 279 4 222 7629 6470 11 279 7 286 7 205 6470 5444 11 239 4 268 8 166 5444 4542 6 221 2 114 17 108 4542 3754 3 126 10 083 26 079 3754 3054 10 085 18 076 30 069 3054 2439 16 066 22 063 29 067 2439 1927 16*064 20*060 25*066 1927 1535 15*062 19*059 22*066 1535 1265 14 062 17 058 19 066 1265 1101 12 061 14 058 16 065 1101 1006 9 060 11 057 11 065 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