DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/13 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 42.5 - - 49.1 - - 48.6 - - 38.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 27 - - 96 - - 0 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 307 - - 1974 - - 1436 - - 1 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 989 - - 1627 - - 989 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1311 - - 2978 - - 2440 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1541 - - 809 - - 1139 - - 249 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 86 - - 240 - - 74 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 15 - - 15 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 292 - - 279 - - 272 - - 270 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 6 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1067 - - -1011 - - -1806 - - -700 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2378 - - 3989 - - 4247 - - 1705 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5077 - - -5564 - - -6862 - - -7353 ODpotential blCL - - - 6388 - - 8542 - - 9302 - - 8358 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 74 - - 61 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 42.5 - - 49.1 - - 48.6 - - 38.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.9 - - 35.3 - - 33.8 - - 34.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.4 - - 48.7 - - 48.9 - - 40.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.1 - - 34.1 - - 32.9 - - 34.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 27 - - 96 - - 0 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 307 - - 1974 - - 1436 - - 1 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 95583 36 260 41 255 55 253 55 257 95583 88692 35 270 30 275 31 266 33 270 88692 83339 34 285 30 281 29 280 33 282 83339 78871 30 283 28 283 29 278 32 278 78871 75006 21 293 21 285 22 294 21 291 75006 71566 27 308 21 308 21 312 20 314 71566 68427 30 311 28 312 25 308 23 326 68427 65517 33 309 31 303 34 307 28 321 65517 62798 29 299 30 285 37 290 30 306 62798 60147 27 307 25 295 31 293 30 310 60147 57357 39 311 36 308 38 305 38 305 57357 54446 49 301 49 300 51 302 49 301 54446 51657 56 291 57 295 61 301 57 305 51657 49141 61 292 65 294 70 295 67 299 49141 46893 67 299 69 297 71 295 69 296 46893 44857 73 299 72 300 72 297 68 299 44857 42998 76 295 78 300 79 301 72 306 42998 41289 75 294 83 297 88 301 80 306 41289 39713 74 297 83 295 92 299 85 304 39713 38255 77 298 81 297 88 298 85 303 38255 36894 82 296 80 300 83 298 82 302 36894 35583 89 294 80 301 79 300 79 302 35583 34255 92 293 82 300 78 302 76 302 34255 32879 91 292 81 296 76 303 73 301 32879 31457 87 292 76 291 74 303 69 300 31457 29975 84 299 73 294 74 302 65 300 29975 28420 84 302 71 299 73 301 64 300 28420 26789 80 300 71 301 71 302 65 300 26789 25079 73 306 69 298 69 302 61 301 25079 23295 71 306 65 299 67 300 58 301 23295 21438 72 306 62 302 63 303 56 303 21438 19502 69 308 58 304 59 307 51 308 19502 17480 62 306 53 304 57 305 48 309 17480 15417 58 306 49 304 54 303 49 308 15417 13435 56 308 46 304 47 301 46 307 13435 11642 53 310 46 307 41 300 45 308 11642 10053 50 311 45 311 38 303 45 310 10053 8642 45 313 42 313 37 308 41 311 8642 7390 40 313 38 311 36 312 36 309 7390 6279 37 313 34 306 33 314 33 308 6279 5295 34 313 31 303 28 308 29 308 5295 4430 31 315 28 301 24 295 26 304 4430 3668 25 310 24 298 22 285 23 296 3668 2989 21 304 18*286 20*276 21 290 2989 2390 20 304 16*280 17*272 19 287 2390 1894 19 304 16 280 17 272 18 281 1894 1514 17*302 15 279 16 272 16 277 1514 1253 10*293 14 279 14 272 13 275 1253 1095 9 292 13 278 13 271 10*275 1095 1005 7 290 10 278 9 271 4*270 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