DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/05 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 - - - 51.2 - - 51.6 - - 50.6 - - 49.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 12 - - 5 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1721 - - 1646 - - 1528 - - 906 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 990 - - 989 - - 989 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2725 - - 2650 - - 2532 - - 1910 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2169 - - 1982 - - 2195 - - 2268 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 105 - - 124 - - 93 - - 46 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 18 - - 15 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 229 - - 233 - - 244 - - 244 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 9 - - 8 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 968 - - 830 - - 851 - - 462 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1757 - - 1820 - - 1681 - - 1448 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 254 - - 306 - - 287 - - -106 ODpotential blCL - - - 2471 - - 2344 - - 2245 - - 2016 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.2 - - 51.6 - - 50.6 - - 49.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.9 - - 47.0 - - 46.6 - - 46.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.5 - - 51.7 - - 50.8 - - 49.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.3 - - 46.4 - - 46.2 - - 46.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 12 - - 5 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1721 - - 1646 - - 1528 - - 906 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 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] 95609 58 260 73 262 70 264 65 263 95609 88759 39 272 50 264 43 274 41 274 88759 83465 35 280 28 264 33 278 30 268 83465 79044 21 296 22 249 30 271 28 277 79044 75203 16 319 14 242 23 258 28 286 75203 71770 14 291 10 254 17 244 24 272 71770 68626 11 255 9 245 14 220 19 254 68626 65705 8 257 11 271 11 241 17 253 65705 62977 13 278 17 261 15 245 18 253 62977 60320 15 262 17 235 18 238 20 259 60320 57539 19 243 20 244 20 246 24 250 57539 54644 27 251 27 253 23 252 26 255 54644 51870 40 245 35 255 32 253 36 254 51870 49369 48 240 46 249 43 241 43 252 49369 47126 51 236 47 237 42 236 46 252 47126 45095 47 240 45 243 47 242 49 251 45095 43237 49 247 54 251 60 247 60 256 43237 41520 60 243 66 246 73 247 71 247 41520 39926 64 238 72 238 77 242 72 241 39926 38443 63 236 75 238 76 240 74 239 38443 37058 59 235 78 242 83 241 78 238 37058 35729 51 238 83 248 92 240 82 238 35729 34385 51 241 95 248 98 240 87 237 34385 32995 61 246 103 246 102 239 90 236 32995 31561 69 246 104 244 103 237 87 235 31561 30066 67 242 102 242 102 237 79 234 30066 28498 63 238 96 242 98 237 70 235 28498 26856 60 238 83 242 93 238 64 236 26856 25137 59 241 71 241 83 239 57 237 25137 23344 58 242 64 242 67 240 50 238 23344 21479 57 241 61 245 53 240 46 237 21479 19537 56 241 59 247 50 239 43 237 19537 17513 55 241 58 246 50 242 42 238 17513 15446 54 239 55 244 53 245 42 239 15446 13453 48 237 50 243 51 246 38 240 13453 11646 45 236 45 245 44 245 29 242 11646 10049 46 235 39 246 36 247 23 246 10049 8633 42 235 35 245 31 252 19 255 8633 7375 38 238 36 244 27 257 19 255 7375 6263 32 239 32 243 22 261 15 275 6263 5287 28 239 24 240 19 260 16 281 5287 4431 26 237 23 238 19 256 18 273 4431 3675 26 236 23 237 19 253 19 263 3675 3000 25*234 22*235 18*250 19 257 3000 2402 23*232 20*233 17*247 18*251 2402 1904 21 230 19 233 16 245 16*247 1904 1521 19 229 18 232 15 243 14 244 1521 1258 17 228 16 232 13 242 12 242 1258 1097 15 227 14 231 12 242 10 241 1097 1006 11 227 11 231 9 241 7 240 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