DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/07 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.9 - - 70.0 - - 71.7 - - 61.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 98 - - 1 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 609 - - 1588 - - 2215 - - 3 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 990 - - 1411 - - 991 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1613 - - 2592 - - 3219 - - 1007 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 420 - - 477 - - 1359 - - 1339 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 134 - - 232 - - 124 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 15 - - 16 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 243 - - 246 - - 279 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 7 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - -3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2047 - - -1958 - - -1119 - - -1139 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3660 - - 4550 - - 4338 - - 2146 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7736 - - -5904 - - -4185 - - -5452 ODpotential blCL - - - 9349 - - 8496 - - 7404 - - 6459 blCL maxRH - - - 63 - - 63 - - 63 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 50 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.9 - - 70.0 - - 71.7 - - 61.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.3 - - 53.4 - - 56.0 - - 55.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.7 - - 69.5 - - 72.2 - - 63.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.3 - - 52.1 - - 54.9 - - 55.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 98 - - 1 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 609 - - 1588 - - 2215 - - 3 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - 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] 97527 43 245 38 257 42 243 44 250 97527 90258 27 248 37 253 35 255 29 263 90258 84637 20 259 31 242 32 260 25 270 84637 79954 19 266 19 247 23 253 21 260 79954 75918 17 253 18 266 18 263 16 263 75918 72337 13 245 16 269 20 269 21 271 72337 69093 17 272 18 280 21 266 22 272 69093 66108 22 275 22 282 23 274 19 265 66108 63326 26 283 25 271 28 265 23 273 63326 60625 23 282 28 259 33 265 29 275 60625 57817 26 287 29 256 37 253 38 276 57817 54918 30 281 30 260 34 259 42 265 54918 52152 34 274 36 266 40 264 47 262 52152 49667 37 272 46 264 51 268 57 261 49667 47437 49 270 51 265 58 264 59 266 47437 45410 55 266 58 266 59 269 72 269 45410 43554 60 268 61 261 62 266 70 263 43554 41845 63 263 60 265 66 271 66 267 41845 40271 54 268 67 271 75 271 77 280 40271 38817 66 281 69 271 78 268 89 278 38817 37459 69 276 69 274 78 269 89 273 37459 36149 62 276 67 275 77 273 86 272 36149 34815 55 277 65 276 75 276 84 274 34815 33429 50 284 64 277 72 278 81 278 33429 31992 51 290 63 276 69 279 76 281 31992 30493 53 290 63 276 66 279 72 281 30493 28915 55 288 62 274 64 277 69 279 28915 27259 57 285 62 274 63 278 68 279 27259 25526 59 286 61 277 64 279 68 280 25526 23716 63 290 59 282 65 281 68 281 23716 21833 59 293 61 285 64 283 67 283 21833 19870 53 281 58 289 62 283 65 284 19870 17823 53 273 56 286 59 282 57 283 17823 15736 53 274 51 284 54 282 53 277 15736 13726 49 274 48 280 47 283 50 277 13726 11907 44 282 43 279 40 283 42 276 11907 10297 37 285 33 272 35 277 37 276 10297 8865 30 288 25 268 29 271 34 277 8865 7588 24 297 20 276 26 275 31 285 7588 6453 22 298 19 273 24 283 29 291 6453 5446 22 274 21 268 23 287 27 294 5446 4560 22 255 24 260 21 292 26 300 4560 3776 18 253 24 254 20*285 25 309 3776 3075 19 260 22*252 19*280 24 317 3075 2456 23 257 17*247 18 279 23 320 2456 1939 22*250 16 246 17 279 21 316 1939 1541 16*243 16 246 16 278 20 314 1541 1268 15 243 14 246 14 278 16 310 1268 1102 13 242 13 245 13 277 13*309 1102 1007 10 241 10 245 9 277 7*307 1007 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