DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/16 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 55.0 - - 52.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 23 - - 13 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1405 - - 2121 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 990 - - 989 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2409 - - 3125 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3846 - - 2322 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 143 - - 140 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 24 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 297 - - 355 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 14 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 481 - - 1378 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1928 - - 1747 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -284 - - 602 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2693 - - 2523 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 220 - - 160 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 55.0 - - 52.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.0 - - 47.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 55.1 - - 52.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 49.1 - - 47.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 23 - - 13 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1405 - - 2121 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 50 - - 102 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 97439 10 270 17 255 97439 90261 15 257 12 275 90261 84688 7 255 13 250 84688 80021 6 239 16 254 80021 75994 8 214 13 253 75994 72452 8 275 13 273 72452 69239 13 240 18 269 69239 66263 11 243 19 240 66263 63498 23 263 19 244 63498 60829 32 258 18 263 60829 58042 38 252 33 263 58042 55154 49 257 47 250 55154 52422 62 252 58 247 52422 49966 70 234 71 248 49966 47748 77 232 82 241 47748 45716 88 233 86 233 45716 43839 98 229 89 230 43839 42095 106 224 96 227 42095 40463 110 218 101 224 40463 38930 109 216 106 224 38930 37485 108 217 113 222 37485 36089 109 216 113 218 36089 34672 109 217 106 218 34672 33207 106 226 110 219 33207 31700 113 224 111 218 31700 30136 118 224 112 219 30136 28504 121 229 113 222 28504 26808 115 223 113 224 26808 25045 110 221 110 224 25045 23215 105 220 106 227 23215 21319 101 222 103 231 21319 19356 96 230 87 236 19356 17329 85 239 56 242 17329 15294 75 246 28 268 15294 13352 58 249 19 330 13352 11588 34 251 23 315 11588 10018 22 253 18 307 10018 8622 16 264 19 306 8622 7381 20 278 18 317 7381 6279 26 290 20 336 6279 5304 28 296 24 349 5304 4446 27 298 26 354 4446 3689 26 299 27*355 3689 3010 25 300 27*356 3010 2410 22*299 27 356 2410 1909 19*298 25 355 1909 1524 16 297 23 355 1524 1259 15 296 21 354 1259 1098 13 295 18 354 1098 1006 10 295 14 353 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