DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/22 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 - - - - - - 65.6 - - 67.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 117 - - 26 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2410 - - 3954 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2078 - - 990 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3414 - - 4958 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2204 - - 1554 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 272 - - 199 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 014 - - 004 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2969 - - -2296 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6383 - - 7255 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10802 - - -9740 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14216 - - 14698 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 51 - - 56 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.6 - - 67.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 41.4 - - 39.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 64.9 - - 67.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 40.1 - - 38.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 117 - - 26 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2410 - - 3954 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - 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] 97332 8 228 5 255 97332 90080 7 137 4 199 90080 84527 7 109 8 156 84527 79915 6 104 4 154 79915 75931 7 086 4 143 75931 72410 4 073 4 126 72410 69221 6 043 3 112 69221 66284 12 353 10 029 66284 63569 10 293 12 315 63569 60950 5 303 9 286 60950 58211 27 323 21 329 58211 55362 37 304 34 314 55362 52639 37 303 36 309 52639 50179 38 311 38 312 50179 47963 40 314 39 314 47963 45938 42 320 40 329 45938 44078 45 326 49 339 44078 42357 46 329 54 339 42357 40754 46 334 53 336 40754 39255 49 338 51 338 39255 37849 49 338 53 341 37849 36497 46 333 54 341 36497 35128 39 335 51 342 35128 33716 37 337 45 337 33716 32263 34 336 35 330 32263 30752 31 337 29 331 30752 29166 27 344 27 332 29166 27501 27 346 26 332 27501 25755 28 351 29 332 25755 23929 30 357 26 343 23929 22025 31 359 24 351 22025 20038 30 004 22 350 20038 17961 25 006 20 348 17961 15841 23 355 20 347 15841 13799 23 351 19 349 13799 11945 19 360 17 354 11945 10300 14 353 16 356 10300 8844 14 336 15 348 8844 7559 13 341 14 347 7559 6425 12 347 13 001 6425 5424 11 350 9*004 5424 4543 9 359 8*004 4543 3765 7*008 7 005 3765 3067 6*013 7 004 3067 2450 5 014 7 004 2450 1935 5 014 7 004 1935 1539 4 015 6 003 1539 1267 4 016 6 003 1267 1101 4 016 6 004 1101 1007 3 017 5 003 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