DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 10/25 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 - - - 0655z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 54.6 - - 63.1 - - 65.1 - - 55.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 92 - - -4 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 122 - - 939 - - 1228 - - 2 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 990 - - 990 - - 990 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1126 - - 1943 - - 2232 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 231 - - 990 - - 1881 - - 91 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 70 - - 185 - - 60 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 8 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 169 - - 186 - - 200 - - 139 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1313 - - -2164 - - -2780 - - -1551 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2439 - - 4107 - - 5012 - - 2557 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10649 - - -10479 - - -10545 - - -10834 ODpotential blCL - - - 11775 - - 12422 - - 12777 - - 11840 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 81 - - 91 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.6 - - 63.1 - - 65.1 - - 55.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.0 - - 49.1 - - 47.1 - - 48.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.6 - - 62.6 - - 65.6 - - 59.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.3 - - 48.1 - - 46.4 - - 47.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 92 - - -4 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 122 - - 939 - - 1228 - - 2 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 9 - - 25 - - 65 - - 0 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] 97150 11 303 19 265 14 254 18 265 97150 89996 4 157 11 300 8 262 7 280 89996 84493 10 095 4 256 8 252 6 354 84493 79913 11 087 8 141 6 201 5 330 79913 75937 10 094 10 128 6 157 2 208 75937 72408 5 102 8 137 3 159 7 157 72408 69220 4 215 1 149 2 119 6 181 69220 66304 9 223 8 270 5 340 2 259 66304 63605 10 215 13 239 11 265 11 277 63605 60988 8 247 15 226 17 247 17 275 60988 58254 10 257 15 237 21 240 22 264 58254 55424 15 288 12 275 21 255 25 256 55424 52735 24 284 22 283 23 270 28 267 52735 50318 28 280 29 279 34 283 36 278 50318 48139 25 280 30 274 35 272 39 275 48139 46144 25 284 27 275 33 274 37 265 46144 44304 27 284 37 279 39 280 41 272 44304 42608 26 292 47 277 50 279 48 277 42608 41048 38 292 52 278 55 281 47 286 41048 39600 35 289 48 278 54 281 43 291 39600 38234 31 296 38 281 48 276 37 295 38234 36906 31 307 35 288 47 278 33 303 36906 35550 29 315 35 288 47 283 31 300 35550 34137 23 320 37 287 42 284 29 303 34137 32668 19 307 33 287 34 282 28 306 32668 31128 20 302 30 291 28 290 26 306 31128 29506 23 300 29 295 33 294 26 305 29506 27803 24 301 29 300 34 291 24 297 27803 26023 18 296 24 300 27 296 22 286 26023 24171 15 288 22 301 25 304 31 284 24171 22245 14 277 24 299 22 309 25 273 22245 20236 10 291 19 298 20 307 16 290 20236 18139 12 312 14 297 16 298 12 296 18139 15997 10 305 10 296 12 289 10 278 15997 13929 9 303 5 302 10 285 9 288 13929 12050 8 303 5 297 11 301 7 304 12050 10385 4 291 6 277 10 303 7 315 10385 8914 2 239 9 253 9 286 7 306 8914 7613 5 237 11 243 10 256 8 277 7613 6461 8 235 11 233 11 240 9 260 6461 5445 7 230 10 225 11 231 10 252 5445 4553 5 238 9 222 12 228 12 239 4553 3768 5 239 10 217 13 224 13 230 3768 3067 6 204 12 209 12 217 12 225 3067 2448 10 200 12*202 10*209 9 213 2448 1933 11 192 10*194 8*201 6 187 1933 1537 11 182 8 185 7 200 6 165 1537 1266 10*177 7 183 7 199 6 154 1266 1100 5*170 7 183 6 198 6 143 1100 1006 4 169 6 182 4 198 5*139 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