DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/26 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.0 - - 66.6 - - 66.6 - - 57.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 17 - - 104 - - 7 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 108 - - 1099 - - 1511 - - 2 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 990 - - 990 - - 990 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1112 - - 2103 - - 2515 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 127 - - 1287 - - 2066 - - 248 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 53 - - 201 - - 98 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 7 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 5 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 268 - - 260 - - 291 - - 335 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 3 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1592 - - -2246 - - -1991 - - -1555 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2705 - - 4349 - - 4506 - - 2561 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10343 - - -4838 - - -6452 - - -6359 ODpotential blCL - - - 11455 - - 6941 - - 8967 - - 7365 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 80 - - 83 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.0 - - 66.6 - - 66.6 - - 57.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.1 - - 51.3 - - 50.7 - - 50.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.0 - - 65.9 - - 66.8 - - 60.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.3 - - 50.4 - - 50.3 - - 50.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 17 - - 104 - - 7 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 108 - - 1099 - - 1511 - - 2 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 20 - - 32 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - 7 - - 8 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] 96937 19 248 29 254 29 264 25 270 96937 89789 12 268 11 268 17 247 16 284 89789 84254 3 228 10 266 10 256 10 265 84254 79668 10 132 11 230 11 269 8 273 79668 75721 12 115 12 197 14 245 14 259 75721 72227 2 053 4 184 12 226 16 255 72227 69051 10 277 7 267 12 223 17 252 69051 66126 16 275 12 263 12 244 17 249 66126 63412 23 268 18 255 15 267 18 259 63412 60786 26 241 22 250 20 264 21 264 60786 58053 24 247 22 248 24 261 24 252 58053 55224 28 272 24 257 27 256 27 258 55224 52524 37 264 32 262 36 261 36 260 52524 50082 33 251 38 259 41 263 44 259 50082 47874 34 254 41 254 49 260 52 250 47874 45857 43 254 46 249 54 260 53 254 45857 44013 48 254 49 252 55 257 57 259 44013 42328 52 259 52 261 50 251 60 261 42328 40778 54 263 52 265 44 255 51 253 40778 39335 50 263 53 264 46 266 38 251 39335 37978 45 267 53 262 51 266 37 265 37978 36660 43 273 52 261 48 263 48 263 36660 35316 44 274 50 262 45 262 51 264 35316 33914 43 272 47 255 45 262 51 263 33914 32455 41 270 42 251 44 259 51 262 32455 30926 41 270 37 256 44 253 49 266 30926 29317 42 268 37 264 44 254 44 269 29317 27629 38 269 41 262 41 259 39 276 27629 25862 36 270 42 254 42 263 37 273 25862 24018 34 267 39 251 45 261 38 268 24018 22101 28 262 35 251 42 262 37 259 22101 20106 29 260 34 261 38 265 37 262 20106 18024 32 266 35 278 35 269 35 263 18024 15899 34 270 33 280 32 277 29 267 15899 13854 31 278 28 275 26 277 22 272 13854 11999 25 282 21 278 21 280 17 271 11999 10356 19 289 17 277 17 284 12 293 10356 8897 16 301 14 287 16 294 13 315 8897 7603 16 300 14 302 15 303 12 312 7603 6457 11 285 13 299 14 302 10 305 6457 5445 4 260 9 270 13 286 9 283 5445 4554 1 177 7 258 10 264 8 252 4554 3768 1 333 8 252 10 266 6 243 3768 3067 2 294 8 249 8*281 3 327 3067 2449 3 264 7*251 7*292 7 358 2449 1934 5 263 6*259 7 292 8 356 1934 1538 9 266 6 260 7 291 8 352 1538 1266 9*267 5 261 7 291 8 347 1266 1101 8*268 5 261 6 290 7 340 1101 1006 4 267 4 261 5 290 5*335 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