DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/03 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 86.8 - - 91.6 - - 92.0 - - 82.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 90 - - 165 - - 79 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 756 - - 4262 - - 5695 - - 4 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 992 - - 3644 - - 4219 - - 992 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1760 - - 5266 - - 6699 - - 1008 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2672 - - 4225 - - 3341 - - 3468 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 173 - - 377 - - 331 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 15 - - 13 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 262 - - 253 - - 250 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 3 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3004 - - -900 - - 490 - - -1286 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4764 - - 6166 - - 6210 - - 2294 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5569 - - -3002 - - -1611 - - -3045 ODpotential blCL - - - 7329 - - 8268 - - 8310 - - 4053 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 75 - - 64 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 1880 - - 1950 - - 2100 - - 3150 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 86.8 - - 91.6 - - 92.0 - - 82.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 69.2 - - 67.9 - - 68.0 - - 74.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.3 - - 90.8 - - 91.6 - - 83.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 68.5 - - 66.9 - - 67.3 - - 74.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 90 - - 165 - - 79 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 756 - - 4262 - - 5695 - - 4 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 61 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 13 - - 13 - - 19 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] 99175 14 156 4 141 3 191 7 071 99175 91673 9 115 10 153 8 168 2 164 91673 85877 5 070 9 151 5 160 2 218 85877 81096 6 054 9 139 6 160 5 319 81096 76995 7 046 5 114 7 108 2 148 76995 73357 7 054 8 105 2 087 4 032 73357 70067 7 069 9 085 4 151 4 313 70067 67058 3 322 8 350 5 040 4 174 67058 64278 4 270 11 294 10 337 2 023 64278 61603 5 263 12 242 15 277 11 290 61603 58843 7 292 10 233 19 246 23 268 58843 56013 20 277 16 277 22 270 28 263 56013 53331 33 271 38 284 32 275 30 269 53331 50920 44 272 46 278 39 271 46 277 50920 48752 48 279 51 284 50 271 58 275 48752 46772 55 284 61 284 61 276 65 277 46772 44945 57 284 67 281 68 278 67 279 44945 43246 58 283 67 278 71 279 68 280 43246 41656 58 283 65 278 70 281 68 280 41656 40163 59 285 64 282 65 279 63 273 40163 38758 60 290 61 285 58 280 57 266 38758 37399 58 293 53 282 55 276 52 262 37399 36015 54 290 47 277 53 269 49 265 36015 34574 51 286 46 271 50 263 46 265 34574 33082 47 277 45 265 47 263 44 264 33082 31525 44 269 44 266 44 266 42 268 31525 29889 44 268 40 274 40 265 41 270 29889 28172 41 281 37 281 36 266 39 270 28172 26376 33 282 34 277 35 265 35 273 26376 24502 31 268 34 260 35 269 32 279 24502 22557 35 269 37 265 34 275 30 285 22557 20538 38 270 36 270 33 275 31 281 20538 18434 29 276 29 269 33 272 33 275 18434 16288 26 280 20 273 28 269 25 281 16288 14221 19 272 13 273 16 249 20 282 14221 12341 11 261 10 269 13 232 21 277 12341 10670 9 247 12 254 15 249 23 281 10670 9186 10 250 15 250 18 258 24 284 9186 7864 13 267 15 252 16 259 22 285 7864 6688 15 277 15 255 15*256 19 280 6688 5643 15 277 16*258 14*253 16 269 5643 4720 15 271 16*256 14 252 13 260 4720 3903 17 272 16 255 14 251 10 260 3903 3170 18 273 15 253 13 250 9 265 3170 2522 17 272 15 252 13 249 10 275 2522 1982 15*270 14 251 13 249 9 283 1982 1567 10*263 14 250 12 248 8 291 1567 1281 10 263 13 251 12 248 7 298 1281 1108 9 262 12 250 11 248 6 303 1108 1008 7 261 10 250 9 248 4*307 1008 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