DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/29 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.9 - - 72.1 - - 64.9 - - 60.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 17 - - 117 - - -4 - - 12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 442 - - 2261 - - 1174 - - 894 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 990 - - 1963 - - 990 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1446 - - 3265 - - 2178 - - 1898 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 442 - - 1690 - - 1678 - - 662 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 91 - - 265 - - 82 - - 92 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 18 - - 17 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 234 - - 246 - - 291 - - 319 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 10 - - 9 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 5 - - -7 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1907 - - -2359 - - -20 - - -145 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3354 - - 5624 - - 2198 - - 2044 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7165 - - -4753 - - -1602 - - -3062 ODpotential blCL - - - 8611 - - 8018 - - 3780 - - 4960 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 98 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 390 - - 550 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.9 - - 72.1 - - 64.9 - - 60.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.9 - - 51.0 - - 58.7 - - 54.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.0 - - 71.6 - - 65.3 - - 60.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.2 - - 50.5 - - 58.2 - - 54.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 17 - - 117 - - -4 - - 12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 442 - - 2261 - - 1174 - - 894 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 40 - - 92 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - 10 - - 9 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] 96563 55 253 65 251 67 263 65 265 96563 89461 37 246 48 247 48 252 47 266 89461 83989 30 251 27 250 39 241 40 259 83989 79441 25 263 18 270 28 244 30 262 79441 75506 18 267 19 265 20 244 25 262 75506 72005 17 261 20 254 18 250 22 258 72005 68825 20 261 22 254 17 270 19 246 68825 65896 24 267 24 258 21 276 19 268 65896 63168 28 271 30 259 36 261 27 277 63168 60514 31 263 36 255 40 250 39 269 60514 57736 35 258 42 258 46 256 44 261 57736 54844 47 262 46 261 50 261 48 259 54844 52083 58 268 59 269 62 263 59 266 52083 49606 68 272 69 263 74 262 73 267 49606 47389 69 268 73 260 73 262 76 267 47389 45386 62 265 67 260 75 265 80 269 45386 43572 53 260 58 260 77 266 82 269 43572 41914 53 259 56 261 76 267 72 268 41914 40381 54 260 57 260 71 268 70 278 40381 38949 51 262 56 257 71 267 76 283 38949 37601 52 259 55 251 69 263 81 282 37601 36295 48 256 54 250 67 262 80 279 36295 34963 47 255 54 254 63 263 76 278 34963 33576 41 245 54 257 59 265 72 280 33576 32136 40 240 51 257 56 266 70 283 32136 30630 41 246 47 257 55 267 66 284 30630 29048 38 251 44 258 52 268 58 281 29048 27389 35 256 42 259 48 270 53 276 27389 25651 36 261 41 260 46 269 51 273 25651 23837 35 259 38 260 42 267 49 270 23837 21947 35 255 35 260 39 269 44 268 21947 19975 34 251 33 256 38 272 40 272 19975 17916 30 252 33 258 37 268 38 278 17916 15816 30 263 33 268 37 265 38 279 15816 13794 31 263 37 266 38 263 40 278 13794 11957 37 253 40 264 39 265 42 274 11957 10327 41 251 44 258 41 266 40 268 10327 8880 37 248 40 247 42 262 35 257 8880 7595 26 244 35 243 42 259 31 257 7595 6453 22 252 31 251 39 254 30 264 6453 5439 23 261 28 250 33 246 28 272 5439 4547 24 261 26 248 27 246 24 284 4547 3761 26 259 25*249 23 253 23 299 3761 3059 30 256 22*247 21 271 23 311 3059 2441 33 246 19 246 20*279 21 320 2441 1928 29 240 19 246 19*288 20*321 1928 1535 24*237 18 246 18 291 17*320 1535 1264 19*235 17 246 17 292 15 319 1264 1101 16 234 15 246 15 293 13 319 1101 1007 12 234 12 247 11 294 10 318 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