DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/28 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 - - - 60.7 - - 70.4 - - 70.9 - - 59.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 125 - - 25 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 288 - - 3535 - - 3689 - - 3 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 990 - - 2912 - - 990 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1292 - - 4539 - - 4693 - - 1007 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 235 - - 1835 - - 1977 - - 82 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 95 - - 315 - - 190 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 9 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 243 - - 234 - - 223 - - 157 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -4 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1472 - - -1405 - - -1782 - - -2953 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2764 - - 5944 - - 6476 - - 3960 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3736 - - -4461 - - -4623 - - -7399 ODpotential blCL - - - 5028 - - 9000 - - 9316 - - 8406 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 76 - - 75 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.7 - - 70.4 - - 70.9 - - 59.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.4 - - 48.1 - - 46.3 - - 46.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.5 - - 69.7 - - 70.8 - - 62.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.5 - - 47.0 - - 45.7 - - 46.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 125 - - 25 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 288 - - 3535 - - 3689 - - 3 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 6 - - 1 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 6 - - 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] 96643 33 241 42 253 50 262 49 266 96643 89508 20 240 24 249 30 255 36 261 89508 84001 18 261 17 262 20 247 24 260 84001 79429 16 257 15 267 18 245 20 264 79429 75482 11 259 14 263 16 251 19 262 75482 71989 17 278 16 265 15 265 17 264 71989 68824 21 263 19 254 15 270 19 267 68824 65904 18 240 21 253 19 270 19 261 65904 63183 18 250 23 250 23 262 22 260 63183 60541 23 252 21 246 25 255 28 256 60541 57773 30 252 25 244 30 253 33 256 57773 54888 35 235 31 243 36 247 41 254 54888 52130 34 235 35 242 40 243 41 251 52130 49653 37 242 38 242 41 245 42 251 49653 47447 42 242 41 244 44 246 44 254 47447 45465 45 240 44 248 43 246 44 253 45465 43664 47 240 47 249 42 250 43 250 43664 42006 44 242 46 246 43 250 40 254 42006 40468 49 245 46 250 44 248 39 260 40468 39027 53 242 48 251 43 251 37 258 39027 37668 47 239 47 249 41 255 27 259 37668 36353 40 240 41 245 40 256 24 263 36353 35015 36 244 37 247 37 253 25 264 35015 33628 35 251 39 249 34 252 24 262 33628 32194 36 256 42 247 33 251 24 258 32194 30697 35 260 35 248 31 246 26 244 30697 29126 36 262 31 254 26 250 23 237 29126 27480 35 264 31 260 26 261 19 257 27480 25751 33 271 29 262 26 265 22 263 25751 23940 31 275 25 260 26 263 22 268 23940 22047 30 279 20 262 23 262 20 277 22047 20068 29 279 20 263 21 260 17 274 20068 17999 27 279 21 268 18 259 13 256 17999 15887 22 293 20 272 15 267 12 263 15887 13848 19 279 18 268 13 269 11 274 13848 11991 17 258 18 260 14 256 11 273 11991 10349 15 249 16 249 17 249 11 268 10349 8900 14 242 13 244 15 251 11 258 8900 7614 10 228 12 247 12 259 11 247 7614 6472 5 211 12 252 11 264 10 246 6472 5461 5 237 9 244 10*255 11 241 5461 4570 7 252 7*235 9*228 13 230 4570 3785 8 259 7*235 8 225 13 219 3785 3081 8 267 7 235 8 223 11 208 3081 2459 8 268 6 234 8 222 10 196 2459 1940 8 265 6 234 8 221 10 185 1940 1542 8*253 6 234 7 220 11 176 1542 1267 7*247 6 233 7 219 10 170 1267 1101 4 240 5 233 7 219 9*164 1101 1007 4 239 5 233 6 218 5*157 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