DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/30 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 - - - 49.3 - - 55.7 - - 57.3 - - 51.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 69 - - 47 - - 5 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 714 - - 1492 - - 1496 - - 2 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 989 - - 990 - - 990 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1718 - - 2496 - - 2500 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 565 - - 592 - - 707 - - 1579 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 153 - - 175 - - 99 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 8 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 4 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 026 - - 020 - - 015 - - 058 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -3 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -634 - - -1599 - - -2263 - - -2003 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2352 - - 4095 - - 4763 - - 3009 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7445 - - -7620 - - -7648 - - -8128 ODpotential blCL - - - 9163 - - 10116 - - 10148 - - 9134 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 100 - - 91 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.3 - - 55.7 - - 57.3 - - 51.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.9 - - 41.7 - - 40.5 - - 42.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.9 - - 55.5 - - 57.5 - - 53.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.0 - - 40.5 - - 39.3 - - 41.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 69 - - 47 - - 5 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 714 - - 1492 - - 1496 - - 2 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 31 - - 102 - - 65 - - 59 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 96218 58 248 79 257 82 258 72 260 96218 89225 44 254 50 252 57 253 57 264 89225 83824 36 268 31 255 39 254 43 263 83824 79303 34 272 27 266 27 261 31 267 79303 75395 31 273 27 269 25 274 25 271 75395 71928 23 273 26 267 24 270 24 283 71928 68764 23 285 25 266 28 280 28 279 68764 65836 34 276 29 268 36 264 31 278 65836 63106 37 265 35 268 37 260 39 269 63106 60448 34 269 40 276 38 262 38 261 60448 57668 43 271 48 274 42 269 47 265 57668 54783 49 262 56 267 54 269 55 268 54783 52041 53 260 63 265 65 273 64 273 52041 49599 59 266 70 266 75 268 69 271 49599 47425 65 270 71 265 73 262 69 269 47425 45459 71 268 76 269 74 273 76 272 45459 43683 71 266 82 269 86 275 86 277 43683 42065 67 271 76 267 89 275 108 282 42065 40558 72 278 70 270 87 275 112 280 40558 39134 77 281 70 277 83 273 109 278 39134 37779 76 283 73 281 84 272 106 281 37779 36461 74 285 76 282 83 271 94 283 36461 35115 70 284 74 280 74 268 87 287 35115 33711 69 280 70 277 72 269 79 284 33711 32254 71 274 70 277 74 285 73 282 32254 30730 70 274 70 274 71 287 63 274 30730 29130 68 278 69 268 67 274 64 269 29130 27454 63 276 59 266 66 269 65 267 27454 25695 56 274 50 263 55 269 62 273 25695 23858 52 268 52 278 49 274 50 283 23858 21945 51 269 53 286 46 282 43 280 21945 19953 48 278 46 284 45 278 39 275 19953 17884 46 283 38 286 44 276 35 278 17884 15774 44 287 36 281 39 296 39 280 15774 13738 41 287 35 286 32 292 35 277 13738 11892 39 292 34 287 31 280 24 265 11892 10259 35 304 27 292 25 269 24 259 10259 8814 30 310 22 301 19 284 17 260 8814 7532 27 315 21 319 17 296 12 287 7532 6393 27 331 17 340 14 316 12 312 6393 5385 29 343 14 348 10 327 10 336 5385 4500 29 348 12 350 9 345 8 013 4500 3722 26 350 11 355 11 005 8 044 3722 3030 20 352 8*004 9*016 8 061 3030 2422 16 002 4*019 8*016 8 062 2422 1916 12*022 4 020 8 015 8 060 1916 1528 10*025 4 020 7 015 8 061 1528 1261 9 026 4 020 6 014 7 061 1261 1099 8 026 3 021 6 015 6 059 1099 1006 7 027 3 021 4 014 4*058 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