DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/17 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 - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.1 - - 82.0 - - 84.0 - - 75.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 145 - - 254 - - 115 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 815 - - 4795 - - 5687 - - 4 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 991 - - 4208 - - 4418 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1819 - - 5799 - - 6691 - - 1008 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2686 - - 1234 - - 854 - - 5557 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 200 - - 437 - - 359 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 108 - - 16 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 1 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 063 - - 304 - - 343 - - 337 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3020 - - -2311 - - -2267 - - -5986 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4839 - - 8111 - - 8958 - - 6995 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8731 - - -7111 - - -7359 - - -12060 ODpotential blCL - - - 10550 - - 12910 - - 14050 - - 13068 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 58 - - 58 - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.1 - - 82.0 - - 84.0 - - 75.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 55.6 - - 50.0 - - 48.2 - - 48.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.1 - - 80.5 - - 83.1 - - 79.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 55.2 - - 49.3 - - 47.5 - - 47.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 145 - - 254 - - 115 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 815 - - 4795 - - 5687 - - 4 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 7 - - 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] 98137 7 074 4 225 6 318 4 199 98137 90811 8 317 3 036 8 284 6 318 90811 85162 2 313 4 081 8 259 14 324 85162 80462 9 094 2 100 2 174 13 323 80462 76409 8 074 1 027 3 072 7 341 76409 72828 5 024 3 318 2 058 5 342 72828 69586 4 334 1 279 1 213 5 296 69586 66611 3 293 2 186 5 278 5 268 66611 63857 4 299 2 250 6 285 4 242 63857 61180 5 295 5 283 4 283 3 237 61180 58374 2 328 4 269 3 228 4 253 58374 55475 1 345 3 207 6 215 8 280 55475 52733 4 278 2 238 5 269 8 273 52733 50272 7 287 4 279 11 292 5 276 50272 48061 7 295 7 284 15 289 10 328 48061 46060 4 344 11 300 16 290 17 323 46060 44234 6 011 14 326 13 315 16 321 44234 42555 9 012 17 341 16 339 11 346 42555 40999 9 001 15 341 17 336 13 353 40999 39547 9 348 12 323 15 333 16 354 39547 38178 8 356 10 305 15 329 17 352 38178 36852 9 014 8 315 16 327 15 351 36852 35499 9 020 8 342 15 325 11 345 35499 34091 9 018 10 349 13 326 9 321 34091 32632 8 006 12 346 12 336 11 314 32632 31105 9 349 15 347 13 344 13 319 31105 29496 12 344 17 351 14 349 14 333 29496 27806 15 353 18 356 14 357 14 347 27806 26037 17 003 15 003 14 000 12 355 26037 24195 15 007 12 008 13 360 13 356 24195 22280 12 012 11 010 10 003 13 000 22280 20282 11 002 10 009 9 347 9 009 20282 18199 10 003 8 357 10 332 6 343 18199 16075 9 008 7 343 10 325 2 002 16075 14025 10 010 9 358 10 331 5 025 14025 12160 12 012 12 006 9 357 10 019 12160 10505 11 015 10 008 9 016 10 009 10505 9036 10 019 7 356 8 015 8 357 9036 7731 6 354 7 331 6*353 7 334 7731 6574 8 350 6*316 4*342 5 327 6574 5550 10 345 3*308 4 341 4 338 5550 4646 5 353 2 304 4 340 4 342 4646 3846 3 011 1 301 4 343 5 341 3846 3129 4 015 1 296 4 344 5 343 3129 2494 6 029 0 191 4 346 5 344 2494 1963 6*047 0 125 4 346 6 343 1963 1556 6*060 1 127 4 347 6 344 1556 1275 5 063 1 115 4 347 5 344 1275 1105 5 064 1 117 3 348 4*340 1105 1008 4 064 1 110 3 348 3*337 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