DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/12 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 0959z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.0 - - 80.6 - - 76.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 123 - - 84 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3760 - - 3128 - - 4 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3082 - - 2389 - - 992 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4764 - - 4132 - - 1008 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2060 - - 2627 - - 4965 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 323 - - 271 - - 6 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 227 - - 222 - - 222 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 12 - - 6 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 932 - - 631 - - -1401 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3832 - - 3501 - - 2409 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 271 - - -256 - - -2980 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4493 - - 4388 - - 3988 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 90 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 840 - - 1590 - - 1660 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.0 - - 80.6 - - 76.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.2 - - 68.2 - - 68.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.2 - - 80.0 - - 77.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.6 - - 67.7 - - 68.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 123 - - 84 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3760 - - 3128 - - 4 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 57 - - 61 - - 59 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - 16 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] 98822 4 306 4 236 6 070 98822 91441 7 208 6 218 1 128 91441 85722 7 201 12 199 9 239 85722 80959 8 194 11 224 13 239 80959 76829 8 233 12 226 15 254 76829 73169 10 237 13 225 18 256 73169 69863 9 217 14 238 14 241 69863 66829 9 217 18 225 15 251 66829 64022 12 249 13 218 19 229 64022 61302 20 241 21 248 20 245 61302 58496 25 220 29 231 33 247 58496 55628 29 244 31 248 35 249 55628 52905 39 246 42 246 45 252 52905 50464 36 233 46 234 55 243 50464 48285 33 230 44 241 56 239 48285 46307 37 249 47 247 57 243 46307 44484 41 252 49 247 59 243 44484 42793 41 248 47 241 59 234 42793 41216 41 243 43 235 57 222 41216 39738 44 235 42 236 51 217 39738 38346 47 232 41 240 43 218 38346 36999 45 228 42 237 40 228 36999 35628 45 221 45 233 42 240 35628 34201 42 218 43 231 40 243 34201 32721 40 213 40 231 36 244 32721 31174 39 214 38 234 36 241 31174 29546 35 227 34 242 36 242 29546 27842 29 240 32 248 37 249 27842 26061 24 252 31 250 35 252 26061 24208 22 257 31 251 34 247 24208 22286 20 252 31 251 30 247 22286 20288 18 246 28 242 26 253 20288 18209 17 246 22 233 21 263 18209 16091 18 251 16 242 19 286 16091 14050 16 256 17 300 20 311 14050 12191 13 259 19 306 21 320 12191 10537 13 249 13 284 22 317 10537 9068 13 237 13 259 17 309 9068 7765 14 235 13 263 14 287 7765 6607 12 239 12 271 14 282 6607 5580 10*242 11 273 14 280 5580 4672 9*240 11*271 14 275 4672 3867 9 236 9*251 13 268 3867 3144 8 228 9 226 13 264 3144 2505 8 223 9 220 12 258 2505 1971 8 220 9 215 12 251 1971 1560 8 217 9 214 11 244 1560 1278 7 217 8 212 9 236 1278 1106 7 216 8 211 7*230 1106 1008 6 215 7 210 4*222 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