DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/23 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 - - - 51.0 - - 61.6 - - 64.6 - - 52.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 70 - - 147 - - 37 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 270 - - 1140 - - 2828 - - 2 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 989 - - 1229 - - 990 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1274 - - 2144 - - 3832 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 125 - - 2537 - - 1982 - - 332 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 109 - - 227 - - 195 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 9 - - 15 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 2 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 152 - - 165 - - 112 - - 092 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -737 - - -1675 - - -1737 - - -402 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2011 - - 3820 - - 5569 - - 1408 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8178 - - -6133 - - -8318 - - -7181 ODpotential blCL - - - 9452 - - 8277 - - 12150 - - 8187 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 72 - - 60 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.0 - - 61.6 - - 64.6 - - 52.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.2 - - 48.7 - - 44.1 - - 49.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.7 - - 60.6 - - 64.4 - - 54.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.6 - - 47.9 - - 43.5 - - 49.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 70 - - 147 - - 37 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 270 - - 1140 - - 2828 - - 2 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 41 - - 0 - - 0 - - 18 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 - - 8 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] 97385 9 232 8 251 9 284 10 304 97385 90160 5 041 1 100 4 030 7 057 90160 84626 8 070 3 076 2 082 10 075 84626 80025 10 103 5 111 2 284 9 066 80025 76039 12 076 9 115 2 244 9 029 76039 72509 11 042 12 085 7 168 5 335 72509 69317 12 031 10 065 7 146 5 305 69317 66379 10 338 11 031 4 101 3 327 66379 63645 11 302 14 345 6 026 4 323 63645 60992 12 280 18 322 13 351 8 338 60992 58225 15 293 19 303 18 327 14 327 58225 55364 18 299 21 298 27 309 23 317 55364 52636 30 328 34 322 33 320 25 325 52636 50184 44 311 45 316 47 318 46 324 50184 47999 40 300 41 304 42 305 43 312 47999 46013 33 306 37 315 35 307 35 314 46013 44180 47 331 47 331 46 331 52 342 44180 42485 62 332 56 329 63 327 63 335 42485 40905 65 330 60 325 64 322 66 326 40905 39425 65 335 62 327 62 325 64 327 39425 38032 72 340 65 333 65 332 62 333 38032 36691 73 342 69 335 67 333 65 336 36691 35331 65 339 68 334 67 331 70 335 35331 33918 58 333 63 333 64 328 69 331 33918 32453 51 330 60 328 68 323 68 326 32453 30920 49 329 62 326 64 323 67 329 30920 29306 48 329 63 328 60 330 59 334 29306 27611 38 328 54 335 58 334 53 341 27611 25838 32 323 36 334 39 339 41 348 25838 23988 25 327 30 325 31 322 29 337 23988 22062 18 322 23 320 29 325 30 328 22062 20053 15 317 17 306 22 316 25 324 20053 17961 13 323 11 297 17 301 21 319 17961 15837 9 328 9 297 12 292 16 300 15837 13797 9 358 8 330 9 305 10 300 13797 11944 8 013 5 352 6 315 5 324 11944 10300 6 051 0 300 3 300 3 313 10300 8843 5 068 3 169 3 225 2 232 8843 7551 3 028 1 151 2 190 3 162 7551 6409 2 038 1 041 2 049 4 127 6409 5403 4 080 4 059 6 052 6 097 5403 4523 3 111 1 064 4*049 6 085 4523 3746 4 167 2 215 2*097 4 112 3746 3051 5 186 4 212 2 107 4 158 3051 2436 6 181 5*194 2 113 6 160 2436 1924 8 177 5*169 3 114 8 137 1924 1532 8*173 5 166 3 115 11 112 1532 1262 5*155 5 164 3 115 12 097 1262 1099 4 151 4 163 3 115 11 094 1099 1006 3 151 4 161 2 115 5*092 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