DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/26 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.2 - - 66.4 - - 58.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 133 - - 26 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2802 - - 2648 - - 3 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2467 - - 990 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3806 - - 3652 - - 1007 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 531 - - 547 - - 2124 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 305 - - 191 - - 5 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 066 - - 042 - - 031 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1302 - - -1713 - - -1484 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5109 - - 5365 - - 2491 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9631 - - -9546 - - -10490 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13437 - - 13198 - - 11497 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 61 - - 60 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.2 - - 66.4 - - 58.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 46.6 - - 46.7 - - 51.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 64.4 - - 66.3 - - 60.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 45.3 - - 45.4 - - 50.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 133 - - 26 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2802 - - 2648 - - 3 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 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] 98520 9 282 5 254 15 303 98520 91185 3 186 11 270 13 293 91185 85470 3 034 10 308 5 286 85470 80696 1 317 4 323 4 025 80696 76597 3 169 2 132 6 051 76597 72990 6 116 4 141 8 049 72990 69735 7 074 7 130 6 018 69735 66751 3 055 7 082 4 035 66751 63987 9 075 8 053 3 006 63987 61310 8 352 9 012 7 046 61310 58517 6 270 10 307 11 352 58517 55627 10 340 12 281 14 332 55627 52881 18 314 13 312 18 314 52881 50404 24 322 22 343 22 315 50404 48174 32 321 29 329 25 322 48174 46149 31 323 31 314 30 323 46149 44303 37 331 34 312 36 320 44303 42607 48 322 37 317 38 323 42607 41032 50 323 42 329 42 336 41032 39559 54 330 51 335 49 340 39559 38171 60 332 60 335 54 341 38171 36825 63 331 63 335 53 342 36825 35452 62 331 60 338 51 345 35452 34026 57 334 53 343 46 348 34026 32555 48 341 43 349 39 353 32555 31023 41 353 35 357 30 003 31023 29414 34 001 29 005 25 012 29414 27723 32 010 26 009 24 011 27723 25947 29 017 21 009 21 006 25947 24091 24 035 20 005 16 021 24091 22165 17 059 17 021 17 043 22165 20162 10 054 13 049 19 044 20162 18076 7 062 11 060 12 051 18076 15952 6 071 10 050 7 027 15952 13909 4 047 7 052 7 028 13909 12046 5 020 6 034 6 019 12046 10388 6 009 8 009 9 009 10388 8915 6 014 9 006 10 009 8915 7609 5 017 10 014 9 016 7609 6456 5 013 10 021 8 023 6456 5439 4 010 10 026 7 040 5439 4545 5*060 9 037 8 049 4545 3761 7*065 8*040 10 048 3761 3065 7 065 8*040 10 046 3065 2448 7 065 7 041 10 042 2448 1934 7 066 7 042 10 039 1934 1538 7 067 7 043 10 036 1538 1266 6 067 6 043 9 034 1266 1101 6 067 6 043 7*033 1101 1007 5 067 5 044 4*031 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