DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/27 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 53.6 - - 62.9 - - 65.7 - - 55.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 71 - - 134 - - 11 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 599 - - 1127 - - 1529 - - 2 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 990 - - 990 - - 990 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1603 - - 2131 - - 2533 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 414 - - 659 - - 2168 - - 146 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 145 - - 218 - - 111 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 8 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 113 - - 141 - - 150 - - 104 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -600 - - -1765 - - -1825 - - -729 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2203 - - 3896 - - 4358 - - 1735 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6008 - - -4934 - - -4063 - - -4002 ODpotential blCL - - - 7611 - - 7065 - - 6596 - - 5008 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 76 - - 85 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.6 - - 62.9 - - 65.7 - - 55.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.8 - - 49.6 - - 50.4 - - 52.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.2 - - 62.0 - - 65.7 - - 58.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.2 - - 49.1 - - 50.1 - - 51.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 71 - - 134 - - 11 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 599 - - 1127 - - 1529 - - 2 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 44 - - 4 - - 41 - - 72 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 - - 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] 96735 28 251 35 254 35 263 35 271 96735 89615 21 241 23 239 28 263 23 274 89615 84106 15 238 16 235 21 253 18 266 84106 79526 10 251 13 255 15 256 15 255 79526 75574 10 240 12 262 13 264 10 249 75574 72079 10 228 13 250 13 259 8 257 72079 68911 8 266 11 247 14 240 13 252 68911 65995 10 275 13 238 16 227 20 243 65995 63292 16 275 14 244 15 232 22 240 63292 60672 21 277 18 258 14 238 22 234 60672 57935 28 254 23 253 23 243 25 232 57935 55096 29 250 28 252 29 245 30 235 55096 52375 35 257 37 256 39 244 38 240 52375 49911 50 244 42 241 39 246 47 244 49911 47711 46 239 47 241 48 246 53 239 47711 45728 40 255 43 240 53 245 52 238 45728 43915 44 254 47 243 58 245 57 235 43915 42252 50 258 58 244 59 238 62 230 42252 40714 58 251 65 244 60 234 63 227 40714 39273 58 245 65 240 60 235 60 224 39273 37907 51 237 65 231 60 237 57 226 37907 36580 47 239 64 229 59 233 57 230 36580 35228 45 245 62 232 59 230 56 231 35228 33825 44 248 50 230 55 234 54 228 33825 32375 43 251 42 237 48 239 49 225 32375 30857 45 250 35 249 49 238 43 228 30857 29255 46 252 32 259 50 238 40 229 29255 27572 46 255 40 257 47 243 43 231 27572 25805 45 255 42 255 44 242 44 234 25805 23964 39 250 39 244 46 235 47 225 23964 22049 31 252 36 236 42 228 46 225 22049 20052 31 264 33 235 36 226 42 226 20052 17966 32 261 23 239 30 226 36 226 17966 15840 29 252 21 239 24 219 33 228 15840 13796 21 241 17 227 20 210 27 229 13796 11945 17 216 18 206 21 211 21 228 11945 10309 13 208 17 197 19 209 18 227 10309 8863 10 201 15 189 15 196 15 218 8863 7582 9 178 15 176 14 188 13 199 7582 6447 8 156 14 169 12 186 11 185 6447 5443 6 153 12 169 11 194 9 190 5443 4556 7 172 12 172 11 198 9 199 4556 3771 8 178 12 175 11 191 11 199 3771 3069 11 165 13 170 11*178 11 187 3069 2449 17 138 13*156 9*155 12 161 2449 1933 18*124 9*142 8 150 13 138 1933 1537 14*115 9 141 8 150 12 125 1537 1265 13 113 8 140 7 149 10 118 1265 1100 11 113 8 141 7 148 8 111 1100 1006 9 112 7 140 5 146 4*104 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