DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 10/04 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 - - - 60.6 - - 66.8 - - 67.4 - - 56.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 105 - - 11 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 605 - - 1694 - - 3143 - - 2 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 990 - - 1549 - - 991 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1609 - - 2698 - - 4147 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 645 - - 1021 - - 1857 - - 2305 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 129 - - 241 - - 172 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 11 - - 15 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 264 - - 284 - - 292 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 4 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 1 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1976 - - -1210 - - 578 - - -882 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3585 - - 3908 - - 3569 - - 1888 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8231 - - -4290 - - -2021 - - -1954 ODpotential blCL - - - 9840 - - 6988 - - 6168 - - 2960 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 72 - - 76 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.6 - - 66.8 - - 67.4 - - 56.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.7 - - 53.3 - - 55.2 - - 52.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.5 - - 66.2 - - 67.5 - - 58.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.4 - - 52.0 - - 54.0 - - 51.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 105 - - 11 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 605 - - 1694 - - 3143 - - 2 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 4 - - 49 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - 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] 97994 23 217 24 236 18 240 17 235 97994 90603 21 223 25 233 29 236 22 258 90603 84918 15 230 26 218 25 248 21 249 84918 80228 6 274 17 213 17 253 17 239 80228 76191 7 292 5 261 10 212 14 238 76191 72618 11 265 11 256 12 266 12 287 72618 69384 13 266 10 244 19 251 19 266 69384 66403 11 273 14 289 17 265 22 279 66403 63638 15 297 22 268 26 263 31 277 63638 60964 24 279 24 270 31 266 37 269 60964 58166 33 276 38 275 39 270 40 274 58166 55259 44 269 48 271 52 272 50 275 55259 52485 56 266 59 264 60 269 58 277 52485 49985 61 262 62 261 65 266 71 273 49985 47744 64 262 68 261 70 262 76 266 47744 45708 69 263 73 259 73 261 73 264 45708 43843 75 262 78 261 76 264 72 266 43843 42129 82 261 85 266 79 265 76 270 42129 40550 84 262 87 264 79 263 78 269 40550 39085 86 263 84 262 75 262 75 267 39085 37712 87 263 79 263 71 268 71 269 37712 36387 84 262 75 265 74 273 71 272 36387 35045 75 261 74 267 76 271 74 274 35045 33654 65 266 74 268 74 271 73 278 33654 32216 62 274 72 267 74 272 72 279 32216 30714 64 277 70 269 70 274 69 276 30714 29133 65 278 68 272 63 275 63 274 29133 27473 62 280 64 274 58 276 57 281 27473 25732 58 281 59 275 55 278 53 289 25732 23909 54 280 54 274 54 281 53 289 23909 22005 51 279 50 275 53 282 58 300 22005 20018 46 283 45 275 51 282 51 304 20018 17945 37 286 39 278 47 279 45 295 17945 15830 35 272 32 277 41 278 43 284 15830 13792 40 263 29 274 37 281 42 286 13792 11939 37 266 29 276 34 285 39 292 11939 10295 30 274 27 285 31 290 35 296 10295 8838 26 285 24 292 27 295 31 300 8838 7548 22 286 22 296 22 293 27 301 7548 6409 15 269 20 294 21 288 23 301 6409 5403 12 289 18 289 20 290 21 304 5403 4519 12 312 18 287 17*292 20 304 4519 3740 17 303 18 288 17*293 20 305 3740 3047 18 290 16*289 16 293 21 311 3047 2436 19 278 12*284 16 292 23 314 2436 1926 17*270 12 284 15 292 23 315 1926 1533 15*267 11 284 15 292 21 314 1533 1264 11 264 11 283 14 291 17 313 1264 1100 10 263 10 283 12 291 15 313 1100 1006 8 263 8 283 9 291 8*312 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