DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/04 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 48.8 - - 58.3 - - 59.0 - - 49.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 78 - - 137 - - 31 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 293 - - 2582 - - 2645 - - 1 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 989 - - 2255 - - 990 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1297 - - 3586 - - 3649 - - 1005 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 278 - - 1766 - - 1719 - - 104 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 115 - - 287 - - 178 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 12 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 247 - - 231 - - 218 - - 147 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5312 - - -6346 - - -6173 - - -7374 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6610 - - 9932 - - 9822 - - 8380 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16353 - - -16053 - - -15464 - - -18366 ODpotential blCL - - - 17650 - - 19639 - - 19113 - - 19371 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 89 - - 78 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.8 - - 58.3 - - 59.0 - - 49.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.0 - - 18.4 - - 19.7 - - 16.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.6 - - 57.5 - - 58.9 - - 52.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.7 - - 18.0 - - 19.2 - - 16.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 78 - - 137 - - 31 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 293 - - 2582 - - 2645 - - 1 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 55 - - 13 - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96322 13 314 10 296 13 295 11 335 96322 89262 10 335 11 268 18 299 13 325 89262 83819 12 315 10 281 19 275 14 299 83819 79272 17 288 17 286 19 257 20 266 79272 75321 19 267 24 290 19 277 16 273 75321 71804 22 280 30 271 28 278 24 279 71804 68613 27 261 30 254 33 266 29 282 68613 65689 28 261 27 257 30 265 33 281 65689 62984 30 275 27 271 28 272 30 272 62984 60345 42 284 36 277 35 283 30 283 60345 57577 51 277 47 272 48 279 48 287 57577 54723 52 270 50 269 56 271 61 273 54723 52016 54 277 51 274 58 269 60 266 52016 49582 62 280 59 279 61 276 66 281 49582 47410 66 277 68 278 70 282 71 282 47410 45442 68 279 72 275 79 280 76 278 45442 43635 73 284 75 272 80 276 78 276 43635 41960 77 286 75 274 74 277 79 275 41960 40395 77 286 77 279 75 277 82 273 40395 38927 76 285 79 279 78 275 82 273 38927 37546 76 282 80 278 82 277 80 272 37546 36212 76 280 78 278 83 279 77 272 36212 34857 74 281 74 281 81 280 71 267 34857 33455 70 283 71 285 78 284 66 260 33455 32003 69 283 71 288 75 287 66 262 32003 30483 77 282 66 286 70 286 64 266 30483 28887 83 280 63 278 66 284 63 277 28887 27217 85 279 72 275 61 285 63 281 27217 25474 81 280 65 269 54 288 57 283 25474 23657 77 277 65 272 58 287 50 281 23657 21767 75 282 64 281 58 277 49 282 21767 19803 67 286 59 283 54 281 56 279 19803 17755 63 282 56 278 52 278 58 276 17755 15660 62 277 57 275 52 275 50 275 15660 13637 52 277 50 274 47 276 51 272 13637 11803 43 291 40 278 40 273 47 277 11803 10181 39 292 31 287 31 263 39 272 10181 8744 32 287 26 285 22 258 30 267 8744 7467 27 283 23 274 21 251 29 260 7467 6337 22 286 19 264 22 248 26 245 6337 5342 18 281 15 256 19 242 24 231 5342 4473 17 275 13 250 17 233 22 207 4473 3708 16 271 12*243 15*225 22 197 3708 3024 13 269 13*233 12*219 21 194 3024 2419 13 265 12 231 12 218 19 188 2419 1913 14 257 12 230 11 218 17 181 1913 1526 13*251 12 230 10 218 15 172 1526 1259 10*248 11 229 10 217 13 163 1259 1098 8 247 11 228 9 217 10 156 1098 1005 7 247 9 229 7 217 5*147 1005 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