DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/27 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.8 - - 67.4 - - 59.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 127 - - 18 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2159 - - 2276 - - 3 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1990 - - 990 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3163 - - 3280 - - 1007 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 913 - - 987 - - 198 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 276 - - 170 - - 5 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 345 - - 006 - - 342 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2090 - - -2431 - - -1494 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5253 - - 5711 - - 2501 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11189 - - -11182 - - -10568 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14352 - - 14462 - - 11575 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 57 - - 54 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.8 - - 67.4 - - 59.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 46.5 - - 46.1 - - 52.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 65.0 - - 67.3 - - 62.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 45.2 - - 44.8 - - 51.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 127 - - 18 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2159 - - 2276 - - 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] 98241 8 305 14 284 12 290 98241 90949 2 309 13 281 8 347 90949 85278 7 294 3 301 11 322 85278 80548 3 286 4 092 6 295 80548 76490 2 188 4 063 4 095 76490 72911 3 146 2 122 5 042 72911 69655 3 115 3 120 3 007 69655 66653 5 084 2 173 2 351 66653 63876 7 048 4 081 2 032 63876 61200 3 023 5 042 3 055 61200 58415 3 036 4 338 4 068 58415 55523 4 045 7 290 7 351 55523 52765 5 016 7 304 15 304 52765 50283 11 359 8 332 13 296 50283 48050 16 348 11 342 12 325 48050 46019 17 338 13 345 14 331 46019 44163 16 340 16 345 17 336 44163 42469 19 349 20 346 20 342 42469 40909 25 352 26 347 25 346 40909 39452 30 350 31 348 29 348 39452 38077 31 350 33 349 32 354 38077 36742 32 352 32 350 33 356 36742 35381 31 353 31 351 33 355 35381 33965 30 357 30 353 32 355 33965 32497 27 005 27 359 28 354 32497 30962 23 013 22 006 25 354 30962 29352 21 016 20 013 22 355 29352 27668 20 018 20 009 21 355 27668 25906 20 012 19 004 20 356 25906 24066 21 008 21 003 21 000 24066 22150 21 009 23 000 24 359 22150 20153 16 013 21 002 23 001 20153 18073 14 020 17 000 20 006 18073 15951 14 037 14 011 18 013 15951 13903 12 039 13 015 16 015 13903 12037 14 022 15 013 15 016 12037 10379 15 025 15 015 15 021 10379 8909 14 028 13 014 14 022 8909 7610 13 022 12 013 14 019 7610 6461 11 019 12 018 14 020 6461 5448 8 019 11 018 12 024 5448 4557 8 015 10 020 13 028 4557 3774 7*001 9*015 13 022 3774 3074 7*349 9*010 13 015 3074 2455 7 346 8 007 13 012 2455 1938 7 344 8 005 12 008 1938 1541 6 344 8 004 11 004 1541 1267 6 342 7 003 10 357 1267 1102 6 342 7 002 8*349 1102 1007 5 341 5 001 5*342 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