DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/02 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.1 - - 62.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 65 - - 24 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2867 - - 3681 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2044 - - 990 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3871 - - 4685 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 880 - - 718 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 249 - - 214 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 348 - - 349 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 375 - - 462 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3496 - - 4223 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7439 - - -7755 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11310 - - 12440 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 89 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.1 - - 62.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.4 - - 47.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 61.8 - - 62.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 49.1 - - 46.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 65 - - 24 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2867 - - 3681 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 79 - - 56 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - 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] 97800 21 252 25 235 97800 90503 23 239 22 255 90503 84880 12 235 15 242 84880 80218 5 296 9 204 80218 76197 8 272 10 263 76197 72646 11 220 16 258 72646 69443 12 245 14 252 69443 66497 15 276 11 253 66497 63759 24 261 24 268 63759 61115 28 242 32 243 61115 58351 28 254 31 256 58351 55477 51 263 47 261 55477 52748 64 254 62 259 52748 50301 68 250 68 256 50301 48108 78 252 74 258 48108 46121 90 251 83 258 46121 44307 100 249 90 255 44307 42630 103 245 87 253 42630 41062 104 240 83 254 41062 39585 110 238 79 254 39585 38188 110 238 74 256 38188 36834 102 240 73 257 36834 35454 94 240 73 258 35454 34021 86 238 72 259 34021 32537 86 235 70 258 32537 30984 92 232 69 258 30984 29352 94 234 67 259 29352 27640 80 244 63 258 27640 25849 64 256 61 258 25849 23982 54 261 59 261 23982 22043 42 260 55 263 22043 20028 36 261 48 268 20028 17935 30 267 41 272 17935 15804 28 274 33 273 15804 13754 23 269 29 279 13754 11896 20 271 21 273 11896 10252 15 281 16 280 10252 8801 14 300 11 308 8801 7520 15 319 12 334 7520 6388 16 330 15 350 6388 5390 17 340 13*351 5390 4516 15*348 13*351 4516 3744 14*349 13 350 3744 3052 14 348 13 349 3052 2439 14 348 13 349 2439 1928 13 348 13 348 1928 1535 13 348 12 348 1535 1265 12 347 12 347 1265 1100 11 347 11 347 1100 1007 9 347 8 347 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