DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/12 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 - - - - - - 74.3 - - 77.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 88 - - -8 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1091 - - 1201 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 991 - - 992 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2095 - - 2205 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 597 - - 2324 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 197 - - 90 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 213 - - 212 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1481 - - -1744 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3577 - - 3949 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4361 - - -4444 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6456 - - 6649 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 71 - - 87 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 120 - - 440 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.3 - - 77.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.9 - - 63.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.9 - - 77.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.9 - - 62.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 88 - - -8 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1091 - - 1201 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 48 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - - 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] 97037 40 262 38 276 97037 89925 36 272 34 277 89925 84437 29 279 30 272 84437 79885 19 289 21 272 79885 75946 17 297 21 290 75946 72461 23 306 22 298 72461 69321 26 312 22 306 69321 66447 26 303 23 312 66447 63784 25 294 23 310 63784 61202 28 309 25 311 61202 58508 38 305 37 305 58508 55723 44 295 46 293 55723 53068 46 295 49 293 53068 50664 50 298 53 298 50664 48491 53 300 56 304 48491 46502 54 301 60 306 46502 44659 57 302 62 304 44659 42937 59 301 61 300 42937 41320 58 299 58 295 41320 39798 57 298 56 293 39798 38358 57 295 55 293 38358 36964 56 290 53 292 36964 35547 52 288 49 293 35547 34088 50 284 42 290 34088 32599 45 279 41 287 32599 31060 42 282 40 286 31060 29450 41 283 37 285 29450 27765 40 284 35 282 27765 26001 40 286 37 280 26001 24158 40 286 41 284 24158 22243 35 283 41 289 22243 20246 32 277 36 290 20246 18166 25 281 31 286 18166 16050 22 281 26 285 16050 14016 23 288 22 296 14016 12163 26 297 31 301 12163 10511 24 295 31 295 10511 9040 24 276 26 286 9040 7734 26 250 21 271 7734 6576 26 243 26 250 6576 5550 26 244 30 244 5550 4645 24 248 30 241 4645 3844 24 251 28 237 3844 3127 23 247 26 232 3127 2492 21*239 19*218 2492 1963 15*214 18*215 1963 1556 14 213 16 212 1556 1276 13 212 14 211 1276 1105 12 212 12 209 1105 1008 10 211 9 208 1008 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