DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/10 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 50.7 - - 59.4 - - 60.9 - - 49.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 97 - - 2 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 350 - - 1502 - - 2289 - - 2 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 989 - - 990 - - 990 - - 989 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1354 - - 2506 - - 3293 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 571 - - 1813 - - 2567 - - 136 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 97 - - 219 - - 90 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 6 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 320 - - 318 - - 305 - - 293 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -999 - - -2502 - - -3017 - - -862 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2353 - - 5008 - - 6311 - - 1868 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8664 - - -9550 - - -9001 - - -5875 ODpotential blCL - - - 10018 - - 12056 - - 12294 - - 6881 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 55 - - 47 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.7 - - 59.4 - - 60.9 - - 49.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.1 - - 41.1 - - 36.9 - - 45.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.7 - - 58.9 - - 61.1 - - 52.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.4 - - 39.9 - - 36.0 - - 44.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 97 - - 2 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 350 - - 1502 - - 2289 - - 2 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 96107 66 255 61 254 68 250 69 254 96107 89013 37 257 43 257 47 262 40 264 89013 83533 20 259 28 249 31 264 32 269 83533 78971 16 284 19 251 22 270 27 282 78971 75033 17 271 18 261 18 266 23 288 75033 71527 14 276 15 265 15 263 19 291 71527 68335 21 272 24 272 23 270 26 286 68335 65400 28 263 29 266 27 274 26 297 65400 62674 29 269 33 279 36 278 33 296 62674 60020 38 266 41 273 37 270 44 282 60020 57244 45 272 46 282 43 272 51 268 57244 54372 57 275 56 281 52 273 56 271 54372 51645 63 273 62 274 60 268 62 272 51645 49195 66 277 64 272 62 270 67 274 49195 46998 73 282 70 278 70 274 77 268 46998 45020 80 281 79 277 78 270 82 264 45020 43232 87 276 84 272 81 269 80 267 43232 41592 90 271 86 270 82 269 80 274 41592 40068 90 271 87 271 82 272 83 278 40068 38634 89 272 87 273 84 275 82 279 38634 37281 88 272 87 276 84 277 78 280 37281 35971 87 272 86 277 84 279 77 282 35971 34638 87 273 85 278 83 280 78 282 34638 33252 86 274 83 279 82 280 77 281 33252 31817 85 276 81 281 81 281 73 281 31817 30317 84 278 79 281 79 285 70 276 30317 28741 83 279 75 282 75 286 68 289 28741 27090 80 278 72 283 69 286 57 292 27090 25363 78 278 71 281 64 287 50 280 25363 23554 76 280 69 282 67 287 54 279 23554 21667 70 285 61 286 66 289 53 287 21667 19705 58 288 54 286 55 287 48 291 19705 17666 47 285 45 282 49 284 42 288 17666 15592 41 289 38 283 40 282 36 285 15592 13595 38 294 32 285 33 282 29 284 13595 11780 34 295 31 287 30 285 25 284 11780 10168 30 294 27 290 27 287 23 287 10168 8739 28 292 22 299 23 290 19 293 8739 7475 27 290 17 308 18 296 16 299 7475 6355 21 300 13 311 14 304 14 301 6355 5366 14 328 12 317 12 310 12 300 5366 4496 15 352 11 327 11 314 10 298 4496 3727 17 000 10 340 10*313 9 297 3727 3038 17 357 10*342 10*309 9 295 3038 2428 15 346 7*328 9 307 9 297 2428 1920 13 339 7 319 9 304 11 303 1920 1530 12*336 7 316 9 303 13 307 1530 1261 8*321 6 314 8 301 12 305 1261 1098 7 320 6 312 7 300 11*302 1098 1006 6 318 5 313 6 300 5*293 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