DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/10 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 = 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 - - - 73.6 - - 80.9 - - 80.9 - - 77.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 157 - - 60 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 455 - - 2089 - - 1832 - - 247 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 992 - - 2035 - - 992 - - 992 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1459 - - 3093 - - 2836 - - 1251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1262 - - 1265 - - 2137 - - 2573 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 90 - - 291 - - 209 - - 34 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 7 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 8 - - 14 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 253 - - 246 - - 234 - - 210 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 6 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 2 - - -17 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 451 - - 585 - - 647 - - -7 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1008 - - 2508 - - 2189 - - 1258 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 98 - - -974 - - -466 - - -746 ODpotential blCL - - - 1361 - - 4067 - - 3302 - - 1997 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 95 - - 92 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 2950 - - 3160 - - 3800 - - 3500 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.6 - - 80.9 - - 80.9 - - 77.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 72.2 - - 72.7 - - 74.1 - - 74.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.6 - - 79.9 - - 80.7 - - 77.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 72.0 - - 71.9 - - 73.5 - - 74.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 157 - - 60 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 455 - - 2089 - - 1832 - - 247 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 82 - - 69 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 18 - - 17 - - 18 - - 19 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] 99677 35 091 27 103 15 107 17 044 99677 92138 23 090 19 098 19 089 10 069 92138 86295 14 092 16 097 14 080 13 091 86295 81429 9 084 18 094 7 074 14 075 81429 77247 8 092 13 066 8 101 9 061 77247 73570 11 077 7 066 6 094 6 072 73570 70239 5 091 4 055 6 075 4 092 70239 67172 7 132 4 190 2 275 5 007 67172 64337 1 101 4 220 6 222 10 314 64337 61604 6 276 10 233 12 261 13 273 61604 58764 13 282 11 241 13 266 13 269 58764 55830 29 261 22 265 27 268 23 276 55830 53056 33 261 29 255 26 254 32 273 53056 50576 39 272 39 284 35 274 35 270 50576 48357 51 271 58 276 48 284 40 279 48357 46357 60 265 63 263 65 276 48 278 46357 44535 55 259 59 260 67 263 50 279 44535 42856 50 267 54 261 61 266 57 278 42856 41301 53 281 53 270 66 272 61 275 41301 39846 54 284 57 274 68 272 64 273 39846 38473 48 278 55 273 68 268 64 271 38473 37139 43 270 55 272 61 256 58 271 37139 35778 43 260 57 272 56 253 53 273 35778 34360 43 258 57 272 55 259 48 277 34360 32888 44 259 55 271 55 265 50 274 32888 31348 44 261 54 268 54 269 46 272 31348 29727 41 270 52 269 54 273 38 278 29727 28024 41 276 49 271 52 276 37 277 28024 26241 42 282 45 272 46 279 36 277 26241 24383 42 287 43 273 47 285 36 279 24383 22450 38 291 41 277 42 289 35 282 22450 20439 37 290 38 292 39 297 36 288 20439 18348 36 300 40 292 41 291 36 290 18348 16221 36 309 32 284 36 279 38 286 16221 14175 35 302 30 286 23 276 41 282 14175 12312 34 283 30 293 17 275 40 281 12312 10648 36 269 28 293 16 276 35 278 10648 9163 34 257 28 287 16 282 29 276 9163 7837 32 250 25 281 15 277 23 275 7837 6653 32 253 22 273 16 267 16 284 6653 5603 30 261 22 270 17 257 11 290 5603 4682 26 268 18 271 17 250 9 255 4682 3872 24 267 12 268 17 243 11 238 3872 3148 23 262 9*253 17*239 11 233 3148 2507 22 260 9*249 16*236 10 237 2507 1972 19 257 8 247 15 234 8 227 1972 1561 15*255 8 245 14 234 8 221 1561 1278 12*253 7 243 14 233 7*215 1278 1107 10 252 7 242 12 232 6*211 1107 1008 7 252 6 242 10 230 4 209 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