DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/03 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.5 - - 69.8 - - 71.0 - - 64.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 17 - - 127 - - 3 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 619 - - 2110 - - 2405 - - 3 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 990 - - 1913 - - 991 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1623 - - 3114 - - 3409 - - 1007 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 733 - - 1650 - - 2189 - - 1692 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 99 - - 267 - - 102 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 22 - - 20 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 202 - - 196 - - 186 - - 165 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 16 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -218 - - 82 - - -98 - - -809 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1841 - - 3032 - - 3507 - - 1816 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2785 - - -1061 - - -873 - - -3396 ODpotential blCL - - - 4408 - - 4175 - - 4282 - - 4403 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 91 - - 95 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.5 - - 69.8 - - 71.0 - - 64.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 57.9 - - 59.9 - - 59.0 - - 60.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.7 - - 69.3 - - 71.2 - - 66.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 57.4 - - 59.4 - - 58.8 - - 60.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 17 - - 127 - - 3 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 619 - - 2110 - - 2405 - - 3 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 98 - - 65 - - 80 - - 80 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 11 - - 11 - - 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] 95989 63 258 75 260 74 262 69 271 95989 89101 40 272 46 263 47 268 50 269 89101 83758 34 271 32 277 28 270 30 268 83758 79314 17 297 25 273 27 287 22 291 79314 75453 18 318 10 275 25 278 22 296 75453 72000 13 301 13 320 14 266 18 287 72000 68849 9 289 14 319 6 273 12 281 68849 65945 6 296 14 306 7 324 6 288 65945 63255 3 350 15 304 12 331 3 344 63255 60653 8 330 15 301 17 325 7 001 60653 57942 9 321 13 292 17 303 12 323 57942 55137 11 326 12 293 12 272 14 292 55137 52473 14 324 12 299 6 254 6 240 52473 50090 19 288 13 274 11 235 11 193 50090 47955 19 248 17 240 20 236 16 201 47955 46003 21 245 23 237 29 232 24 209 46003 44193 24 242 31 236 33 232 27 220 44193 42508 31 237 39 236 39 227 37 220 42508 40935 38 241 43 232 44 222 44 212 40935 39460 42 240 44 225 46 217 47 210 39460 38075 47 233 45 222 48 215 42 213 38075 36739 50 228 47 225 45 219 34 211 36739 35380 49 224 42 227 37 220 27 211 35380 33968 47 221 36 230 32 218 25 207 33968 32504 43 225 34 231 32 217 25 202 32504 30974 39 236 35 232 32 219 25 208 30974 29366 40 239 40 233 37 230 31 216 29366 27684 45 233 49 229 46 228 44 214 27684 25926 44 231 46 225 45 220 46 207 25926 24085 42 230 40 224 44 215 44 207 24085 22168 38 227 36 222 40 212 41 203 22168 20169 34 224 34 215 38 207 38 200 20169 18080 31 214 31 210 33 202 37 196 18080 15949 27 214 29 208 31 198 34 194 15949 13903 24 209 30 201 31 201 29 194 13903 12052 29 201 33 203 34 216 32 217 12052 10411 35 214 39 213 41 219 39 218 10411 8951 39 215 42 209 42 213 41 212 8951 7653 38 208 42 202 43 205 41 207 7653 6503 38 205 40 201 39 207 41 205 6503 5486 35 211 38 209 33 207 40 203 5486 4589 32 217 36 211 31 205 38 200 4589 3797 33 217 34*210 26*198 37 195 3797 3089 36 215 29*205 23*190 36 190 3089 2465 35 213 24 196 22 188 34 182 2465 1943 29*207 22 194 21 186 30 177 1943 1544 23*203 21 193 19 185 26 173 1544 1269 20 201 20 193 18 184 20 169 1269 1102 17 201 18 192 15 183 17*168 1102 1007 13 200 14 192 12 182 10*165 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