DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/01 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.9 - - 76.5 - - 71.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -22 - - -20 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 208 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 991 - - 991 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1008 - - 1008 - - 1212 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2432 - - 4464 - - 1210 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - 26 W* B/S - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 241 - - 257 - - 282 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1921 - - -1889 - - 91 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2930 - - 2897 - - 1121 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4659 - - -3539 - - -2348 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5667 - - 4547 - - 3560 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 140 - - 420 - - 430 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.9 - - 76.5 - - 71.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.2 - - 66.9 - - 69.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.1 - - 77.9 - - 71.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.4 - - 66.0 - - 68.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -22 - - -20 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 208 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 99 - - 80 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - 16 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] 97848 18 235 17 260 17 252 97848 90593 14 253 17 243 12 252 90593 84996 14 247 13 237 9 282 84996 80346 9 234 6 255 9 298 80346 76321 5 232 6 257 7 300 76321 72771 1 237 6 265 8 262 72771 69582 2 293 4 290 6 243 69582 66654 7 248 13 251 11 274 66654 63937 8 221 18 229 18 254 63937 61306 13 238 20 231 23 238 61306 58569 23 255 30 245 34 244 58569 55757 28 246 35 238 44 241 55757 53090 36 245 36 236 47 238 53090 50693 40 250 50 254 52 250 50693 48534 55 256 60 252 62 254 48534 46563 67 258 66 254 72 254 46563 44755 65 257 68 253 73 252 44755 43085 63 257 69 253 73 250 43085 41517 63 256 70 249 72 245 41517 40033 62 254 68 245 68 240 40033 38625 59 255 59 241 62 232 38625 37255 58 255 57 239 61 233 37255 35857 58 248 55 244 60 236 35857 34401 56 245 53 246 59 239 34401 32893 55 243 52 245 57 243 32893 31317 50 238 51 241 56 245 31317 29662 44 244 51 238 53 245 29662 27932 49 256 54 238 49 247 27932 26128 53 252 59 240 52 244 26128 24255 56 242 64 241 57 239 24255 22314 53 243 66 236 56 239 22314 20296 49 242 59 232 48 247 20296 18200 42 243 40 237 42 250 18200 16064 35 245 37 243 43 249 16064 14012 30 243 35 242 42 245 14012 12153 31 237 37 240 39 242 12153 10501 34 230 37 231 39 245 10501 9034 34 231 37 233 37 243 9034 7731 36 235 37 237 33 232 7731 6573 38 240 33 241 32 224 6573 5546 36 244 28 246 30 219 5546 4639 35 243 26 250 28 220 4639 3837 32 241 24 249 24 227 3837 3119 28 241 22 250 20 237 3119 2485 24 240 19 252 17 247 2485 1957 19 240 16 255 15 258 1957 1552 16 241 14 257 12 271 1552 1274 13 241 11 257 10*278 1274 1104 11*241 9*257 8*281 1104 1008 7*241 5*257 5 282 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