DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/15 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.5 - - 85.7 - - 79.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 189 - - 21 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2265 - - 3742 - - 4 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2215 - - 992 - - 992 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3269 - - 4746 - - 1008 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 715 - - 1866 - - 848 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 312 - - 193 - - 7 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 12 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 227 - - 236 - - 176 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1856 - - -319 - - -2006 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5125 - - 5065 - - 3014 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5438 - - -1933 - - -5750 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8707 - - 6679 - - 6758 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 100 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 700 - - 760 - - 1250 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.5 - - 85.7 - - 79.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.5 - - 66.9 - - 69.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.4 - - 85.8 - - 81.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.8 - - 66.4 - - 69.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 189 - - 21 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2265 - - 3742 - - 4 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 55 - - 98 - - 40 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 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] 98995 20 104 15 102 21 072 98995 91665 17 109 10 090 15 085 91665 85993 14 119 9 102 8 081 85993 81255 11 133 6 115 5 100 81255 77136 4 162 7 136 6 119 77136 73468 5 207 7 181 6 169 73468 70146 6 204 9 213 6 206 70146 67095 7 209 11 220 8 250 67095 64294 8 189 15 198 15 219 64294 61621 9 222 12 198 15 200 61621 58850 20 226 16 235 14 251 58850 56006 31 223 34 238 36 252 56006 53335 29 227 39 224 40 235 53335 50948 34 267 36 255 35 250 50948 48808 52 269 48 262 44 260 48808 46865 51 264 48 259 43 248 46865 45078 47 256 47 255 39 249 45078 43411 46 239 46 250 37 256 43411 41843 37 231 46 242 38 258 41843 40359 36 227 46 238 40 255 40359 38953 37 235 42 238 45 250 38953 37586 35 246 40 238 48 245 37586 36192 35 244 41 242 46 246 36192 34742 37 246 44 249 44 251 34742 33238 37 250 45 251 43 252 33238 31668 35 253 42 251 42 250 31668 30018 34 255 41 252 42 253 30018 28286 35 256 40 254 44 257 28286 26472 40 259 42 253 46 258 26472 24580 44 257 44 250 47 255 24580 22616 44 256 43 251 44 253 22616 20585 42 260 39 258 38 256 20585 18478 40 257 37 260 34 262 18478 16330 40 248 38 255 31 270 16330 14257 39 234 39 252 29 276 14257 12371 37 229 39 249 27 277 12371 10693 36 232 37 247 27 276 10693 9201 34 234 34 247 28 268 9201 7873 32 236 32 254 27 258 7873 6691 32 244 29 255 26 250 6691 5643 36 249 23*245 25 241 5643 4718 33 246 16*237 25 223 4718 3901 26*244 13 236 25 212 3901 3169 14*235 12 235 23 207 3169 2521 11 227 11 235 22 199 2521 1980 10 225 11 236 22 190 1980 1565 9 224 10 236 20 183 1565 1280 9 224 9 236 16 179 1280 1107 8 223 8 236 13 178 1107 1008 7 223 7 235 6*176 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