DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/11 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.9 - - 76.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 184 - - 88 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2784 - - 3702 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2584 - - 2839 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3788 - - 4706 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2687 - - 2131 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 333 - - 292 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 15 - - 11 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 149 - - 145 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2108 - - -1284 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5897 - - 5990 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9164 - - -7773 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12952 - - 12479 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 80 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.9 - - 76.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.6 - - 54.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.8 - - 76.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 51.4 - - 53.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 184 - - 88 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2784 - - 3702 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 49 - - 21 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - 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] 98812 8 170 7 266 98812 91410 5 204 12 205 91410 85655 10 243 9 233 85655 80855 12 220 11 249 80855 76718 9 195 12 246 76718 73077 5 232 12 248 73077 69793 10 256 11 238 69793 66774 14 242 13 254 66774 63982 14 240 13 257 63982 61287 13 263 13 265 61287 58487 16 272 18 257 58487 55598 23 276 21 255 55598 52865 29 264 25 255 52865 50426 30 249 30 257 50426 48257 26 254 32 247 48257 46297 29 271 33 251 46297 44495 39 265 34 267 44495 42820 51 258 43 260 42820 41259 69 256 54 256 41259 39796 62 258 59 254 39796 38410 35 248 57 256 38410 37063 27 235 44 255 37063 35691 24 244 35 251 35691 34265 21 248 26 251 34265 32786 20 255 21 249 32786 31238 19 260 20 242 31238 29608 17 256 21 242 29608 27897 16 250 23 257 27897 26106 18 257 17 267 26106 24243 18 273 13 273 24243 22309 18 282 14 273 22309 20295 14 279 12 258 20295 18192 7 283 9 231 18192 16045 4 275 8 214 16045 13982 5 247 11 215 13982 12112 7 239 13 208 12112 10453 7 239 12 211 10453 8981 9 238 14 230 8981 7680 13 236 15 234 7680 6530 13 223 12 224 6530 5513 10 209 8*217 5513 4615 6 197 5*185 4615 3822 4*174 4 149 3822 3111 4*160 5 143 3111 2481 4 152 5 140 2481 1955 4 148 5 137 1955 1552 4 145 5 136 1552 1273 4 144 5 134 1273 1104 4 145 5 135 1104 1007 3 141 4 133 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