DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/06 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.1 - - 74.6 - - 69.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 202 - - 75 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3695 - - 5073 - - 3 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3300 - - 3716 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4699 - - 6077 - - 1007 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 860 - - 814 - - 5152 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 379 - - 312 - - 7 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 051 - - 065 - - 073 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -449 - - 708 - - -2454 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5148 - - 5369 - - 3461 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6723 - - -5088 - - -3823 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11422 - - 11165 - - 4830 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 68 - - 81 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.1 - - 74.6 - - 69.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.0 - - 54.7 - - 57.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.0 - - 74.3 - - 71.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.8 - - 53.5 - - 57.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 202 - - 75 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3695 - - 5073 - - 3 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 23 - - 36 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 10 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] 98999 6 097 4 168 3 120 98999 91531 8 199 7 187 8 217 91531 85731 11 162 4 194 9 188 85731 80924 6 091 4 184 3 226 80924 76816 5 044 3 151 3 312 76816 73202 3 088 4 096 3 010 73202 69932 4 074 6 028 5 036 69932 66939 6 059 7 034 7 024 66939 64173 12 034 7 060 6 023 64173 61491 13 003 3 036 5 342 61491 58693 10 336 6 328 10 340 58693 55800 20 325 12 318 15 322 55800 53043 29 303 23 309 25 313 53043 50568 29 306 28 312 28 315 50568 48359 35 315 46 322 52 323 48359 46361 42 317 57 310 55 312 46361 44530 49 313 50 302 49 309 44530 42835 46 322 43 327 49 317 42835 41261 59 335 73 337 61 328 41261 39790 88 338 82 330 69 329 39790 38403 83 341 63 327 76 327 38403 37058 57 331 52 316 75 326 37058 35689 47 316 51 315 65 322 35689 34265 46 316 48 317 54 316 34265 32789 42 318 46 319 46 320 32789 31245 35 317 46 320 44 324 31245 29617 24 315 43 324 43 327 29617 27909 20 313 33 328 37 330 27909 26121 20 329 27 324 32 331 26121 24256 23 342 26 334 29 330 24256 22317 22 337 24 344 26 333 22317 20295 22 336 21 351 23 331 20295 18188 22 333 22 001 21 341 18188 16044 22 342 20 007 18 005 16044 13980 20 353 17 004 16 012 13980 12105 16 002 15 010 15 010 12105 10443 13 002 14 017 15 011 10443 8971 14 008 15 018 16 014 8971 7664 16 020 11 029 15 023 7664 6512 18 032 10*054 12 040 6512 5499 15*046 10*058 12 049 5499 4605 13*050 10 061 12 057 4605 3814 13 050 10 064 12 064 3814 3104 13 051 10 066 13 070 3104 2476 13 051 10 067 13 075 2476 1952 13 051 10 068 13 077 1952 1549 12 052 9 069 12 078 1549 1272 11 052 9 069 10 078 1272 1104 11 052 8 070 8 076 1104 1007 9 052 7 070 4*073 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