DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/17 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0657z - - 1000z - - 1558z - - 1858z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.6 - - 83.7 - - 86.3 - - 80.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 111 - - 173 - - 61 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1485 - - 4593 - - 6840 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1319 - - 3897 - - 4773 - - 987 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2489 - - 5597 - - 7844 - - 1004 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3149 - - 1635 - - 840 - - 7638 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 228 - - 388 - - 322 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 10 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 7 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 301 - - 018 - - 339 - - 300 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 11 - - 8 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -773 - - 342 - - 1378 - - -3654 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3263 - - 5255 - - 6467 - - 4658 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1752 - - -2826 - - -2032 - - -5228 ODpotential blCL - - - 4241 - - 8423 - - 9876 - - 6232 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 76 - - 78 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 270 - - 150 - - 90 - - 250 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.6 - - 83.7 - - 86.3 - - 80.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 66.4 - - 63.9 - - 61.3 - - 63.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.3 - - 82.7 - - 86.0 - - 82.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 66.1 - - 63.0 - - 60.2 - - 63.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 111 - - 173 - - 61 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1485 - - 4593 - - 6840 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 27 - - 4 - - 13 - - 54 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 12 - - 10 - - 13 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] 98131 4 188 2 294 7 224 10 258 98131 90820 5 124 4 339 2 195 4 271 90820 85191 7 030 5 098 2 051 3 041 85191 80524 9 045 8 097 3 079 6 049 80524 76515 7 068 6 090 7 089 5 064 76515 72979 6 091 6 109 7 063 5 066 72979 69778 5 097 4 131 3 356 7 023 69778 66837 3 022 2 240 6 254 7 347 66837 64109 3 006 5 266 8 238 8 310 64109 61472 8 311 6 257 11 258 14 284 61472 58735 13 279 9 251 16 263 20 271 58735 55918 18 269 15 261 23 269 25 269 55918 53242 23 262 22 263 30 267 30 269 53242 50838 23 263 25 259 33 259 37 266 50838 48678 22 271 24 265 31 255 38 262 48678 46705 24 275 25 273 28 261 36 263 46705 44882 23 268 25 272 29 268 37 266 44882 43183 20 263 24 270 29 270 38 264 43183 41589 17 267 21 268 26 266 34 260 41589 40085 15 265 18 268 22 263 28 259 40085 38662 14 256 17 270 19 264 22 264 38662 37284 15 250 16 270 18 269 20 268 37284 35883 17 225 15 265 17 275 21 271 35883 34429 24 216 13 261 16 281 22 275 34429 32925 27 210 12 261 14 290 22 276 32925 31354 22 209 19 240 16 305 20 286 31354 29709 16 210 21 227 19 312 18 299 29709 27989 9 233 16 245 19 317 16 306 27989 26195 8 279 12 282 19 324 18 307 26195 24326 7 315 10 302 19 328 17 320 24326 22382 6 007 9 327 15 329 14 330 22382 20363 7 008 15 356 15 343 15 331 20363 18265 3 306 17 356 20 353 15 344 18265 16125 2 285 10 320 20 358 16 004 16125 14064 3 053 4 300 15 347 12 001 14064 12201 7 086 4 334 13 329 12 333 12201 10553 7 069 4 334 11 326 16 324 10553 9092 5 050 4 337 10*330 13 331 9092 7792 3 078 5 358 10*332 10 337 7792 6631 4 049 8*007 9 333 10 327 6631 5599 8 030 8*007 8 336 10 320 5599 4686 8 022 8 008 7 338 11 317 4686 3876 6 002 8 011 6 342 11 316 3876 3151 5*340 7 020 6 344 12 315 3151 2508 5*326 6 026 5 346 12 314 2508 1971 4 316 6 031 5 349 12 313 1971 1558 3 297 5 036 4 348 11 312 1558 1274 2 295 5 038 4 351 9 309 1274 1102 2 292 5 041 4 350 7*305 1102 1003 2 291 4 041 3 351 4*300 1003 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