DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/12 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 - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 43.5 - - 44.0 - - 42.1 - - 40.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 24 - - 119 - - 33 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1495 - - 2004 - - 1601 - - 283 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 989 - - 1790 - - 989 - - 988 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2499 - - 3008 - - 2605 - - 1287 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2881 - - 1911 - - 1648 - - 2466 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 138 - - 256 - - 157 - - 25 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 22 - - 18 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 347 - - 343 - - 345 - - 349 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 10 - - 8 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -8 - - -4 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 730 - - 685 - - 657 - - 40 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1769 - - 2324 - - 1948 - - 1247 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 282 - - 323 - - 325 - - -713 ODpotential blCL - - - 2217 - - 2685 - - 2280 - - 2000 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 95 - - 99 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 20 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.5 - - 44.0 - - 42.1 - - 40.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.2 - - 37.3 - - 37.1 - - 38.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.5 - - 43.5 - - 42.0 - - 40.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.8 - - 36.6 - - 36.7 - - 37.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 24 - - 119 - - 33 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1495 - - 2004 - - 1601 - - 283 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 81 - - 97 - - 94 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 95860 44 263 42 254 51 258 54 252 95860 88773 23 275 24 269 34 260 23 275 88773 83349 12 300 16 281 16 290 11 283 83349 78809 9 317 18 282 15 321 14 291 78809 74862 10 298 17 278 16 318 18 299 74862 71342 14 303 6 303 13 298 21 303 71342 68130 21 305 12 337 10 300 21 306 68130 65163 21 309 19 324 14 323 16 317 65163 62385 21 315 24 311 21 313 18 322 62385 59660 22 303 24 302 25 308 19 310 59660 56797 26 295 25 296 27 309 20 321 56797 53818 30 292 27 295 29 312 29 328 53818 50969 33 292 29 302 29 315 34 321 50969 48398 33 292 30 301 29 313 33 315 48398 46095 33 290 28 292 29 310 32 314 46095 44011 33 287 27 289 29 310 35 316 44011 42109 33 283 28 290 29 308 35 311 42109 40358 32 278 27 286 30 304 35 309 40358 38737 29 276 26 286 31 305 33 309 38737 37230 27 283 26 293 28 306 28 314 37230 35826 29 293 28 299 24 306 27 316 35826 34485 34 294 31 296 23 304 27 316 34485 33140 36 286 32 284 23 304 25 319 33140 31761 32 266 30 275 21 300 25 326 31761 30349 34 252 29 272 20 294 28 333 30349 28891 40 249 28 268 20 290 30 339 28891 27373 45 250 28 261 21 284 30 342 27373 25795 46 254 27 258 21 282 27 338 25795 24152 45 256 26 254 21 284 22 330 24152 22444 41 256 25 254 19 287 20 332 22444 20667 38 254 23 261 18 292 21 344 20667 18816 35 257 21 272 17 298 22 354 18816 16891 28 267 20 286 15 313 20 004 16891 14934 23 282 17 297 15 338 12 026 14934 13052 19 292 16 311 20 015 11 024 13052 11333 20 293 15 329 19 018 15 014 11333 9801 23 296 12 341 17 008 15 011 9801 8440 23 315 17 334 15 006 14 009 8440 7231 19 334 21 328 16 011 18 020 7231 6157 20 348 24 325 18 014 26 028 6157 5206 20 354 24 329 18 012 28 034 5206 4368 19 355 24 339 19 003 27 036 4368 3627 18 355 24*342 19 354 25 035 3627 2963 17*353 24*343 20*347 22 031 2963 2376 16*352 23 343 20*345 19 024 2376 1886 14 348 23 343 20 345 16 010 1886 1510 13 347 22 343 19 345 13*355 1510 1252 12 345 21 343 18 345 11*351 1252 1095 11 345 19 343 16 345 10 348 1095 1005 9 344 14 343 12 344 7 347 1005 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