DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/09 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.7 - - 83.6 - - 86.8 - - 77.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 130 - - 259 - - 165 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1585 - - 2610 - - 4406 - - 468 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1564 - - 2580 - - 3711 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2589 - - 3614 - - 5410 - - 1472 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1047 - - 1410 - - 1357 - - 1527 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 247 - - 362 - - 372 - - 59 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - 5 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 9 - - 13 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 187 - - 212 - - 208 - - 240 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 5 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 3 - - -9 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1173 - - -4241 - - -844 - - -519 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3763 - - 7855 - - 6254 - - 1991 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6729 - - -9039 - - -3581 - - -2796 ODpotential blCL - - - 9318 - - 12653 - - 8991 - - 4268 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 66 - - 70 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 0 - - 960 - - 2160 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.7 - - 83.6 - - 86.8 - - 77.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 61.6 - - 52.8 - - 62.8 - - 71.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.9 - - 82.0 - - 85.9 - - 77.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 60.8 - - 51.8 - - 62.2 - - 70.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 130 - - 259 - - 165 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1585 - - 2610 - - 4406 - - 468 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 93 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 8 - - 12 - - 17 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] 99599 24 090 25 097 23 086 21 064 99599 92082 27 086 22 099 16 086 16 075 92082 86282 23 082 17 102 13 083 16 078 86282 81461 17 072 18 118 13 088 15 077 81461 77289 11 069 14 100 15 104 10 078 77289 73602 12 096 9 084 13 098 10 093 73602 70275 12 099 9 065 11 100 9 099 70275 67226 9 092 5 071 5 077 5 098 67226 64401 7 002 2 126 2 291 2 345 64401 61669 8 289 4 202 6 268 6 268 61669 58835 11 254 6 247 10 260 12 288 58835 55911 16 257 16 252 19 263 29 267 55911 53143 26 272 20 268 26 269 33 272 53143 50663 39 272 36 273 37 271 34 270 50663 48441 46 260 41 268 40 263 38 270 48441 46432 46 247 39 263 38 264 42 264 46432 44601 39 253 38 267 42 272 44 264 44601 42916 42 258 42 261 42 265 47 262 42916 41348 46 255 46 253 44 257 54 251 41348 39878 48 254 43 253 47 253 53 248 39878 38492 49 257 44 262 48 256 51 253 38492 37152 44 262 46 264 46 256 47 255 37152 35786 45 274 45 269 45 263 46 255 35786 34363 52 283 43 274 47 259 43 255 34363 32886 49 284 37 269 48 255 40 256 32886 31339 43 278 37 270 42 264 42 263 31339 29711 40 270 34 255 36 265 36 259 29711 28003 37 266 34 255 30 269 34 262 28003 26215 31 271 29 252 30 267 34 265 26215 24347 27 283 26 251 29 253 31 260 24347 22405 27 284 27 262 28 256 29 258 22405 20385 22 280 28 263 25 260 28 263 20385 18283 21 257 29 263 26 263 28 267 18283 16147 22 256 28 262 29 269 28 266 16147 14096 20 263 22 262 27 271 27 263 14096 12236 17 269 17 264 22 261 25 261 12236 10583 15 273 15 266 20 248 23 261 10583 9108 16 274 14 265 18 235 22 263 9108 7795 19 278 13 258 19 226 20 260 7795 6628 22 282 13 250 17 220 17 249 6628 5593 20 290 12 243 14*211 14 235 5593 4678 14 301 12 229 14*209 14 226 4678 3869 6 270 10*217 13 209 13 225 3869 3143 10*209 10*213 13 209 12 233 3143 2502 10*196 10 212 13 208 12 238 2502 1968 9 186 9 212 12 208 11 241 1968 1559 9 185 9 211 12 207 10*244 1559 1277 8 184 8 212 11 208 8*243 1277 1106 7 182 8 212 10 207 7 240 1106 1008 6 182 7 212 9 207 5 234 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