DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/20 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.2 - - 62.8 - - 64.4 - - 53.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 114 - - 28 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 126 - - 1504 - - 2215 - - 2 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 990 - - 1375 - - 990 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1130 - - 2508 - - 3219 - - 1006 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 282 - - 1579 - - 1178 - - 76 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 78 - - 231 - - 167 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 11 - - 13 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 090 - - 132 - - 086 - - 090 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1323 - - -2871 - - -3699 - - -2653 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2453 - - 5379 - - 6918 - - 3659 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8604 - - -10001 - - -10198 - - -10745 ODpotential blCL - - - 9734 - - 12509 - - 13417 - - 11751 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 65 - - 65 - - 44 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.2 - - 62.8 - - 64.4 - - 53.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.5 - - 43.2 - - 38.1 - - 41.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.0 - - 62.0 - - 64.2 - - 56.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.9 - - 41.9 - - 37.1 - - 41.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 114 - - 28 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 126 - - 1504 - - 2215 - - 2 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 11 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 97396 7 135 7 257 7 247 6 308 97396 90160 4 358 3 311 4 279 3 092 90160 84583 6 015 3 220 7 266 1 279 84583 79952 4 014 2 262 8 229 11 301 79952 75978 5 325 10 305 5 305 12 305 75978 72473 6 287 9 290 9 328 7 302 72473 69300 9 323 5 320 8 303 8 303 69300 66390 11 306 7 326 10 283 11 304 66390 63694 14 302 15 313 15 300 17 308 63694 61078 22 304 20 300 21 294 23 301 61078 58346 23 298 23 302 23 293 25 302 58346 55510 22 307 30 308 29 301 27 301 55510 52805 36 311 33 305 32 305 25 302 52805 50365 40 300 34 302 33 305 27 305 50365 48165 37 305 34 302 33 303 29 306 48165 46154 38 311 33 303 31 300 29 302 46154 44299 37 312 33 303 31 297 28 299 44299 42577 36 314 32 305 30 295 29 296 42577 40971 37 319 30 309 25 297 29 290 40971 39463 39 322 29 317 22 304 28 284 39463 38038 37 324 29 323 20 311 24 281 38038 36658 30 319 29 327 19 321 20 291 36658 35258 21 316 23 320 19 320 18 298 35258 33814 18 296 18 295 18 306 15 303 33814 32333 18 290 16 272 16 297 16 310 32333 30800 15 287 13 280 15 272 13 305 30800 29202 14 299 14 288 14 269 11 290 29202 27533 12 308 10 302 12 301 9 275 27533 25783 9 309 8 319 5 325 5 298 25783 23953 6 301 5 324 5 357 3 001 23953 22046 5 313 6 342 4 352 5 006 22046 20055 9 335 7 356 6 349 6 349 20055 17975 11 358 7 023 5 026 4 347 17975 15852 5 358 6 014 6 036 4 058 15852 13809 5 092 4 004 4 035 3 074 13809 11957 3 076 3 002 3 025 2 019 11957 10315 3 036 3 035 1 032 1 069 10315 8859 3 007 3 077 2 150 3 136 8859 7569 3 340 3 086 2 143 3 147 7569 6426 1 312 3 120 2 159 3 147 6426 5417 0 153 3 153 1 185 2 129 5417 4531 3 130 4 173 0 244 5 074 4531 3752 6 138 5 180 1*058 6 065 3752 3056 8 138 5*167 2*069 7 070 3056 2441 8 135 4*138 2 078 8 081 2441 1928 7 122 4 132 2 087 9 088 1928 1535 6 105 4 130 2 092 9 091 1535 1264 5*093 4 129 2 098 9 092 1264 1100 4*089 4 128 2 098 8 092 1100 1006 3 090 3 130 2 100 5*090 1006 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