DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/09 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.5 - - 82.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 93 - - 32 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4357 - - 3842 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3391 - - 1913 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5361 - - 4846 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2459 - - 3147 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 320 - - 230 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 243 - - 271 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -8 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 875 - - 907 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4486 - - 3939 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -128 - - -333 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5489 - - 5179 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 940 - - 1740 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.5 - - 82.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.0 - - 68.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.0 - - 82.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.0 - - 67.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 93 - - 32 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4357 - - 3842 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 76 - - 98 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - - 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] 99576 25 113 19 094 99576 92001 23 093 19 099 92001 86169 19 086 16 093 86169 81340 17 080 14 097 81340 77180 12 086 13 101 77180 73504 13 079 11 079 73504 70185 12 067 9 077 70185 67152 11 076 8 071 67152 64361 8 077 6 032 64361 61681 2 050 2 321 61681 58894 6 332 9 279 58894 56016 13 286 19 280 56016 53281 22 279 19 282 53281 50816 31 278 33 278 50816 48602 37 267 45 272 48602 46577 33 262 45 271 46577 44702 35 274 49 287 44702 42959 42 272 57 285 42959 41345 44 269 53 270 41345 39854 44 271 50 276 39854 38459 36 270 53 273 38459 37107 32 252 51 264 37107 35729 33 246 47 267 35729 34294 32 263 43 265 34294 32805 37 268 41 263 32805 31243 37 264 40 256 31243 29599 28 270 45 257 29599 27880 27 275 42 266 27880 26095 26 273 28 271 26095 24240 27 273 31 263 24240 22308 26 262 33 268 22308 20297 29 271 29 271 20297 18209 30 273 28 266 18209 16086 28 263 25 259 16086 14046 22 263 15 291 14046 12194 12 268 13 266 12194 10548 12 266 16 253 10548 9084 19 250 19 247 9084 7780 20 243 20 247 7780 6621 17 241 19 250 6621 5591 16*240 18*255 5591 4680 13*239 16*261 4680 3874 12 240 14 270 3874 3151 12 242 13 273 3151 2510 11 243 13 273 2510 1975 11 245 12 274 1975 1563 10 247 12 274 1563 1279 10 248 11 274 1279 1107 9 248 10 274 1107 1008 8 248 8 273 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