DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/21 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 - - - - - - 64.0 - - 66.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 403 - - 247 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3575 - - 4527 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3447 - - 3991 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4579 - - 5531 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 667 - - 577 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 461 - - 425 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 16 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 067 - - 071 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3879 - - -3534 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8459 - - 9065 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12929 - - -11860 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17508 - - 17391 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 75 - - 77 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.0 - - 66.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 30.7 - - 30.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 62.2 - - 65.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 29.5 - - 29.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 403 - - 247 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3575 - - 4527 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 1 - - 8 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - 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] 98222 13 116 7 175 98222 90789 11 097 2 286 90789 85059 3 127 6 016 85059 80292 2 226 7 014 80292 76193 5 226 2 075 76193 72578 8 254 2 067 72578 69306 7 276 6 276 69306 66302 10 236 15 221 66302 63526 13 212 15 212 63526 60845 9 227 13 223 60845 58039 21 261 25 257 58039 55115 36 240 33 249 55115 52332 42 233 39 245 52332 49838 43 238 32 248 49838 47601 53 252 57 251 47601 45601 71 239 80 230 45601 43813 72 232 83 226 43813 42174 68 247 73 251 42174 40643 82 264 101 263 40643 39203 74 254 102 264 39203 37838 71 238 81 257 37838 36512 75 240 76 249 36512 35159 76 242 75 239 35159 33746 68 242 75 238 33746 32280 63 241 71 240 32280 30749 61 236 66 238 30749 29140 61 229 66 236 29140 27452 57 235 63 243 27452 25685 50 249 54 255 25685 23850 44 258 41 262 23850 21949 38 254 38 266 21949 19970 36 248 39 253 19970 17901 36 255 34 248 17901 15787 34 259 29 264 15787 13744 25 259 25 261 13744 11888 13 240 21 239 11888 10246 6 238 13 220 10246 8796 4 208 4 204 8796 7513 6 088 8 084 7513 6381 9 075 14*075 6381 5387 15*068 15*070 5387 4514 16*067 16 070 4514 3742 16 067 16 071 3742 3050 16 067 16 071 3050 2438 16 068 16 071 2438 1927 16 068 16 072 1927 1535 15 069 15 072 1535 1265 14 069 15 072 1265 1101 13 069 14 072 1101 1006 11 069 11 073 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