DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/22 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0657z - - 1009z - - 1330z - - 1600z - - 1900z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 59.5 - - 67.9 - - 67.7 - - 68.1 - - 63.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -1 - - 88 - - 66 - - 89 - - 14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 987 - - 1014 - - 1262 - - 1027 BL Depth Hcrit 984 - - 984 - - 984 - - 984 - - 983 Hcrit BL Top 1001 - - 1991 - - 2018 - - 2266 - - 2031 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 147 - - 1502 - - 2782 - - 2332 - - 1241 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 186 - - 173 - - 206 - - 108 W* B/S 0 - - 7 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 5 - - 13 - - 13 - - 11 BL Wind Direction 199 - - 290 - - 305 - - 313 - - 326 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 3 - - -2 - - -1 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - 620 - - 458 - - 291 - - 430 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1000 - - 1371 - - 1560 - - 1975 - - 1601 sfcLCL ODpotential -4023 - - 303 - - -467 - - -554 - - -293 ODpotential blCL 5024 - - 1688 - - 2485 - - 2820 - - 2324 blCL maxRH 100 - - 98 - - 99 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 430 - - 690 - - 520 - - 190 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 59.5 - - 67.9 - - 67.7 - - 68.1 - - 63.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 59.2 - - 64.9 - - 64.0 - - 62.6 - - 59.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 59.8 - - 67.5 - - 67.3 - - 67.4 - - 62.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 59.5 - - 64.4 - - 63.3 - - 61.6 - - 58.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -1 - - 88 - - 66 - - 89 - - 14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 987 - - 1014 - - 1262 - - 1027 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 99 - - 92 - - 94 - - 97 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 11 - - 13 - - 13 - - 12 - - 11 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] 98226 7 103 8 198 10 207 5 285 3 146 98226 90812 2 055 8 200 10 154 10 239 9 274 90812 85089 3 307 3 173 3 110 9 194 13 283 85089 80381 3 117 1 028 2 328 5 171 3 289 80381 76349 3 067 1 256 1 232 1 256 5 357 76349 72795 5 333 2 269 3 314 4 347 5 321 72795 69580 5 317 6 272 7 297 9 329 3 294 69580 66621 9 269 13 280 10 293 9 299 8 293 66621 63878 11 267 14 266 17 275 13 279 12 288 63878 61222 9 275 15 266 21 259 17 272 14 277 61222 58448 18 277 19 263 23 249 22 272 21 282 58448 55571 25 255 23 256 25 255 29 261 29 277 55571 52826 27 257 29 267 31 263 32 261 34 274 52826 50357 36 256 41 261 38 265 41 269 39 272 50357 48143 39 257 47 253 47 261 52 265 42 274 48143 46140 49 263 50 253 53 257 61 259 56 277 46140 44319 61 261 57 259 60 254 60 254 65 267 44319 42644 70 260 64 261 61 250 54 257 61 263 42644 41087 75 255 73 259 55 253 52 257 56 266 41087 39637 71 247 76 256 55 253 49 261 55 272 39637 38278 63 244 74 252 55 252 48 270 59 274 38278 36966 59 242 71 249 54 257 51 274 61 273 36966 35629 58 241 71 250 57 258 49 271 68 277 35629 34234 56 241 70 250 58 254 46 269 76 281 34234 32781 55 242 66 250 57 254 45 270 71 287 32781 31258 54 246 63 253 59 258 46 273 54 286 31258 29653 53 250 58 253 57 259 46 273 45 279 29653 27967 51 252 53 251 55 256 44 272 44 273 27967 26196 46 250 46 251 52 255 41 273 43 275 26196 24344 39 247 41 251 48 260 39 275 40 282 24344 22413 37 245 41 253 45 261 41 276 39 288 22413 20396 34 248 42 255 42 263 43 277 38 291 20396 18284 32 255 42 256 38 264 42 280 36 295 18284 16125 30 258 38 254 37 264 38 287 33 300 16125 14043 28 253 34 254 37 267 34 291 29 304 14043 12153 27 244 31 258 37 269 30 295 24 309 12153 10477 28 246 32 258 34 266 23 297 19 318 10477 8994 26 248 34 253 27 255 20 298 17 328 8994 7680 23 251 30 251 22 256 20 301 16 332 7680 6516 19 265 24 259 20 267 21 301 15 328 6516 5483 19 275 22 264 20 274 20 297 16 325 5483 4574 19 273 21 263 17 276 14 293 17 321 4574 3776 17 267 18 266 14 280 12 300 16 329 3776 3068 14 265 9 278 14 292 14 312 15 351 3068 2446 10 264 4*282 15*300 15*312 15*351 2446 1929 9 260 5*288 14*303 14*313 12*331 1929 1533 11 254 5 290 13 305 13 313 12 326 1533 1260 12 242 5 290 13 306 13 313 11 324 1260 1095 8*222 4 291 12 306 12 314 10 324 1095 1000 2*199 4 292 10 306 10 314 8 322 1000 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