DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/28 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.5 - - 81.6 - - 81.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 335 - - 144 - - 11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4562 - - 3802 - - 4008 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4152 - - 3183 - - 992 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5566 - - 4806 - - 5012 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 885 - - 2253 - - 1868 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 473 - - 337 - - 158 W* B/S - - - - - - 16 - - 10 - - 6 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 105 - - 152 - - 153 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 5 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -7 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -83 - - 171 - - 660 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5650 - - 4635 - - 4353 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2982 - - -477 - - 75 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8548 - - 5283 - - 4937 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 96 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 320 - - 350 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.5 - - 81.6 - - 81.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.0 - - 64.5 - - 65.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.6 - - 80.7 - - 81.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.3 - - 64.1 - - 65.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 335 - - 144 - - 11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4562 - - 3802 - - 4008 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 34 - - 83 - - 81 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 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] 99250 30 090 24 084 24 065 99250 91684 23 077 22 086 25 055 91684 85894 22 063 22 090 21 063 85894 81117 16 055 18 078 18 073 81117 76995 13 071 15 058 15 074 76995 73354 9 083 8 062 9 068 73354 70072 11 112 6 066 4 100 70072 67072 12 071 5 033 6 077 67072 64293 2 038 6 299 10 009 64293 61598 1 183 7 249 11 322 61598 58781 5 300 7 256 14 290 58781 55870 15 277 18 274 25 263 55870 53128 19 264 27 267 29 270 53128 50698 39 275 37 275 32 285 50698 48542 53 271 40 284 34 297 48542 46586 48 275 39 291 39 287 46586 44793 42 286 31 318 48 273 44793 43129 49 303 37 324 42 272 43129 41568 54 307 39 326 34 278 41568 40096 54 311 42 325 20 289 40096 38704 52 316 43 330 16 281 38704 37350 52 320 37 338 15 286 37350 35966 50 325 36 335 15 299 35966 34524 48 333 41 334 18 304 34524 33027 43 328 41 336 29 311 33027 31460 38 321 33 331 39 315 31460 29813 36 311 28 323 39 314 29813 28086 39 302 26 319 34 322 28086 26282 36 301 27 310 32 326 26282 24403 32 291 35 306 35 324 24403 22455 32 296 34 305 29 323 22455 20439 26 302 25 307 28 302 20439 18341 23 303 21 301 22 312 18341 16201 19 304 18 311 19 321 16201 14138 15 296 13 318 15 320 14138 12257 12 286 13 305 13 309 12257 10583 8 270 9 281 14 292 10583 9098 6 270 5 263 13 284 9098 7781 4 312 1 028 6 251 7781 6615 2*018 4 072 6 183 6615 5584 4*105 5*082 6*170 5584 4674 5 106 5*114 5*162 4674 3868 5 106 6 146 5 157 3868 3146 5 105 6 153 5 154 3146 2507 6 106 7 156 5 150 2507 1972 6 105 7 157 5 149 1972 1561 6 106 7 159 5 147 1561 1279 5 104 7 160 5 147 1279 1106 5 104 7 160 4 147 1106 1008 5 104 6 160 4 147 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