DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/11 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.2 - - 81.3 - - 83.2 - - 80.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 124 - - 158 - - 78 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1900 - - 5231 - - 6822 - - 4 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1771 - - 4363 - - 5099 - - 992 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2904 - - 6235 - - 7826 - - 1008 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1915 - - 1893 - - 1619 - - 7731 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 259 - - 402 - - 359 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 12 - - 11 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 058 - - 059 - - 053 - - 067 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 2 - - -8 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -56 - - 1000 - - 1944 - - -3104 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2961 - - 5235 - - 5883 - - 4112 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1812 - - -408 - - -193 - - -4194 ODpotential blCL - - - 4716 - - 6643 - - 8019 - - 5202 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 82 - - 79 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 200 - - 120 - - 130 - - 870 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.2 - - 81.3 - - 83.2 - - 80.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 65.5 - - 61.7 - - 60.8 - - 65.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.6 - - 80.4 - - 82.8 - - 81.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 64.7 - - 60.4 - - 59.5 - - 64.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 124 - - 158 - - 78 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1900 - - 5231 - - 6822 - - 4 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 45 - - 29 - - 17 - - 16 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 10 - - 9 - - 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] 99504 37 095 31 088 32 075 28 084 99504 91989 27 080 26 092 25 069 27 079 91989 86186 24 076 23 081 17 082 23 075 86186 81360 18 074 18 088 14 079 18 069 81360 77210 16 085 16 085 13 097 13 067 77210 73564 18 076 13 091 11 098 9 052 73564 70273 14 046 14 062 11 084 8 066 70273 67250 7 028 11 030 12 038 11 044 67250 64447 13 034 6 052 5 357 12 019 64447 61743 15 357 11 353 6 336 14 340 61743 58929 19 312 16 327 9 322 16 318 58929 56009 30 293 32 306 23 311 24 306 56009 53229 36 274 40 288 33 297 33 301 53229 50735 37 273 44 277 40 289 39 294 50735 48504 44 271 46 269 41 280 39 288 48504 46484 50 268 46 262 36 272 33 282 46484 44637 57 265 43 259 33 264 24 280 44637 42935 61 263 42 253 29 260 18 288 42935 41354 59 261 39 250 25 266 15 310 41354 39878 61 257 36 250 18 271 10 000 39878 38492 63 251 37 245 23 266 7 356 38492 37151 62 248 36 246 33 254 5 318 37151 35781 59 248 31 244 35 252 9 330 35781 34352 43 249 26 240 31 257 11 346 34352 32870 28 252 20 234 28 264 10 015 32870 31320 25 267 15 233 21 262 11 020 31320 29690 23 279 13 235 12 255 12 020 29690 27980 13 301 7 244 7 312 11 021 27980 26191 8 353 1 319 9 359 11 019 26191 24327 7 357 4 010 6 010 14 017 24327 22388 9 336 10 003 8 010 15 009 22388 20370 11 323 11 001 11 008 13 011 20370 18268 12 313 8 004 11 005 8 021 18268 16125 13 294 7 349 13 006 7 003 16125 14065 12 298 8 346 13 020 9 011 14065 12198 13 333 8 006 12 035 10 020 12198 10545 13 356 9 030 11 039 8 038 10545 9081 11 023 9 046 12*057 9 041 9081 7779 9 028 12 052 12*057 10 039 7779 6619 8 024 13*055 12 055 10 041 6619 5589 8 025 13*056 12 054 10 049 5589 4678 9 040 13 057 12 054 11 056 4678 3872 12 056 13 058 11 052 11 062 3872 3148 11*058 13 059 11 052 12 065 3148 2507 9*058 12 060 11 052 12 066 2507 1972 9 058 12 060 10 052 12 068 1972 1561 8 059 11 061 10 051 12 068 1561 1278 8 059 11 061 9 051 11 068 1278 1107 7 058 10 061 9 051 9 068 1107 1008 6 059 9 061 7 051 6*067 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