DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/23 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 0659z - - 0959z - - 1334z - - 1603z - - 1901z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 63.3 - - 75.1 - - 81.7 - - 83.5 - - 79.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 26 - - 217 - - 299 - - 174 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 377 - - 1995 - - 4605 - - 5674 - - 235 BL Depth Hcrit 990 - - 2071 - - 4150 - - 4710 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top 1381 - - 2999 - - 5609 - - 6678 - - 1239 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 513 - - 1449 - - 1121 - - 878 - - 5965 Hgt.Variab. W* 91 - - 312 - - 461 - - 416 - - 41 W* B/S 2 - - 6 - - 6 - - 8 - - 2 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 9 - - 14 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 028 - - 353 - - 333 - - 333 - - 005 Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -1 - - -5 - - 3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1838 - - -4248 - - -4921 - - -4107 - - -7892 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3219 - - 7247 - - 10530 - - 10786 - - 9131 sfcLCL ODpotential -10549 - - -11844 - - -13099 - - -11694 - - -14913 ODpotential blCL 11930 - - 14843 - - 18708 - - 18372 - - 16152 blCL maxRH 68 - - 51 - - 32 - - 35 - - 42 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 63.3 - - 75.1 - - 81.7 - - 83.5 - - 79.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 52.8 - - 47.0 - - 39.1 - - 39.7 - - 43.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 63.2 - - 73.7 - - 80.2 - - 82.4 - - 80.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 52.2 - - 45.8 - - 37.8 - - 38.4 - - 42.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 26 - - 217 - - 299 - - 174 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 377 - - 1995 - - 4605 - - 5674 - - 235 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 9 - - 6 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 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] 98908 30 081 30 092 23 090 30 069 23 084 98908 91345 23 083 30 096 23 102 19 087 24 081 91345 85540 25 073 27 086 25 094 20 101 24 078 85540 80766 21 079 24 078 25 090 19 099 22 078 80766 76681 20 093 21 089 21 082 16 107 19 079 76681 73081 17 075 17 079 18 098 17 096 11 089 73081 69825 11 087 11 084 14 090 16 092 10 103 69825 66824 13 092 9 100 7 122 9 070 12 086 66824 64028 6 090 5 058 10 143 6 187 6 348 64028 61329 6 309 1 322 2 074 5 188 6 270 61329 58523 7 288 7 239 10 257 8 271 8 288 58523 55617 11 301 13 279 16 265 18 269 17 273 55617 52862 25 284 29 272 31 283 28 294 23 286 52862 50402 34 284 33 276 41 279 44 286 40 292 50402 48207 50 303 52 301 51 289 52 285 52 288 48207 46214 69 292 71 297 63 292 59 290 57 287 46214 44382 75 284 74 295 68 292 67 291 62 290 44382 42687 76 278 73 295 66 293 71 290 68 294 42687 41108 69 291 72 295 64 294 72 292 73 294 41108 39629 74 299 70 294 65 295 73 295 74 295 39629 38236 80 296 67 296 66 294 72 297 70 297 38236 36890 74 288 60 292 64 293 63 295 65 299 36890 35526 74 284 53 286 61 295 54 298 61 300 35526 34112 74 287 56 290 57 296 51 297 58 295 34112 32648 74 299 57 299 53 296 47 295 52 299 32648 31116 66 308 47 293 47 297 45 297 49 303 31116 29504 51 299 48 288 44 298 43 301 45 304 29504 27811 49 294 42 296 37 300 37 305 45 310 27811 26040 42 302 29 302 23 293 30 302 32 309 26040 24195 35 319 24 315 19 305 25 292 24 293 24195 22279 33 333 25 324 21 310 21 297 22 279 22279 20280 32 336 24 325 22 310 21 304 18 291 20280 18189 30 335 24 327 21 310 20 307 15 305 18189 16056 22 339 19 332 20 317 19 313 15 322 16056 13999 18 340 14 335 18 322 17 314 14 322 13999 12131 15 347 12 331 15 329 16 309 14 304 12131 10475 14 359 12 342 15 336 12 314 13 294 10475 9005 14 359 13 349 14 342 9 323 11 294 9005 7702 11 355 14 344 15 347 10*321 10 296 7702 6550 10 354 14 344 17*338 10*324 9 306 6550 5532 15 353 18 352 15*332 10 326 8 314 5532 4632 18 353 23 359 15 332 10 329 8 324 4632 3835 17 350 21 357 15 332 10 332 7 333 3835 3121 16 349 16*352 14 332 10 336 7 343 3121 2489 15 003 11*352 14 333 10 338 7 350 2489 1960 16 028 10 352 14 333 10 340 7 356 1960 1554 15*030 9 353 13 334 9 342 7 360 1554 1275 10*029 9 353 12 334 9 343 6*002 1275 1105 9 028 8 353 11 334 8 343 6*004 1105 1008 6 028 7 353 10 335 7 344 4 005 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