DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/18 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 - - - - - - 75.6 - - 72.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 35 - - 9 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1253 - - 976 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 992 - - 991 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2257 - - 1980 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1595 - - 2322 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 161 - - 104 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 24 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 223 - - 212 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 17 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -8 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 284 - - 717 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1973 - - 1263 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1388 - - 125 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3645 - - 1855 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2400 - - 1760 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.6 - - 72.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.0 - - 69.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.6 - - 72.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.3 - - 69.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 35 - - 9 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1253 - - 976 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 80 - - 99 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - - 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] 98021 7 129 1 006 98021 90607 4 070 4 148 90607 84927 6 090 6 101 84927 80234 6 100 11 095 80234 76199 3 115 10 102 76199 72637 2 194 6 134 72637 69412 5 175 4 217 69412 66449 6 196 8 239 66449 63706 7 195 11 271 63706 61046 10 292 21 273 61046 58284 26 274 30 263 58284 55437 26 258 28 256 55437 52724 23 257 33 249 52724 50283 28 256 34 239 50283 48096 33 255 28 244 48096 46105 38 247 30 264 46105 44271 41 242 41 260 44271 42594 45 244 50 255 42594 41065 55 254 53 255 41065 39636 58 258 49 251 39636 38276 60 260 42 253 38276 36953 50 259 38 254 36953 35598 40 262 36 253 35598 34184 41 266 36 251 34184 32712 44 264 35 249 32712 31169 40 261 35 249 31169 29544 32 256 35 249 29544 27837 30 255 35 247 27837 26049 29 238 35 243 26049 24183 31 232 34 237 24183 22246 32 244 35 228 22246 20231 31 231 37 221 20231 18134 31 213 35 217 18134 16004 32 201 33 219 16004 13958 38 204 34 226 13958 12105 37 210 35 227 12105 10462 33 210 35 224 10462 9003 31 206 35 221 9003 7704 31 204 37 220 7704 6550 31 206 39 222 6550 5529 31 208 42 222 5529 4628 30 210 43 221 4628 3830 28 212 42 219 3830 3116 26 216 39 217 3116 2484 24*219 36*216 2484 1957 21*222 31*214 1957 1552 20 223 27 212 1552 1273 18 223 23 212 1273 1105 16 224 20 211 1105 1007 12 224 14 210 1007 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