DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/15 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.8 - - 78.5 - - 73.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 38 - - 8 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1822 - - 1981 - - 273 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 991 - - 991 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2826 - - 2985 - - 1277 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1230 - - 2214 - - 1425 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 178 - - 118 - - 37 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 140 - - 174 - - 252 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 6 - - 2 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 809 - - 694 - - 269 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2017 - - 2292 - - 1008 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 234 - - 44 - - 11 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2592 - - 2941 - - 1266 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 120 - - 760 - - 310 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.8 - - 78.5 - - 73.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.1 - - 71.5 - - 72.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.7 - - 78.8 - - 73.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.7 - - 71.2 - - 72.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 38 - - 8 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1822 - - 1981 - - 273 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 17 - - 18 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] 99627 32 092 24 087 34 070 99627 92141 32 085 23 088 28 069 92141 86344 23 081 23 079 20 081 86344 81528 18 084 20 074 15 092 81528 77381 18 062 15 082 10 069 77381 73714 9 032 15 092 6 076 73714 70393 4 082 10 090 7 035 70393 67352 6 075 3 096 7 016 67352 64546 4 113 2 104 4 355 64546 61833 2 172 5 262 7 280 61833 59022 7 288 9 270 9 253 59022 56163 13 266 15 291 10 285 56163 53490 19 276 23 268 19 288 53490 51107 28 290 26 268 25 285 51107 48979 36 272 36 272 29 283 48979 47049 27 275 38 250 33 267 47049 45265 20 292 26 262 34 255 45265 43595 24 301 26 294 34 252 43595 42021 31 305 28 296 32 256 42021 40532 35 306 30 290 29 262 40532 39118 34 305 31 289 28 266 39118 37743 29 299 31 286 29 269 37743 36338 25 286 31 279 28 273 36338 34873 23 277 31 273 27 279 34873 33352 20 282 29 264 24 284 33352 31761 21 287 26 262 21 287 31761 30087 21 278 23 267 18 289 30087 28335 21 278 19 269 15 276 28335 26504 16 285 13 272 10 272 26504 24598 16 278 9 265 4 283 24598 22622 20 264 11 255 5 291 22622 20572 19 254 16 260 9 298 20572 18442 17 260 15 269 12 300 18442 16277 16 266 14 275 14 296 16277 14195 18 260 15 269 15 299 14195 12303 21 257 17 258 13 295 12303 10622 23 261 19 251 12 287 10622 9129 27 261 17 247 13 284 9129 7801 24 264 15 236 11 282 7801 6623 20 251 16 220 9 283 6623 5581 20 232 16 206 8 289 5581 4665 19 216 15 194 8 291 4665 3856 16 171 12 179 8 286 3856 3133 15*152 12*176 8 278 3133 2495 14*147 11*175 8 270 2495 1963 13 140 10 174 7 261 1963 1555 12 138 10 173 6*258 1555 1275 11 137 9 173 5*252 1275 1105 10 137 8 172 4 252 1105 1008 8 136 6 173 3 251 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