DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/21 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 - - - - - - 82.3 - - 83.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 127 - - 129 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4600 - - 5640 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3776 - - 4519 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5604 - - 6644 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3457 - - 2023 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 361 - - 381 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 23 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 282 - - 291 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1237 - - 1464 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4367 - - 5180 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -393 - - 325 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5997 - - 6319 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 86 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1520 - - 980 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.3 - - 83.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.1 - - 63.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.8 - - 82.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.1 - - 62.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 127 - - 129 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4600 - - 5640 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 22 - - 44 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - - 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] 99608 33 095 29 102 99608 92060 25 097 25 102 92060 86232 21 110 21 093 86232 81405 21 099 20 086 81405 77253 19 093 16 085 77253 73589 19 094 16 099 73589 70262 16 063 16 087 70262 67202 7 066 12 070 67202 64384 8 063 8 013 64384 61660 8 025 9 268 61660 58827 8 325 15 303 58827 55898 25 311 18 310 55898 53095 30 295 38 305 53095 50567 44 284 47 282 50567 48299 53 281 46 280 48299 46238 60 284 54 294 46238 44357 71 290 78 297 44357 42628 78 290 95 293 42628 41026 80 290 97 291 41026 39529 85 292 96 292 39529 38127 91 291 100 292 38127 36776 88 290 99 291 36776 35402 81 290 96 293 35402 33974 76 291 90 294 33974 32497 74 293 79 294 32497 30961 71 293 63 291 30961 29356 63 293 53 286 29356 27678 56 292 49 284 27678 25920 52 287 47 283 25920 24086 49 285 46 281 24086 22178 46 287 44 276 22178 20193 44 289 42 276 20193 18123 44 289 39 282 18123 16006 45 288 37 287 16006 13965 46 285 36 290 13965 12116 42 283 32 292 12116 10484 38 286 27 287 10484 9033 34 288 27 282 9033 7739 32 291 26*282 7739 6588 29*292 26*284 6588 5566 25*289 24 288 5566 4662 21 284 23 291 4662 3860 20 281 23 292 3860 3141 20 280 23 294 3141 2503 19 279 22 294 2503 1970 19 279 22 294 1970 1560 18 278 21 295 1560 1278 17 278 20 295 1278 1107 16 278 18 294 1107 1008 12 277 14 294 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