DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/31 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 - - - - - - 72.9 - - 77.6 - - 75.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 349 - - 194 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3754 - - 5060 - - 3 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3539 - - 4282 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4758 - - 6064 - - 1007 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1155 - - 1245 - - 6205 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 448 - - 409 - - 8 W* B/S - - - - - - 166 - - 51 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 098 - - 300 - - 286 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3614 - - -4913 - - -8812 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8373 - - 10977 - - 9819 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12222 - - -12777 - - -16202 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16980 - - 18841 - - 17209 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 78 - - 32 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.9 - - 77.6 - - 75.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 39.8 - - 32.9 - - 35.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.0 - - 76.4 - - 76.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 38.6 - - 31.8 - - 34.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 349 - - 194 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3754 - - 5060 - - 3 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 33 - - 12 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 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] 98545 10 121 8 030 12 030 98545 91086 13 087 8 069 9 012 91086 85369 12 086 9 077 8 031 85369 80604 11 085 13 076 8 075 80604 76466 12 047 15 057 17 069 76466 72806 9 042 11 042 22 043 72806 69514 11 062 6 033 15 019 69514 66497 13 036 7 019 14 012 66497 63704 15 356 15 003 21 001 63704 61012 20 347 20 351 19 345 61012 58219 24 345 19 341 19 334 58219 55321 28 332 22 329 21 334 55321 52550 30 318 27 326 26 330 52550 50065 35 310 32 317 30 317 50065 47863 39 302 36 313 35 311 47863 45886 40 299 45 306 42 308 45886 44086 37 296 48 303 44 303 44086 42430 31 292 42 300 47 306 42430 40894 29 292 37 286 48 313 40894 39448 27 292 30 284 47 311 39448 38076 25 295 30 289 38 306 38076 36743 26 296 34 284 37 304 36743 35381 29 296 36 291 42 306 35381 33964 31 295 33 297 38 311 33964 32497 29 292 33 296 35 309 32497 30961 26 300 32 292 36 307 30961 29346 27 302 30 292 33 307 29346 27652 31 300 29 292 31 306 27652 25877 30 300 26 298 28 303 25877 24028 20 288 19 290 26 295 24028 22109 15 288 14 277 24 284 22109 20113 16 282 15 268 23 287 20113 18033 19 283 19 278 24 300 18033 15913 19 286 22 294 24 308 15913 13870 15 291 21 292 25 311 13870 12014 14 289 21 293 25 315 12014 10371 13 294 20 296 23 317 10371 8917 13 300 17 301 20 315 8917 7630 8 305 13 299 13 309 7630 6491 4 323 3*294 6 290 6491 5484 1*334 2*298 6 290 5484 4594 0*039 2 300 6 289 4594 3805 0 093 2 301 6 290 3805 3099 0 100 2 301 6 289 3099 2473 1 103 1 301 6 289 2473 1950 1 099 1 300 6 289 1950 1548 1 101 1 300 6 288 1548 1272 1 104 1 299 6 288 1272 1103 1 103 1 303 5 286 1103 1007 1 099 1 299 4*286 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