DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/10 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.3 - - 81.9 - - 84.2 - - 79.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 100 - - 168 - - 87 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2172 - - 3345 - - 3966 - - 1626 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1864 - - 2977 - - 3089 - - 992 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3176 - - 4349 - - 4970 - - 2630 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1497 - - 2199 - - 3584 - - 3204 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 257 - - 350 - - 307 - - 95 W* B/S - - - 66 - - 18 - - 12 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 010 - - 005 - - 334 - - 321 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 3 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 3 - - 10 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1079 - - 646 - - 458 - - 202 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2097 - - 3704 - - 4513 - - 2428 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 557 - - -332 - - -631 - - -1470 ODpotential blCL - - - 2619 - - 4681 - - 5601 - - 4100 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 87 - - 85 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 1900 - - 1380 - - 1280 - - 1850 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.3 - - 81.9 - - 84.2 - - 79.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 71.0 - - 68.7 - - 67.5 - - 71.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.6 - - 80.9 - - 83.6 - - 79.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 70.1 - - 67.6 - - 66.3 - - 70.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 100 - - 168 - - 87 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2172 - - 3345 - - 3966 - - 1626 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 98 - - 48 - - 39 - - 42 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 16 - - 14 - - 14 - - 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] 99487 24 084 28 089 28 092 23 087 99487 91950 22 088 25 098 23 070 21 077 91950 86155 22 083 22 101 12 066 21 064 86155 81357 21 084 20 095 10 095 14 060 81357 77224 18 077 17 075 12 098 8 077 77224 73569 17 069 13 055 16 090 10 094 73569 70261 12 068 7 081 12 064 10 068 70261 67228 9 091 4 088 7 047 8 358 67228 64429 7 061 3 086 3 118 5 284 64429 61727 9 334 2 172 4 181 5 249 61727 58912 19 282 17 318 9 339 12 336 58912 56011 32 259 36 274 35 277 32 295 56011 53265 25 265 26 256 39 263 33 273 53265 50786 44 289 27 283 37 297 41 292 50786 48566 62 288 61 288 65 277 61 281 48566 46562 71 278 83 269 71 271 69 280 46562 44724 68 276 73 266 68 275 77 281 44724 43024 67 281 46 278 64 278 76 273 43024 41442 66 290 56 306 65 282 70 268 41442 39961 50 303 65 298 64 277 63 269 39961 38563 52 315 69 294 56 261 61 269 38563 37206 54 316 66 297 52 265 66 264 37206 35819 53 318 60 299 47 279 62 256 35819 34375 51 319 52 305 44 284 50 252 34375 32877 38 306 35 302 41 281 48 261 32877 31309 29 290 25 269 43 267 46 263 31309 29664 25 276 34 261 49 263 49 245 29664 27942 24 271 39 276 50 274 47 252 27942 26145 25 270 32 277 44 285 30 278 26145 24281 23 268 27 269 32 278 25 285 24281 22350 17 275 23 259 30 269 24 282 22350 20343 17 272 20 256 29 271 25 285 20343 18253 21 262 22 278 23 278 24 279 18253 16123 20 271 26 280 19 295 20 279 16123 14070 20 284 25 279 20 302 18 283 14070 12207 20 290 23 289 17 289 17 286 12207 10554 18 289 21 292 17 281 14 286 10554 9086 15 283 16 289 13 290 13 281 9086 7778 14 283 12 289 10 299 13 277 7778 6614 14 295 9 297 9 302 10 278 6614 5583 10 296 5 312 7*312 6 299 5583 4673 5 287 3*354 6*319 7 323 4673 3867 1*302 3*360 5 327 8 325 3867 3145 1*003 4 005 5 333 8*323 3145 2506 1 016 4 005 5 337 7*321 2506 1972 1 013 4 007 4 341 7 321 1972 1561 1 006 4 007 4 343 6 322 1561 1278 1 011 3 007 4 344 6 322 1278 1107 1 009 3 008 4 344 5 322 1107 1008 1 006 3 006 4 345 4 322 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