DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/30 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 - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 84.5 - - 92.7 - - 94.1 - - 89.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 181 - - 316 - - 184 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2085 - - 4348 - - 4034 - - 2625 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2064 - - 3970 - - 3506 - - 992 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3089 - - 5352 - - 5038 - - 3629 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2064 - - 1054 - - 1481 - - 1439 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 298 - - 459 - - 378 - - 113 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 17 - - 20 - - 24 BL Wind Direction - - - 233 - - 231 - - 240 - - 230 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 6 - - 7 - - 15 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -2 - - -1 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 261 - - -190 - - -1687 - - -1640 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2828 - - 5543 - - 6726 - - 5269 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -885 - - -3611 - - -4947 - - -6220 ODpotential blCL - - - 3974 - - 8963 - - 9985 - - 9849 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 71 - - 82 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 3380 - - 3050 - - 2050 - - 2130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.5 - - 92.7 - - 94.1 - - 89.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 74.9 - - 71.5 - - 67.9 - - 69.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.5 - - 91.1 - - 93.1 - - 90.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 74.6 - - 70.9 - - 67.3 - - 69.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 181 - - 316 - - 184 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2085 - - 4348 - - 4034 - - 2625 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 79 - - 0 - - 29 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 19 - - 16 - - 14 - - 15 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] 99338 37 100 34 109 24 099 24 069 99338 91758 29 082 30 098 27 101 20 083 91758 85934 21 074 25 090 24 096 22 094 85934 81143 20 088 19 084 18 093 20 085 81143 77040 20 084 18 082 12 089 17 079 77040 73407 21 082 18 073 16 078 13 076 73407 70111 15 076 15 071 17 064 12 084 70111 67096 7 057 7 046 14 074 10 081 67096 64320 10 072 3 051 6 080 5 025 64320 61650 7 023 8 113 15 124 5 223 61650 58877 8 275 6 294 4 312 5 287 58877 56014 8 298 7 286 12 273 12 289 56014 53324 14 304 10 301 17 286 8 308 53324 50939 17 296 14 300 16 293 13 322 50939 48801 16 263 13 284 14 288 21 313 48801 46844 16 220 12 243 12 255 15 294 46844 45038 13 225 11 218 8 240 9 293 45038 43358 11 247 9 257 10 265 12 275 43358 41785 7 261 12 297 10 270 15 252 41785 40308 15 297 18 291 11 308 12 234 40308 38910 21 307 20 289 17 289 15 266 38910 37552 23 316 19 289 15 274 19 283 37552 36165 21 306 20 288 16 270 22 283 36165 34721 23 296 23 286 20 273 22 271 34721 33223 23 294 25 284 22 272 23 261 33223 31658 19 285 24 275 22 268 22 259 31658 30017 17 277 21 264 21 270 22 262 30017 28301 15 282 19 255 22 273 22 269 28301 26508 12 293 18 254 22 272 23 271 26508 24639 12 274 21 254 25 270 24 269 24639 22694 17 253 23 249 27 263 25 264 22694 20667 15 250 19 246 22 254 22 255 20667 18554 20 264 20 257 20 252 20 249 18554 16398 28 248 24 266 23 262 24 262 16398 14320 31 248 31 269 29 266 29 272 14320 12428 34 254 37 264 32 267 30 276 12428 10743 37 260 38 263 32 264 28 274 10743 9245 36 263 34 266 30 264 27 270 9245 7911 34 264 32 267 28 264 27 268 7911 6724 30 256 29 262 27 259 29 262 6724 5673 19 261 21*245 23*248 30 250 5673 4746 16 268 18*233 21*240 29 236 4746 3926 16 267 18 231 21 240 28*231 3926 3190 14*254 18 231 21 239 28*230 3190 2538 12*235 18 230 20 240 27 230 2538 1992 12 233 17 230 20 239 25 230 1992 1573 12 233 17 229 19 240 24 229 1573 1285 11 232 16 229 18 239 21 229 1285 1109 10 231 15 229 17 239 18 228 1109 1009 9 231 12 228 14 239 12 228 1009 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