DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/30 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.5 - - 73.6 - - 67.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 374 - - 234 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3647 - - 4574 - - 2768 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3481 - - 4009 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4651 - - 5578 - - 3772 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 706 - - 774 - - 1667 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 454 - - 421 - - 99 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 080 - - 083 - - 093 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4920 - - -4830 - - -4858 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9572 - - 10408 - - 8631 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -14583 - - -14775 - - -15793 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 19234 - - 20353 - - 19565 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 76 - - 58 - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.5 - - 73.6 - - 67.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 34.2 - - 31.6 - - 33.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.7 - - 72.5 - - 68.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 33.0 - - 30.4 - - 32.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 374 - - 234 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3647 - - 4574 - - 2768 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 98486 17 132 12 101 7 074 98486 91024 14 105 7 155 9 055 91024 85303 18 117 7 143 12 051 85303 80547 15 097 16 101 8 086 80547 76440 17 085 15 095 8 061 76440 72814 19 056 15 093 8 069 72814 69526 17 026 18 052 15 065 69526 66503 12 021 15 022 17 019 66503 63711 12 009 14 358 15 353 63711 61020 14 347 17 342 17 348 61020 58221 20 335 21 335 21 342 58221 55323 26 332 24 336 24 331 55323 52568 32 325 32 334 29 328 52568 50109 38 315 39 323 35 324 50109 47927 40 314 42 317 41 316 47927 45966 45 310 47 313 44 312 45966 44185 45 304 48 306 45 309 44185 42547 43 304 46 302 44 308 42547 41016 44 310 44 304 45 305 41016 39570 46 312 45 303 45 305 39570 38195 43 314 44 307 43 305 38195 36857 40 310 41 311 45 305 36857 35489 42 306 40 307 45 316 35489 34063 42 306 43 307 42 317 34063 32585 38 306 45 313 39 313 32585 31039 34 310 41 321 39 323 31039 29412 27 315 33 324 36 338 29412 27711 21 320 23 322 31 340 27711 25935 19 328 19 324 24 333 25935 24082 19 332 19 331 22 335 24082 22151 20 336 21 343 21 343 22151 20136 23 342 22 349 22 350 20136 18037 24 351 22 349 22 353 18037 15902 23 353 21 348 21 356 15902 13848 20 351 18 346 17 354 13848 11984 18 352 16 345 14 347 11984 10331 16 000 15 355 12 354 10331 8869 15 010 14 018 11 024 8869 7577 15 019 14 034 10 050 7577 6435 14 029 12*062 13 072 6435 5429 14*063 15*081 16 074 5429 4546 16*079 16 082 17*078 4546 3767 16 080 17 083 18*086 3767 3069 17 081 17 083 18 091 3069 2452 17 081 17 083 18 093 2452 1936 17 080 17 084 18 095 1936 1540 16 080 17 084 17 096 1540 1267 15 080 16 084 16 097 1267 1102 14 080 15 084 14 097 1102 1007 12 080 12 084 10 097 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