DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/23 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 - - - - - - 74.1 - - 76.2 - - 74.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 316 - - 205 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5885 - - 5796 - - 5635 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5164 - - 4877 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6889 - - 6800 - - 6639 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 959 - - 1045 - - 1121 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 506 - - 437 - - 115 W* B/S - - - - - - 33 - - 21 - - 6 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 014 - - 048 - - 072 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1394 - - -2307 - - -1237 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8284 - - 9107 - - 7876 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9396 - - -9725 - - -9243 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16285 - - 16525 - - 15882 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 64 - - 55 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.1 - - 76.2 - - 74.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 41.3 - - 39.9 - - 43.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.3 - - 75.0 - - 75.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 40.0 - - 38.6 - - 42.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 316 - - 205 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5885 - - 5796 - - 5635 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 99667 31 081 33 075 33 074 99667 92133 32 098 24 085 26 068 92133 86328 25 093 26 087 20 070 86328 81511 23 098 20 077 21 076 81511 77352 24 086 18 089 17 068 77352 73683 9 071 16 087 14 075 73683 70367 10 102 13 068 11 068 70367 67313 7 082 8 006 12 021 67313 64493 8 039 7 287 13 336 64493 61783 14 326 9 314 14 303 61783 58966 15 301 21 315 19 305 58966 56053 34 317 31 312 29 314 56053 53294 50 309 46 313 42 313 53294 50834 58 304 58 313 50 312 50834 48630 70 305 64 308 56 309 48630 46624 74 304 67 304 61 309 46624 44782 78 303 70 300 67 307 44782 43078 83 304 71 301 72 307 43078 41491 87 305 77 304 83 308 41491 40004 88 308 81 304 95 308 40004 38595 90 312 80 305 91 306 38595 37227 89 312 81 308 88 307 37227 35832 83 309 80 307 83 306 35832 34381 76 306 78 304 78 304 34381 32878 71 304 74 303 72 301 32878 31306 71 301 69 303 70 299 31306 29653 68 300 66 302 68 302 29653 27921 60 303 62 302 64 306 27921 26109 45 301 56 303 57 313 26109 24224 30 299 46 300 46 310 24224 22271 21 302 32 296 38 302 22271 20246 14 290 15 282 23 291 20246 18147 9 274 9 250 12 267 18147 16009 8 262 9 224 10 237 16009 13947 8 261 8 221 8 231 13947 12071 7 269 6 237 5 244 12071 10408 4 293 5 225 6 235 10408 8938 4 007 1 141 3 150 8938 7643 3*027 3*063 3*097 7643 6503 3*024 3*056 3*090 6503 5493 3 023 4 053 3 083 5493 4600 3 018 4 050 3 076 4600 3809 3 015 4 048 4 070 3809 3101 3 013 4 046 4 069 3101 2474 3 009 4 044 4 065 2474 1951 3 007 4 043 4 066 1951 1549 3 006 4 042 4 064 1549 1271 3 005 4 042 4 064 1271 1104 3 005 4 041 4 061 1104 1007 3 006 3 041 3 063 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