DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.6 - - 82.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 113 - - 55 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3705 - - 4071 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3101 - - 2917 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4709 - - 5075 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1523 - - 1483 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 332 - - 281 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 10 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 359 - - 358 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3145 - - -3035 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7854 - - 8110 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11531 - - -9760 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16240 - - 14835 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 78 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.6 - - 82.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.8 - - 50.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.0 - - 81.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.5 - - 49.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 113 - - 55 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3705 - - 4071 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 14 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - - 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] 99486 35 082 33 093 99486 91939 28 083 32 084 91939 86120 18 077 29 075 86120 81313 18 097 19 071 81313 77191 19 091 15 078 77191 73541 18 075 16 074 73541 70226 15 074 9 066 70226 67189 12 077 5 099 67189 64388 13 053 8 075 64388 61689 13 031 10 050 61689 58888 11 352 9 021 58888 55996 9 313 9 335 55996 53253 9 299 15 311 53253 50783 8 265 21 295 50783 48555 10 264 21 267 48555 46532 17 278 19 255 46532 44691 23 274 13 271 44691 43000 32 259 14 288 43000 41424 39 245 20 271 41424 39945 34 243 29 248 39945 38552 28 239 26 240 38552 37203 23 242 22 240 37203 35828 19 245 18 241 35828 34398 19 241 16 238 34398 32914 18 247 13 244 32914 31361 17 257 10 265 31361 29728 13 260 10 274 29728 28019 8 241 8 267 28019 26232 5 280 4 300 26232 24370 7 328 4 354 24370 22431 8 002 5 353 22431 20407 8 016 5 348 20407 18293 5 013 6 336 18293 16138 5 015 6 345 16138 14070 6 027 6 355 14070 12196 7 021 7 359 12196 10531 9 014 9 007 10531 9051 10 020 9 013 9051 7737 11 021 9 011 7737 6575 10 014 7 007 6575 5549 10*008 5*007 5549 4646 9*001 5*002 4646 3847 9 360 5 000 3847 3130 10 359 5 359 3130 2494 9 359 5 356 2494 1964 9 358 5 355 1964 1556 9 357 5 355 1556 1276 8 357 5 354 1276 1106 8 357 4 353 1106 1008 7 357 4 353 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