DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/16 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 - - - - - - 70.8 - - 83.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 41 - - 165 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1101 - - 4555 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 991 - - 3830 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2105 - - 5559 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1143 - - 4960 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 156 - - 378 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 17 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 220 - - 252 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 42 - - -349 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2063 - - 5908 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2268 - - -1223 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4373 - - 6782 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 83 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1450 - - 2030 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.8 - - 83.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.8 - - 60.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.7 - - 82.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.2 - - 60.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 41 - - 165 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1101 - - 4555 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 89 - - 32 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 11 - - - 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] 98053 2 135 2 325 98053 90707 4 039 3 329 90707 85038 8 016 3 271 85038 80293 3 314 3 231 80293 76183 5 201 1 180 76183 72539 4 181 4 177 72539 69254 1 085 4 206 69254 66262 5 308 4 246 66262 63497 10 270 11 277 63497 60806 16 263 20 278 60806 57985 18 247 22 266 57985 55054 20 234 25 248 55054 52273 26 236 29 252 52273 49795 26 235 35 246 49795 47580 22 239 33 239 47580 45568 21 241 29 256 45568 43727 22 254 32 263 43727 42036 30 271 37 260 42036 40479 46 271 42 272 40479 39034 57 253 57 274 39034 37687 61 243 63 262 37687 36386 56 241 57 252 36386 35058 53 243 59 245 35058 33672 50 243 58 241 33672 32232 48 242 58 244 32232 30721 47 240 57 250 30721 29133 45 241 48 253 29133 27470 44 245 39 261 27470 25730 43 253 38 264 25730 23916 42 263 36 268 23916 22030 40 276 36 275 22030 20067 38 282 36 281 20067 18021 37 284 31 283 18021 15938 29 296 27 288 15938 13934 21 303 22 298 13934 12110 21 298 17 297 12110 10485 22 282 14 274 10485 9037 25 275 15 262 9037 7745 26 271 16 260 7745 6593 25 269 16 257 6593 5568 25 265 17*255 5568 4663 27 256 17*254 4663 3861 29 248 17 253 3861 3141 29 240 17 252 3141 2503 26*232 17 251 2503 1970 21*223 17 251 1970 1560 19 220 16 250 1560 1278 17 218 16 250 1278 1107 15 217 15 250 1107 1008 12 217 12 249 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