DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/23 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 - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.8 - - 76.7 - - 73.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 360 - - 230 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5528 - - 5882 - - 4957 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4937 - - 5005 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6532 - - 6886 - - 5961 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1165 - - 1288 - - 1728 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 516 - - 456 - - 119 W* B/S - - - - - - 14 - - 11 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 322 - - 345 - - 341 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 8 - - -1 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -93 - - -1232 - - -1298 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6625 - - 8119 - - 7260 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4318 - - -5982 - - -6571 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10850 - - 12868 - - 12532 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 66 - - 61 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.8 - - 76.7 - - 73.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.3 - - 44.7 - - 45.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.9 - - 75.3 - - 74.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.2 - - 43.4 - - 44.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 360 - - 230 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5528 - - 5882 - - 4957 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 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] 99470 30 076 19 077 31 069 99470 91909 23 078 22 076 23 074 91909 86063 23 094 20 079 17 073 86063 81211 22 103 15 084 14 062 81211 77038 18 095 13 106 8 060 77038 73355 9 081 14 102 7 111 73355 70022 7 109 7 083 7 099 70022 66962 5 136 3 110 1 075 66962 64132 7 200 5 236 3 314 64132 61389 7 185 10 252 11 294 61389 58524 9 209 13 251 14 273 58524 55556 11 287 16 272 18 289 55556 52732 26 256 26 250 28 272 52732 50198 34 225 26 234 29 272 50198 47929 19 241 27 261 31 278 47929 45872 27 266 39 263 41 283 45872 43999 36 261 33 272 49 278 43999 42286 39 268 35 289 45 295 42286 40711 39 275 55 289 69 307 40711 39258 47 292 55 291 83 302 39258 37896 51 292 72 309 89 299 37896 36576 49 283 85 311 89 298 36576 35229 46 285 87 310 89 298 35229 33827 47 296 84 310 86 299 33827 32373 53 303 76 311 80 301 32373 30853 54 305 67 312 71 301 30853 29254 46 302 60 312 64 304 29254 27579 37 289 56 305 55 304 27579 25824 30 274 50 304 49 299 25824 23990 28 275 43 304 44 297 23990 22079 26 277 39 300 42 295 22079 20085 22 276 32 288 41 294 20085 18008 18 287 26 287 37 297 18008 15894 13 293 22 288 27 295 15894 13860 13 307 17 297 19 294 13860 12011 13 314 14 310 15 302 12011 10371 11 329 10 333 11 316 10371 8920 10 346 7 359 8 332 8920 7634 9*355 5*002 7 020 7634 6495 6*336 6*355 9*017 6495 5486 6 329 6 352 9*005 5486 4595 6 325 7 348 10 351 4595 3805 7 321 8 345 10 343 3805 3098 7 320 8 344 10 337 3098 2472 8 318 9 342 10 334 2472 1949 8 317 9 341 10 332 1949 1548 8 316 9 339 10 331 1548 1271 8 315 9 339 10 330 1271 1103 7 315 8 339 9 329 1103 1007 7 315 7 339 7 328 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