DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/24 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 - - - 0654z - - 0702z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.7 - - 71.6 - - 66.0 - - 65.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 117 - - 90 - - 34 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1699 - - 2969 - - 1181 - - 1542 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1596 - - 2369 - - 990 - - 990 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2703 - - 3973 - - 2185 - - 2546 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1373 - - 1885 - - 1808 - - 1377 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 246 - - 277 - - 147 - - 74 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 8 - - 7 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 210 - - 238 - - 270 - - 329 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 8 - - 2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 538 - - 1189 - - 693 - - 903 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2165 - - 2785 - - 1492 - - 1643 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -594 - - 485 - - 366 - - 28 ODpotential blCL - - - 3297 - - 3488 - - 1819 - - 2518 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 350 - - 620 - - 260 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.7 - - 71.6 - - 66.0 - - 65.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 62.5 - - 62.7 - - 62.7 - - 61.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.9 - - 71.1 - - 65.7 - - 65.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 61.6 - - 61.6 - - 62.1 - - 60.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 117 - - 90 - - 34 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1699 - - 2969 - - 1181 - - 1542 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 69 - - 98 - - 101 - - 89 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 11 - - 12 - - 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] 98584 19 106 16 067 16 087 5 129 98584 91104 14 090 7 072 5 077 13 043 91104 85338 10 088 10 108 5 089 9 027 85338 80558 11 061 13 089 8 087 6 056 80558 76441 10 045 10 052 8 076 8 026 76441 72821 6 058 4 053 12 057 10 040 72821 69555 6 072 7 107 5 352 11 027 69555 66550 1 140 2 063 8 233 9 329 66550 63765 3 210 5 271 9 233 6 298 63765 61061 9 259 8 251 12 243 10 285 61061 58234 14 257 14 245 17 243 18 244 58234 55297 23 235 22 230 21 246 21 245 55297 52499 28 233 27 244 29 246 30 249 52499 49997 40 230 41 241 37 247 33 249 49997 47774 46 223 51 229 48 244 48 254 47774 45781 56 230 59 223 63 235 63 245 45781 43976 68 228 68 230 75 231 72 236 43976 42316 76 229 85 231 80 228 71 232 42316 40771 91 231 98 229 83 224 70 231 40771 39319 94 230 96 225 83 219 72 228 39319 37947 81 224 96 221 80 218 75 228 37947 36614 75 221 92 222 79 218 75 227 36614 35254 71 218 82 223 78 221 69 226 35254 33838 70 214 76 219 75 222 66 227 33838 32369 71 213 72 214 68 220 67 226 32369 30835 67 212 67 214 60 219 66 228 30835 29224 55 216 64 213 62 220 61 229 29224 27538 50 222 60 222 63 227 57 227 27538 25773 42 225 49 231 61 236 53 232 25773 23934 34 219 36 221 53 234 45 239 23934 22024 31 211 32 227 51 233 38 251 22024 20039 31 216 29 234 46 238 34 252 20039 17971 31 215 31 233 29 239 39 245 17971 15864 24 214 34 223 30 242 31 250 15864 13837 21 221 33 215 26 249 23 267 13837 11993 24 224 30 220 21 249 18 274 11993 10357 18 225 24 230 21 242 13 279 10357 8907 15 223 23 235 21 247 12 277 8907 7620 14 222 18 232 20 251 13 283 7620 6476 9 217 14 225 15 247 10 289 6476 5462 4 248 11 222 13 237 9 298 5462 4570 7 245 10*228 11 233 9 318 4570 3782 10 235 9*232 10 246 10 336 3782 3080 12*220 9 236 9 264 11*335 3080 2459 11*212 9 238 8*266 10*331 2459 1941 11 211 8 240 8*269 10 330 1941 1543 10 210 8 241 8 270 9 329 1543 1269 10 210 8 242 7 271 8 328 1269 1102 9 209 7 242 7 271 7 328 1102 1007 7 209 6 242 6 271 5 327 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