DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/04 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.9 - - 83.7 - - 78.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 197 - - 89 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3416 - - 3786 - - 1108 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3095 - - 2966 - - 992 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4420 - - 4790 - - 2112 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2048 - - 2068 - - 2504 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 370 - - 303 - - 78 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 275 - - 278 - - 318 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 2 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 392 - - 1252 - - 191 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4028 - - 3538 - - 1921 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -949 - - 271 - - -1329 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5369 - - 4519 - - 3441 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 90 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 930 - - 2160 - - 2440 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.9 - - 83.7 - - 78.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.4 - - 71.2 - - 73.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.8 - - 83.2 - - 79.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.2 - - 70.2 - - 72.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 197 - - 89 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3416 - - 3786 - - 1108 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 70 - - 58 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 16 - - 18 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] 99423 34 092 26 097 30 077 99423 91846 32 084 33 091 30 095 91846 86056 28 082 29 085 26 083 86056 81253 23 082 22 081 18 070 81253 77103 19 086 15 089 12 083 77103 73445 14 088 13 097 9 094 73445 70139 12 086 9 067 10 094 70139 67092 8 063 6 043 8 045 67092 64265 3 044 4 030 8 008 64265 61544 1 300 1 216 3 278 61544 58744 5 292 4 332 4 222 58744 55864 16 273 13 323 7 311 55864 53121 28 256 30 262 24 275 53121 50677 30 248 36 242 34 248 50677 48511 26 252 34 238 38 249 48511 46551 30 255 37 245 45 246 46551 44749 42 255 43 241 47 237 44749 43073 45 251 44 235 45 236 43073 41503 45 247 43 237 45 236 41503 40024 44 241 43 240 47 237 40024 38626 43 237 44 239 46 238 38626 37267 42 235 43 236 44 240 37267 35881 40 235 41 238 43 239 35881 34438 38 237 37 245 41 239 34438 32942 36 241 32 248 36 242 32942 31381 35 243 31 249 31 244 31381 29740 32 239 34 247 29 247 29740 28019 30 240 36 247 31 253 28019 26220 28 244 33 246 28 253 26220 24349 26 248 29 246 23 256 24349 22408 24 252 24 249 20 255 22408 20389 25 255 18 253 20 243 20389 18287 26 258 19 259 18 238 18287 16154 25 272 18 272 14 242 16154 14108 20 260 17 288 12 260 14108 12248 13 258 13 305 13 276 12248 10592 13 279 12 304 10 293 10592 9116 14 278 13 288 8 282 9116 7800 14 271 15 275 9 258 7800 6631 15 271 14 273 11 249 6631 5594 14 272 13*273 12 247 5594 4680 11*273 11*275 10 258 4680 3873 10*274 11 277 9 281 3873 3149 9 274 10 277 9 303 3149 2508 9 275 10 278 10*313 2508 1972 9 276 10 278 10*317 1972 1562 8 276 9 279 10 318 1562 1279 8 277 9 279 10 318 1279 1107 8 277 8 279 8 318 1107 1008 7 277 7 279 6 318 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