DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/01 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 - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.8 - - 83.5 - - 83.9 - - 78.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 148 - - 270 - - 195 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3768 - - 5848 - - 5678 - - 2914 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3222 - - 5077 - - 4779 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4772 - - 6852 - - 6682 - - 3918 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2508 - - 1618 - - 1748 - - 1839 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 349 - - 485 - - 432 - - 109 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 8 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 11 - - 14 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 288 - - 298 - - 315 - - 314 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 2 - - -6 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 159 - - 153 - - -663 - - -1874 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4614 - - 6699 - - 7345 - - 5792 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1343 - - -1621 - - -3268 - - -6412 ODpotential blCL - - - 6115 - - 8473 - - 9950 - - 10330 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 78 - - 66 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 570 - - 130 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.8 - - 83.5 - - 83.9 - - 78.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 62.8 - - 57.4 - - 55.0 - - 56.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.9 - - 81.9 - - 82.9 - - 78.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 61.6 - - 56.2 - - 54.0 - - 56.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 148 - - 270 - - 195 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3768 - - 5848 - - 5678 - - 2914 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 6 - - 13 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 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] 99206 37 083 41 094 23 089 30 078 99206 91681 30 093 34 083 25 082 25 084 91681 85886 24 083 25 085 24 083 19 077 85886 81076 19 073 21 097 19 088 13 058 81076 76926 16 078 16 092 18 090 8 055 76926 73261 12 072 13 070 15 081 10 081 73261 69955 12 061 11 052 11 083 9 056 69955 66928 11 062 8 033 9 086 10 056 66928 64137 8 066 7 353 6 055 10 024 64137 61444 4 005 4 309 3 213 4 024 61444 58635 7 306 12 291 13 293 12 332 58635 55728 20 280 20 259 22 267 17 275 55728 52959 27 258 23 237 21 246 13 256 52959 50467 32 239 29 265 30 279 32 286 50467 48246 43 248 44 258 44 262 40 268 48246 46235 54 244 55 247 49 251 40 263 46235 44388 50 242 58 238 51 249 46 262 44388 42679 49 246 58 234 59 242 48 260 42679 41088 52 250 58 235 63 236 47 258 41088 39598 55 248 58 233 63 234 43 256 39598 38197 57 242 56 232 62 236 40 257 38197 36842 64 237 56 234 60 240 38 260 36842 35467 68 232 58 236 57 242 36 264 35467 34042 69 229 60 238 53 242 35 266 34042 32570 68 230 59 241 50 242 32 269 32570 31036 66 232 56 243 41 247 28 282 31036 29428 60 236 43 247 30 261 29 285 29428 27748 53 238 39 253 27 277 27 286 27748 25989 49 233 36 262 22 286 26 289 25989 24152 48 231 26 260 21 294 24 296 24152 22239 40 240 21 261 20 295 23 303 22239 20246 23 258 19 284 20 297 21 309 20246 18166 18 273 20 300 20 308 20 317 18166 16043 17 272 21 304 19 325 16 323 16043 13999 20 279 20 308 17 332 13 327 13999 12141 21 276 18 315 14 334 13 330 12141 10489 24 269 16 317 13 332 13 324 10489 9023 24 272 14 305 12 331 13 316 9023 7721 22 270 13*295 11*319 13 312 7721 6565 18 269 11*295 12*314 12 311 6565 5541 15*289 11 296 13 314 12 311 5541 4638 12*293 11 296 13 315 13*314 4638 3840 9 286 11 298 14 315 14*314 3840 3125 9 287 11 298 14 315 14 314 3125 2491 9 287 11 299 15 315 14 314 2491 1962 9 288 11 300 14 315 14 314 1962 1555 9 289 11 300 14 315 13 314 1555 1276 8 289 10 300 14 315 12 313 1276 1105 8 288 10 300 13 315 11 313 1105 1008 7 289 9 300 11 316 8 313 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