DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/26 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 - - - - - - 80.4 - - 83.3 - - 79.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 264 - - 142 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3603 - - 4581 - - 4 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3329 - - 3764 - - 991 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4607 - - 5585 - - 1008 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2725 - - 3031 - - 7049 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 406 - - 361 - - 7 W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 18 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 132 - - 111 - - 176 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -12 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -5015 - - -5339 - - -7063 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9622 - - 10924 - - 8072 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12443 - - -11580 - - -12256 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17050 - - 17165 - - 13264 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 88 - - 41 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.4 - - 83.3 - - 79.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 41.7 - - 38.8 - - 47.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.8 - - 82.3 - - 80.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 40.3 - - 37.5 - - 46.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 264 - - 142 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3603 - - 4581 - - 4 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 21 - - 51 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 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] 98713 6 118 7 045 18 023 98713 91237 10 087 11 064 10 036 91237 85481 11 068 12 077 8 084 85481 80707 11 060 12 086 12 052 80707 76593 9 076 11 067 12 055 76593 72957 11 109 7 057 9 054 72957 69679 8 075 5 099 9 031 69679 66680 3 032 5 060 10 012 66680 63903 4 144 3 359 4 341 63903 61206 3 228 4 264 4 312 61206 58386 12 235 13 255 13 275 58386 55465 20 243 23 236 24 254 55465 52693 27 251 28 242 30 243 52693 50221 41 246 36 255 31 246 50221 48029 46 233 48 236 47 239 48029 46057 59 230 59 229 55 230 46057 44265 70 230 69 225 62 223 44265 42618 78 229 74 227 74 220 42618 41077 79 230 74 226 74 221 41077 39624 72 231 62 228 61 221 39624 38248 64 231 55 229 49 216 38248 36913 60 230 54 224 39 215 36913 35550 51 231 49 210 34 220 35550 34129 47 236 51 209 33 231 34129 32653 46 232 50 216 36 233 32653 31107 46 227 47 224 41 231 31107 29477 44 227 41 237 45 228 29477 27765 37 226 42 239 44 225 27765 25976 22 233 36 234 31 219 25976 24115 22 245 13 263 8 230 24115 22193 21 251 15 289 8 347 22193 20205 14 251 11 278 4 334 20205 18131 11 264 8 256 6 215 18131 16010 7 261 7 235 6 219 16010 13966 6 278 3 259 1 129 13966 12109 4 325 3 102 5 118 12109 10463 10 013 8 085 8 124 10463 9006 14 008 11 062 9 099 9006 7712 9 033 10 058 6 082 7712 6561 9 079 6*079 5 078 6561 5541 10 095 4*098 4 095 5541 4638 8*105 4 105 3 117 4638 3841 6*124 4 107 4 137 3841 3125 6 128 4 112 4 153 3125 2491 6 132 3 116 5 164 2491 1962 6 135 3 118 5 170 1962 1555 6 136 3 119 6 174 1555 1275 5 137 3 121 6 176 1275 1105 5 138 3 120 5*177 1105 1008 5 138 3 121 3*176 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